Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:49:10 +0000 From: John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> To: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Voodoo Graphics Cards Message-ID: <emac0vkraipojfb9shr24n251fi5tbu5co@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <F93rclMKnYo9cfJXr560000d214@hotmail.com> References: <F93rclMKnYo9cfJXr560000d214@hotmail.com>
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"clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> wrote: > As a side note, I have generally had no problems using "unsupported" = cards.=20 >More often the constraint has been from monitor frequency rates. (My = last=20 >one would only work in 320x200 mode with the proper vrefresh. However, I= =20 >knew windows had underclocked the monitor previously, so I didn't think = it=20 >was too dangerous to go 1 kHz out of spec. I guess I'll see, huh?) Um, you wouldn't want to be 1kHz out on vrefresh and I think even the = older VGA monitors would do 640x480. 60Hz vrefresh works for most (uk, not = sure if this applies i13y.), ~85Hz seems flicker free. Most modern 'digital' monitors would simply goto standby mode if an = attempt was made to drive it at refresh rates it couldn't accommodate. --=20 John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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