On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: ssahme >so I don't think the modeline you mention was being used at all. I think ssahme >that the modeline that was being used at all times under Debian was: ssahme > ssahme ># 1280x1024 @ 61 Hz, 64.2 kHz hsync ssahme >Modeline "1280x1024" 110 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054
the mode line i posted is the first that is not commented that is named that [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] grep -n Modeline old-bad-XF86Config | grep 1280x1024 | more 382:Modeline "1280x1024" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace 391:Modeline "1280x1024" 110 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054 399:Modeline "1280x1024" 126.5 1280 1312 1472 1696 1024 1032 1040 1068 -HSync -VSync 406:Modeline "1280x1024" 135 1280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030 1064 411:Modeline "1280x1024" 135 1280 1312 1416 1664 1024 1027 1030 1064 418:Modeline "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +HSync +VSync 424:Modeline "1280x1024" 181.75 1280 1312 1440 1696 1024 1031 1046 1072 -HSync -VSync I imagine, although i could be wrong, that X would take teh first mode it sees with the name you specified. ssahme >Is there any way to check a running X server to find out exactly which ssahme >modeline is being used at a given time ?? what i do if i cant figure it out via onscreen controls is backup the config file and start removing modelines till something breaks :) the problem here is there are multiple modelines for 1280x1024 and the config file tells your X server to use them..but whicih ?? i think it would use the first one it sees. ssahme >Ok. I am really clueless about monitor technology. Could you explain the ssahme >diff. b/w interlaced and non-interlaced and how and why the interlaced ssahme >setting could damage a new, digitally-controlled monitor like mine ? http://www.netten.net/~garycox/monitor.htm Interlacing refers to how a monitor refreshes (re-paints) the display. A monitor operates by the use of an electron gun that scans the display horizontally moving one line down vertically from top to bottom after completing each line. An interlaced monitor has an electron gun which skips every other line during it's scan sequence and on the second scan every line which was missed the first time are hit. Thus every other line on the display is only refreshed every other scan sequence which causes the image not to be in perfect sync causing a sort of jitter or flicker in the display. Therefore, a NON-INTERLACED monitor, which scans EVERY line, will provide for a better display (less flicker/jitter) and most monitors today are non-interlaced. The reason that some monitors use interlacing is because their circuitry is not fast enough to scan the entire display at the speed needed to produce the desired image... By skipping every other line only half the space has to be scanned. --end as far as interlacing damaging your monitor i dont know ..but its the only thing i found that appeared to be somewhat off. if you dont get a good response here..email the gods at www.monitorworld.com they know quite a bit:) nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 8:34pm up 85 days, 8:06, 1 user, load average: 1.53, 1.62, 1.60
