eye-friendly refresh rate?

[NoOp]

On 04/02/2007 11:50 AM, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> You could also try:
>> 
>> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> 
> Hell, think twice... every time I tried this command, it asked me
> zillions of questions I had no clue about. I had to quit for fear of
> answering something wrong and screwing up xorg.cong big time. I was
> told on this list "don't worry, when you don't know, just press enter to
> accept the default value". Trouble is, I noticed that some of the
> default values it offered, like the K/B layout, was NOT the current
> value (in the case at hand, I was using FR layout, and it defaulted to
> US). So how do I know that other values, that I don't understand the
> meaning of, hence that I can't make an informed decision about, are any
> more reliable/safe to accept ? So by modifying the file by hand, at
> least I am sure I only change the parameters that I meant to change.
> Besides, it's also quicker since I don't have to go through loads of
> questions that are irrelevant.
> 
> YMMV... just wanted to share my experiences...
> 

I second that! I'm pretty familiar (now) with the reconfigure, but
sometimes I get sidetracked and accept a default when I shouldn't - it
likes to configure my older Fujitsu english version keyboard as Japanese...

Easiest, and fastest way is as you've suggested (but create a backup first):

sudo cp -p /etc/X11/xorg.cong /etc/X11/xorg_backup
gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

then manually put in the proper monitor and H&V sync rates & do a hard
reboot (power down then restart) or restart X. Note: I prefer to do a
hard reboot as then I'm sure that the changes have stuck and will be
available next time I boot back up... yes I know they should/will, but
just like to be sure :-)

For the OP: here is a link that you can check to see if your monitor is
listed in:

<http://gd4.tuwien.ac.at/office/sotoffice/sotlinux-2003/SOTL_2003_DESKTOP/Install/live/share/gbli/data/Monitors>
[http://preview.tinyurl.com/2j3ec2]