ah yes thanks :) xf86config had the correct modeline already, but it was using the interlace line because it had a higher refresh rate (i guess). just comment out the interface line and everything is sweet :) thanks!
Seth R Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Paul, it is likely that your monitor is running in interlace mode to get >that resolution. >I think the right way to fix it is to look up in the manual (or the ini >file, if it is legible) the horizontal refresh, verticle refresh, as well >as >what your video card can do, and using XF86Setup or xf86config tell X the >correct values. It should generate the mode lines for you automatically. >Of course, if this is what you did.... <shrug> >On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 03:13:07PM +0800, Paul Harris wrote: >> hi, >> >> my lovely 17" monitor has a grainy-liney appearance when in 1280x1024 >> mode, however its perfectly clear under windows. i have the .ini file >>that >> windows uses but am unsure how to set up the x11 modelines... can >>anyone >> help? "If you can't make it good, make it look good." Bill Gates, 1995