[aclug-L] Re: Monitor settings for X

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

how much video ram does the video card have?



Bob_Deep wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been workin' on this for 2 days and I'm about fed up...
>
> I apparently don't understand how to translate my monitor's specs into
> valid information for the config process for X...
>
> Can anybody help with this?
>
> It's a NobleView 1770A made by Nobilis, and the user's guide tells me
> this:
>         Max Resolution:  1280dots X 1024 Lines
>         Sync Horz:  30 to 70 Khz
>         Sync Vert:  55 to 160 Hz
>         Bandwidth:  86 Mhz
>
> I've tried the custom monitor settings that represent this, but when I
> start X the monitor tells me "out of range" or is just black.
>
> But.. I'd like to add this monitor to the database for Xconfigurator
> (sorry I know this is red hat) and I need to know how to do this..
>
> Anybody know how to translate this information?  I don't seem to
> understand what I'm doing, because it does not work when I try.
>
> --
>       -=  Bob =-
> Hey.. This is my mail and I charge for SPAM I receive...
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