Rich,
> Alternatively is there somewhere that gives info on how to set video
> timings to be VESA compliant?
See http://www.tir.com/~worsel/linux/faq/
XFree86modeline.txt - video timing explained
XF86Config.txt - VESA examples
> This is a problem because the monitor seems to lose signal
> timing when not in exact VESA mode ...
This is a common economy of optimization (i.e. build cheap but
durable and tweak until it works in the intended environment). Most monitors
are tuned for VESA modes and do not operate when off by as little as 1%.
Hope this helps,
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