From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 20 21:25:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E50516A416 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E9CC43D73 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GmGdm-0003o3-2V for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:22 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-2) with SMTP id kAKLPK9E031049 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:21 GMT Received: (qmail 73588 invoked by uid 1001); 20 Nov 2006 21:25:15 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:15 +0000 To: "Ne'Bahn" Message-ID: <20061120212515.GA73464@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <000a01c70cb0$396694f0$1033a8c0@bloodlust> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000a01c70cb0$396694f0$1033a8c0@bloodlust> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:22 +0000 (GMT) Cc: UNIX - Questions Subject: Re: Display settings question... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:25:24 -0000 On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 09:25:31AM -0500, Ne'Bahn wrote: > > Hi list, I've searched for my display (Hewlett Packard 7500) settings, > specifically for Horizontal / Vertical refresh that are the values used in > the X.Org configuration; no exact matching founded because all docs refers > to Synchronization (Vertical and Horizontal) expressed in Herz too, so I > must assume these values are Horizontal / Vertical refresh or are the > refresh rates that comes together with every one resolution supported, e.g.: > > Display Resolutions Refresh Rates > 640 x 480 60 Hz > 640 x 480 75 Hz > 640 x 480 85 Hz > 720 x 400 70 Hz > 800 x 600 75 Hz > 800 x 600 85 Hz > 1024 x 768 75 Hz > 1024 x 768 85 Hz (preferred user resolution) > 1280 x 1024 60 Hz (maximum resolution) > > Synchronization (Horizontal) > 30 to 70 KHz > > Synchronization (Vertical) > 50 to 140 Hz > > > If it possible to specify wich range of values to use in this case with this > info. > > > Thanks in advance. > Assuming the values you quoted are correct, something like this should work in xorg.conf: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "HP" ModelName "7500" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 30-70 VertRefresh 50-140 EndSection and then further down: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubSection EndSection It should be able to run at that ColorDepth assuming a reasonable graphics card (or onboard graphics). I think 1024x768 is more than enough for a 17" monitor. 1280x1024 is more suited to a 19". Disclaimer: The above shouldn't blow up your machine/monitor but it might do and I can't be held responsible if it does...I'm just some idiot on a mailing list ;) -- Frank echo "f r a n k @ e s p e r a n c e - l i n u x . c o . u k" | sed 's/ //g' --->PGP keyID: 0x10BD6F4B<---