Public bug reported: Not a software bug but highly annoying.
>From 'man cvt': OPTIONS refresh Provide a vertical refresh rate in kHz. The CVT standard prefers either 50.0, 60.0, 75.0 or 85.0kHz. The default is 60.0kHz. Problem: Unfortunately vertical refresh rates are expressed in Hz, not in kHz. Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit but I don't think it matters). Possible package: xorg-server Note: man pages on the web are also incorrect; e.g. http://linux.die.net/man/1/cvt ** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Not a software bug but highly annoying. From 'man cvt': OPTIONS - refresh Provide a vertical refresh rate in kHz. The CVT standard prefers either 50.0, 60.0, 75.0 or 85.0kHz. The - default is 60.0kHz. + refresh Provide a vertical refresh rate in kHz. The CVT standard prefers either 50.0, 60.0, 75.0 or 85.0kHz. The + default is 60.0kHz. Problem: Unfortunately vertical refresh rates are expressed in Hz, not in kHz. - Ubuntu 12.04 + Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit but I don't think it matters). Possible package: xorg-server Note: man pages on the web are also incorrect; e.g. http://linux.die.net/man/1/cvt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059773 Title: Incorrect information in man page of cvt Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Not a software bug but highly annoying. From 'man cvt': OPTIONS refresh Provide a vertical refresh rate in kHz. The CVT standard prefers either 50.0, 60.0, 75.0 or 85.0kHz. The default is 60.0kHz. Problem: Unfortunately vertical refresh rates are expressed in Hz, not in kHz. Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit but I don't think it matters). Possible package: xorg-server Note: man pages on the web are also incorrect; e.g. http://linux.die.net/man/1/cvt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1059773/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp