Monitor Refresh Rate
Eduard Kriegler
ZX-SA at webmail.co.za
Tue Mar 16 14:33:19 UTC 2004
I've tried various modeline settings and also fixing the VertRefresh to
80-85. But still the refresh rate is only 60Hz.
Extracts from my XFConfig86:
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 310 230
HorizSync 30-70
Identifier "MON_17INCH"
#Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "107E"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "PHILIPS"
VertRefresh 80-85
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 865"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "MON_17INCH"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 14:04, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Di, den 16.03.2004 schrieb Eduard Kriegler um 12:26:
> > Hi all.
> >
> >
> >
> > I've only just installed Fedora (core 1). It correctly detected my graphics
> > chip (intel 865) and monitor (Philips 107e) and it seems like it loaded the
> > correct modules for it. The system thinks the refresh rate is set to 85Hz,
> > but my monitor (and my eyes) tells me it is 60Hz. I would really like to set
> > the refresh rate higher, but I can't find anyplace where I can tell it what
> > refresh rate to use. Can someone please help me here? Is there perhaps any
> > linux utilities like the windoze MultiRes that can change the refresh rate?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > ZX
>
> I suggest you insert a modeline into the XF86Config in the section
> Monitor. modeline generators are online available at
>
> 1) http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
>
> 2) http://koala.ilog.fr/cgi-bin/nph-colas-modelines
>
> 3) http://www.sh.nu/nvidia/gtf.php
>
> Please be careful to not destroy your monitor with wrong values!
>
> Alexander
>
>
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