Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:33:25 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: "MArek" <marekd@enter.net.pl> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: X Server and LCD Message-ID: <xzp1y07g4zu.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <001b01c300cb$a30aa210$1b09a8c0@master> ("MArek"'s message of "Sat, 12 Apr 2003 10:15:09 %2B0200") References: <001b01c300cb$a30aa210$1b09a8c0@master>
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"MArek" <marekd@enter.net.pl> writes: > My old CRT is a bit broken so I decided to buy new screen. I d like to get > an LCD monitor. I also use FreeBSD , X ver.4.2 server and GNOME 2.2. > And now my question: Do I have to setup my X for that monitor, or maybe just > change name, vendor, refresh modes in my XF86Config ? > I am not going to use DVI.... Try 'X -configure' and look at the resulting /root/XF86Config.new. Most monitors built in the last five years have the capability to report brand & model info as well as device characteristics back to the computer, and XFree86 4 uses this to compute optimal modelines for the monitor. One caveat is that when XFree86 selects the mode to use, it gives resolution precedence over everything else - color depth, refresh rate etc. I generally solve that by adding a DefaultDepth line to the Screen section to force it to pick a 16- or 24-bit mode, and a fake VertRefresh line to the Monitor section to prevent it from selecting modes with refresh rates below 75 Hz. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org
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