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Date:      Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:41:20 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r39176 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11
Message-ID:  <201207051241.q65CfKDc073913@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: wblock
Date: Thu Jul  5 12:41:20 2012
New Revision: 39176
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39176

Log:
  Revise HorizSync and VertRefresh suggestions, emphasizing autodetection.
  
  Reviewed by:	doc

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml	Thu Jul  5 10:20:58 2012	(r39175)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml	Thu Jul  5 12:41:20 2012	(r39176)
@@ -364,36 +364,47 @@
     <sect2>
       <title>Before Starting</title>
 
-      <para>Before configuration of X11
-	the following information about the target system is needed:</para>
+      <para>In most cases, X11 is self-configuring.  Those with older
+	or unusual equipment may find it helpful to gather some
+	hardware information before beginning configuration.</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
-	<listitem><para>Monitor specifications</para></listitem>
-	<listitem><para>Video Adapter chipset</para></listitem>
-	<listitem><para>Video Adapter memory</para></listitem>
+	<listitem><para>Monitor sync frequencies</para></listitem>
+	<listitem><para>Video card chipset</para></listitem>
+	<listitem><para>Video card memory</para></listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
-      <indexterm><primary>horizontal scan rate</primary></indexterm>
-      <indexterm><primary>vertical scan rate</primary></indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+	<primary>horizontal sync frequency</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+	<primary>horizontal scan rate</primary>
+	<see>horizontal sync frequency</see>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm><primary>refresh rate</primary></indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+	<primary>vertical sync frequency</primary>
+	<see>refresh rate</see>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+	<primary>vertical scan rate</primary>
+	<see>refresh rate</see>
+      </indexterm>
+
+      <para>Screen resolution and refresh rate are determined by the
+	monitor's horizontal and vertical sync frequencies.  Almost
+	all monitors support electronic autodetection of these values.
+	A few monitors do not provide these values, and the
+	specifications must be determined from the printed manual
+	or manufacturer web site.</para>
+
+      <para>The video card chipset is also autodetected, and used to
+	select the proper video driver.  It is beneficial for the user
+	to be aware of which chipset is installed for when
+	autodetection does not provide the desired result.</para>
 
-      <para>The specifications for the monitor are used by
-	X11 to determine the resolution and
-	refresh rate to run at.  These specifications can usually be
-	obtained from the documentation that came with the monitor or from
-	the manufacturer's website.  There are two ranges of numbers that
-	are needed, the horizontal scan rate and the vertical synchronization
-	rate.</para>
-
-      <para>The video adapter's chipset defines what driver module
-	X11 uses to talk to the graphics
-	hardware.  With most chipsets, this can be automatically
-	determined, but it is still useful to know in case the automatic
-	detection does not work correctly.</para>
-
-      <para>Video memory on the graphic adapter determines the
-	resolution and color depth which the system can run at.  This is
-	important to know so the user knows the limitations of the
-	system.</para>
+      <para>Video card memory determines the maximum resolution and
+	color depth which can be displayed.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2>
@@ -584,12 +595,12 @@ dbus_enable="YES"</programlisting>
 
       <indexterm><primary>X11 tuning</primary></indexterm>
 
-      <para>Next, tune the <filename>xorg.conf.new</filename>
-	configuration file to taste.  Open the file in a text editor such
-	as &man.emacs.1; or &man.ee.1;.  First, add the
-	frequencies for the target system's monitor.  These are usually
-	expressed as a horizontal and vertical synchronization rate.  These
-	values are added to the <filename>xorg.conf.new</filename> file
+      <para>The <filename>xorg.conf.new</filename>
+	configuration file may now be tuned to taste.  Open the file in a text editor such
+	as &man.emacs.1; or &man.ee.1;.  If the monitor is an older
+	or unusual model that does not support autodetection of
+	sync frequencies, those settings can
+	be added to <filename>xorg.conf.new</filename>
 	under the <literal>"Monitor"</literal> section:</para>
 
       <programlisting>Section "Monitor"
@@ -600,14 +611,11 @@ dbus_enable="YES"</programlisting>
 	VertRefresh  48-120
 EndSection</programlisting>
 
-      <para>The <literal>HorizSync</literal> and
-	<literal>VertRefresh</literal> keywords may be missing in the
-	configuration file.  If they are, they need to be added, with
-	the correct horizontal synchronization rate placed after the
-	<literal>HorizSync</literal> keyword and the vertical
-	synchronization rate after the <literal>VertRefresh</literal>
-	keyword.  In the example above the target monitor's rates were
-	entered.</para>
+      <para>Most monitors support sync frequency autodetection, making
+	manual entry of these values unnecessary.  For the few
+	monitors that do not support autodetection, avoid potential
+	damage by only entering values provided by the
+	manufacturer.</para>
 
       <para>X allows DPMS (Energy Star) features to be used with capable
 	monitors. The &man.xset.1; program controls the time-outs and can force
@@ -684,7 +692,7 @@ EndSection</programlisting>
       <title>Advanced Configuration Topics</title>
 
       <sect3>
-	<title>Configuration with &intel; i810 Graphics Chipsets</title>
+	<title>Configuration with &intel; <literal>i810</literal> Graphics Chipsets</title>
 
 	<indexterm><primary>Intel i810 graphic chipset</primary></indexterm>
 



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