Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 02:34:07 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@freebsd.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook update: HorizSync and VertRefresh Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207040232190.57098@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207021658320.7110@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207021658320.7110@wonkity.com>
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On Mon, 2 Jul 2012, Warren Block wrote: > The X11 configuration chapter of the Handbook has some very old > information which is confusing users. Manually setting HorizSync and > VertRefresh has been mostly useless for many years, and should be > deemphasized. > > This patch does that. Instead of saying the sync frequencies must > always be entered, it adds some information about autodetection and > points out that almost all monitors support it. Also added is a note > not to guess about sync frequencies. On the CRT monitors where it > matters, it can matter a lot. Some of those monitors might still be > functional. One does hear the occasional tale of a CRT which exploded when the wrong frequencies were configured ... it might be worth mentioning that guessing values could lead to hardware damage. > > Feedback welcome. If there aren't any loud screams of outrage, squawks > of offense, or mere bacaws of disgust, I'll commit it in a couple of > days. It seems basically reasonable. -Ben
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