Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 10:42:59 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Prashanth Mylvarabatla <mylvarab@plains.NoDak.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fvwmrc Message-ID: <19980118104259.25316@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.980117033646.8290A-100000@plains.NoDak.edu>; from Prashanth Mylvarabatla on Sat, Jan 17, 1998 at 03:44:57AM -0600 References: <Pine.OSF.3.91.980117033646.8290A-100000@plains.NoDak.edu>
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On Sat, Jan 17, 1998 at 03:44:57AM -0600, Prashanth Mylvarabatla wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I recently installed freebsd and I have the fvwm windows manager.
> The display is not accurate(say the xterm dosent appear to be in a
> perfect rectangular shape, same case if I open any editor),I dont
> know where to configure this ??
>
> 1. Do I have have to specify my monitor type in .fvwmrc ?
No.
You don't say what exactly is wrong, but this sounds like some kind
monitor geometry problem. There are a number of possibilities.
First, try to adjust your monitor. This will only work if your
geometry problems are small.
If you can't solve it by adjusting the monitor, there is a good chance
that you are running the monitor out of spec. It still displays, but
it can't maintain the geometry. If this is the case, there is also a
good chance of burning out the monitor by running it like this.
Modify the /etc/XF86Config file to suit your monitor. Typically, the
value you need to change is the HorizSync value. Here's a typical
entry:
# 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 30-45
Where do you get the correct values from? Ah, there's the rub. The
correct answer *should* be "from the monitor manual". If you can find
one there, use it (the important value is the upper value, 45 in this
example. X doesn't go below 31.5 kHz, and all PC monitors support
that). If you can't find a frequency spec, check
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Monitors, which lists every monitor except
yours (or so it seems). If you still can't find anything, send me a
reply with what information you *can* get about the monitor.
Greg
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