On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 23:02 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On 13/02/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > It is "768x1024" not "768*1024" . Also try ctrl-alt - (minus) to get > > you back. > > I was in fact using x, not *, but I did have the numbers backwards. > Now that I transposed them it displays in my choice of 1400x1050 or > 1024x768. The refresh rate is very low on the CRT, however, maybe > around 60hz or evern less. The picture is also very thin and tall. > I've googled xorg.conf files, and I've found these options: > HorizSync 31.5-48.5 > VertRefresh 55-90 > Modeline "1152x864" 65.00 1152 1168 1384 1480 864 865 875 985 interlace > Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 > -hsync -vsync > Modeline "800x600" 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync > Modeline "640x480" 31.50 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521 > Modeline "480x300" 29.95 480 504 584 624 300 319 322 333 doublescan > > I'd like to get the refresh rate up to at least 75 hz and I need to > fatten the screen a bit and make it shorter (larger on the X axis, > lesser on the Y axis). Can I do it with those options? I can ask on > the xorg list if that would be a better place- I just signed up there. > > Thanks. > > Dotan Cohen > The refresh rates are determined by your monitor at different resolutions and possible for different color depths (I am not sure about the latter). To check it change the color depth from 24 to 16 and see what happens. The way it fits on the screen (wider, longer, etc) are done by controls on the monitor. I ma not sure where they are on a laptop monitor though. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
