On Sun Jul 30 2000 at 22:06, Firas Al-Fakhri wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to configure my Philips 107S11 (17inch
> monitor) to work with my linux machine, I have it
> running but in 640 x 480 with 16 colors I am trying to
> run it in 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 with 16 bits..
>
> well there are two q's here..
> 1- how can i change the configuration from the XFree?
> 2- any idea what kind of chip set this Philips 107S
> uses? to define it in the XF86Config
For controlling the possible resolutions, the secret is in the
HorizSync and VertRefresh parameters in /etc/X11/XF86Config
There is NO "chip set" in the monitor, you are really referring to
the video card here.
I have the 109S model (nice! :) which uses the frequencies below.
DO NOT use them for your monitor, you'll likely have the monitor
shutoff (or perhaps blow out:).
Get the specs for your 107S from the manual that comes with it, and
put them in. For example, I have...
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Philips 109S"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30-95
VertRefresh 50-160
[....]
which will give me 1600x1200x16bpp (with a 16Mb voodoo3 card).
Then in the "Screen" section for your card, make sure that you have
all the relevant modelines selected.
For example, I have...
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "Voodoo3 "
Monitor "Philips 109S"
DefaultColorDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Note this line:
DefaultColorDepth 16
That will make 16bpp the default, no need to do:
startx -- -bpp 16
Cheers
Tony
