updating monitor information

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> hey all,
> 
> i just got a new monitor which can run higher resolutions and higher
> refresh rates.  i've read past emails that direct me to edit my
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to update resolution/refresh rate stats for my
> monitor but the file doesnt seem to exist.  im running hoary final.
> 
> i read through XF86Config-4 and that did list possible resolutions at
> various color depths but it didnt seem to contain any information
> about refresh rates.
> 
> all help is appreciated!
> 
> aroon pahwa

Hi aroon,

Hardly an expert, but once you put the correct vertical and horizontal
refresh rates in  /etc/X11/xorg.conf, Gnome should let you select
whatever refresh rates&resolutions your new monitor is capable of.

You should find the vertical and horizontal frequency ranges in your
monitors' manual, or you can open a terminal in Linux and type "sudo
ddcprobe". It will give infos about your monitor. For example on my
machine it returns (among many other infos) :

****************
monitorrange: 31-69, 55-120
monitorname: NEC M700
monitorserial: 8202877TA
vincent at Lotus-Esprit:~ $
****************


HTH


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Vince