-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: XDisplay Screen Settings Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 17:27:04 +0100 From: John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Derek Jennings wrote: >SNIP > > >># ********************************************************************** >># Monitor section >># ********************************************************************** >> >># Any number of monitor sections may be present >> >>Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Generic|High Frequency SVGA, 1024x768 at 70 Hz" >> VendorName "Unknown" >> ModelName "Unknown" >># HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified. >># HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a >># comma separated list of ranges of values. >># NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S >># USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. >> HorizSync 31.5-57.0 >># VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified. >># VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a >># comma separated list of ranges of values. >># NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S >># USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. >> VertRefresh 50-90 >> >> > > >SNIP > >Here is something interesting. You have declared your monitor to have a >maximum resolution of 1024x768 at 70Hz >Unless you have a really crummy Monitor then you have the wrong monitor >selected. > >Just run the Video setup in Mandrake Control Centre and select a different >monitor. Selecting a different monitor will change the vertical and >horizontal scan refresh frequencies shown above >If your monitor is not shown, then select a Generic one, but check that the >scan refresh frequencies are within the specifications in your monitors >handbook. > > > >SNIP > > >># ********************************************************************** >># Screen sections >># ********************************************************************** >> >> >>Section "Screen" >> Identifier "screen1" >> Device "NVIDIA GeForce3 (generic)" >> Monitor "Generic|High Frequency SVGA, 1024x768 at 70 Hz" >> DefaultColorDepth 24 >> Subsection "Display" >> Depth 8 >> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400" >> ViewPort 0 0 >> EndSubsection >> Subsection "Display" >> Depth 16 >> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" >> ViewPort 0 0 >> EndSubsection >> Subsection "Display" >> Depth 24 >> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" >> ViewPort 0 0 >> EndSubsection >> Subsection "Display" >> Depth 32 >> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" >> ViewPort 0 0 >> EndSubsection >>EndSection >> >> >> >SNIP > >Now see in the screen section that none of the possible screen resolutions is >better than 1024x768. This is a consequence of having the wrong monitor >selected. >Set the monitor correctly and these should change to be more like mine. > > > > > > Oh Derek, thank you so much, up until now I simply accepted what ever diskdrake installed automatically. Of course It was the screen resolution, rather than drive choice. I chose, generic monitor 1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, Now it may be that the monitor is capable of a higher frequency than 60Hz, but I don't want tp get locked out, is there anyway of finding out, I think from memory that windblows chooses 70 or 74Hz,but I cannot quite remember, I suppose I could go back there and look, but I'm concerned with linux here and I'm wondering if I can "test the monitor" without getting locked out. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Later, One problem though, now that I've changed the monitor/screen resolution my display programmes like xine,mplayer.divx and ogilvie will not display,I guess I've got to reset something here as well, but does this mean a fresh new install of the rpms etc, I hope not. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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