[linux-help] Re: Changing monitor

[Lars von dem Ast <mrprenzl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

james l wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, you wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >               Tried Xconfigurator? Type that word
> >               at the command line, choose your
> >               monitor's & video card's specs when asked
> >               and you're done, presumably...
> Some other (not redhat mandrake? specific)
>
> If not look at the monitor database (somewhere in /usr) and run xf86config
> (run it and just ignore everything to find where the monitor database is then
> ctrl-c it). It is a text based configuration, and the fastest if you know the
> vsync and hsync rates of the monitor once you get used to it.
>
> Another option is XF86Config. It is graphical, but Xfree 4.0(.0) didn't have
> it ported yet. 4.0.1 has it. It also works with xinerma (mulitple graphics
> cards/monitors) Pretty nice, but it has some problems sometimes.
>
> offtopic- I figured out why XF86 4.0 didn't work on the Alpha. It wasn't
> 'supported' till 4.0.2. Which makes me ask the question-Why were there
> binarys???
>
> James L
>

I had tried "xconfig", which is what my laptop's MetroX program uses. I'd
forgotten "Xconfigurator", which worked like a charm. In fact it was so much fun
I might just run it each time I log in!



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