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  • From: "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] XF86Config for 1024 res normal X server in BL3
  • Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 15:06:42 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>

> The Modelines were copied over from a computer that was working
> with a 1600 res monitor and xsvga driver with SiS and S3 Virge. I
> did not copy anything for 1600 or the higher hsyncs for other
> modes. I hope this will work on all monitors at their highest
> resolution (up to 1280). Start with the lowest hsync for each
> resolution. Mine worked with the first one that was not interlaced
> but not with the next one up (black screen). In theory using too
> high hsync (or is it vsync? I left that at the minimum) can damage
> a monitor.

Modern monitors will not try to display modes which they cannot handle.
Older monitors can be fried.

> In theory, it should also work with any other computers to
> eliminate the problems people are having with Xvesa and MS-DOS 6 or
> 7 himem.sys or other things in config.sys (was it smartdrv that
> also caused problems?). There are no guarantees that you won't
> damage your monitor, but if you want to take a chance try it with
> the lowest setting for your highest resolution, and you should not
> have to puzzle out xf86config to set things up. Would someone else
> please try it (on an older 1024 monitor) and report back?

I don't think mine qualifies as "older". 1998, and it is very tolerant
of strange video modes.

> I was able to switch between the three resolutions (starting with
> 1024) with Ctrl-Alt-+ (?I think that was it) which gave me
> magnified partial screens at 800 and 640. How do I move around in
> this sort of screen? I forget how to set this for a virtual screen
> at 1600 or larger - someone please remind me and I can add that to
> the config file too.

Look a few days back in this thread for my post on this. You can find
Steven's original message about this on Apr 14, 2003.

David
> Sindi
>
> keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org
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