On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 03:34:06PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Di, den 12.04.2005 schrieb Koh Wee Kiat um 11:06: > > > I am a newb to linux... Just installed FC3 and was wondering how I > > could adjust the refresh rate of my monitor. Somehow it has been preset > > to 60Hz, which is really screwed up to look at... When I was using > > windows the same resolution of 1024*800 could display at 75Hz. > > > Wee Kiat > > That type of question has been asked and answered several times here on > the list. Please search the archive. > > The low frequency is typically the result of wrong detection of your > monitor (not necessarily a fault by Fedora) or X using a generic > monitor. You should use an editor of choice and as root edit the > /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. In 'Section "Monitor"' find the lines > > HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > > and adjust them to valid ranges for your specific monitor. You will need > to restart X to make the changes active. To do so i.e. log out from > current X session and while seeing the login screen press > Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. > > Alexander > Again this advice is good if you know the refresh rate ranges of your monitor. But if the monitor is a standard one you might go down to init level 3 (go to a console and type init 3) and then run: system-config-display choosing you monitor and your resolution. ddcprobe will tell you how much video memory you have if that is an open question. -- ======================================================================= An Ada exception is when a routine gets in trouble and says 'Beam me up, Scotty'. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
