Re: Refresh rates, monitor resolution, modelines and such
Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> writes:
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> Well, the only one that seems to work is the 1152x768. :( All others
> get discarded, I guess (I have them all entered in the "Display"
> subsections). Several questions:
>
> 1. Can I somehow compute my own modelines? What info would I need for
> that? Any online sources?
Of course you can! It's not a cake walk though. Back in the "old" days
that's how we had to do it, generate our own, and the
XFree86-Video-Timings HOWTO was what everyone used to figure out their
mode lines. Check it out via the link:
http://www.ssc.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO.html
> 2. When I run xvidtune, the horisontal and vertical syncs that it
> shows differ from those that the monitor displays via on-screen
> display. For instance, right now xvidtune reports
>
> Horis. 85.53KHz, Vert. 93.99Hz, mode 1152x768
>
> whereas on the OSD I see:
>
> Horis. 80.53KHz, Vert. 89Hz.
>
> What's up with that?
>
> 3. A dumb question: is refresh rate = vertical sync frequency?
>
> 4. If not, can the refresh rate be computed from the on-screen
> vert. and horis. syncs?
All is answered in the aforementioned HOWTO.
> 5. Since I can get all the desired resolutions/refresh rates under
> Windows, can I use any information collected under Win to help me
> with configuring XF86Config?
It's gotta be there somewhere, as usual though, the trouble with
Windows is finding it. It's probably buried in registry at about the
10th level.
Read the HOWTO and if you follow it you should be able to gen your own
mode lines.
Gary
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