On Sun, 2004-08-01 at 16:50, Kostas Sfakiotakis wrote: > Greetings all , > > I have a Samsung Syncmaster 757DFX monitor . Right now it is defined as > a Generic 1024*768 > monitor since it is an unknown monitor type for Fedora Core 1 and the cd > that came with the monitor > doesn't say anything about Linux . > Right now my display settings are ( K --- > System Settings ---> Display > ) 1024*768 and Thousands of > colors . Is there a way to make the X Window System display the vertical > refresh rate that they use ? > Is there a way to adjust that ( the vertical refresh rate that the X > Windows System uses ) ? > > > > Kind Regards , > Kostas --->>>First some monitors can be damaged or destroyed by improper settings.<<<--- A quick Google turned this up from the manufacturer; Class DynaFlat Model 757DFX CRT Tube Model DynaFlatX Viewable Size 16.0" Pitch 0.20 mm(H) Coating Multi-Layer Coating Deflection 90 degrees Tube Type InfinitelyFlat INVAR ShadowMask Bandwidth 250 MHz Scanning Frequency Horizontal 30 - 96 KHz Vertical 50 - 180 KHz Micro Processor Factory Mode 8 modes User Mode 10 modes User Control Digital Brightness, Contrast,Position, Size, Zoom, Pincushion, Trapezoid, Rotation Parallelogram, Pinbalance, V-Linearity, H/V-Moire,Color Temperature, Degauss, Video Input Level, Halftone, Recall, Display Timing, Languages, OSD Lock/Unlock Time Language Applied Plug & Play DDC DDC 2B/2Bi USB USB Hub(Optional) Display Color natural color Compatibility Recommended 1024x768 @85Hz,1280x1024 @85Hz Max 1920x1440 @64Hz VESA 1920x1440 @64Hz 1800x1440 @64Hz 1856x1392 @66Hz 1792x1344 @68Hz 1600x1200 @76Hz 1280x1024 @89Hz 1152x864 @104Hz 1024x768 @116Hz 800x600 @146Hz 640x480 @160Hz IBM Mac Power Consumption AC90~264VAC,50/60Hz Signal Port 15pin D-Sub+BNC Option Safety & EMC Safety UL, CSA, TUV, CB,NEMKO,Korea EK,CCIB, PSB, NOM, GOST, CDRH, IRAM EMC FCC, CE, VCCI, C-tick, BSMI,Mic, ICES EMI TUV GS, MPR II, TCO99(Optional) Dimension 398x412x412 mm Weight Net 17.0kg Gross Saving EPA/Energy2000/VESA DPMS Accessory Software Kit(Install Driver, Manual Natural Color) USB Hub Optional, Multimedia stand(SP-S303N) Optional In /etc/X11/XF86config you can manually enter sweep rate ranges. Also the Gnome and KDE monitor setup GUI's allow this also under advanced setup. -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>