On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 01:29:49 +0100
Kevin McLauchlan
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can (or should) do to:
a) get higher resolution (on the same laptop, connected to the same monitors, Windows has gone as high as 1600x1200, and there was no smoke or funny noise, but I prefer 1280x1024 at a higher refresh rate);
b) get a refresh rate of at least 75Hz to nullify the flicker from the overhead fluorescents;
c) or both... since bloody Windows from 1996 can do it without breaking a sweat.
I haven't seen where SaX2 would let me modify its own very conservative offerings, so I'm willing to edit files directly if somebody can suggest what needs editing. Point to a good faq for the those with limited experience... and a big headache from staring at a 60Hz screen all day?
Well you can edit your XF86Config file in /etc/X11 but you will need to adjust the modelines if you want to change resolutions. That is hard. You will need to research what modelines are available for that resolution. A google search might help. If you just want to adjust your refresh rate youn can change the vertical refresh to a higher number without much problem. Change 50-60 to 50-75. You can also try to use Sax , not Sax2, or even the old xf86config, which is a text-mode setup for X11, and is the grandfather of them all. -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation