* Craig Dickson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > So, now the question: why does XFree86 4.1 (Sid) insist on using the > vaguely flickery 60Hz mode rather than the nice 85Hz mode?
Because it's just a dumb computer program? > Now, as best I can understand all this, it seems that both my i810E and > my Philips monitor should support the 85 MHz 1280x960 mode, so the next > question is how to force XFree86 to use it, and whether I risk damaging > any of my hardware in doing so? man XF86Config-4. You can specify ModeLine's, just like in X v.3. Xvidtune is your friend, too. As for damaging the hardware -- unlikely: modern hardware is smart enough to shut itself off (YMMV, of course). ...Is it possible that although the > hardware may be quite happy to use this mode, nevertheless, I can't use > it, because XFree86's i810 driver doesn't support it? Is the driver's > "DacSpeed" device option relevant to this? Yes, it's possible. No idea about DacSpeed -- try google. X v.3 had README.chipset files for most chipsets, check the docs (my box worked fine without any hand-tuning, so I never bothered to look at the docs for v.4. Dunno what's out there.) Dima -- One distinguishing characteristic of BOFHen is attention deficit disorder. Put me in front of something boring and I can find a near-infinite number of really creative ways to bugger off. -- ADB
