Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:59:06 +0200 From: "parahat melayev" <parazona@host.sk> To: John Adams <jadams01@sprynet.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up X with an unknown monitor and video adapter Message-ID: <20040128135831.M75726@host.sk> In-Reply-To: <20B2955A-5199-11D8-8597-000393C505EC@sprynet.com> References: <20040128121134.GA78272@xor.obsecurity.org> <20B2955A-5199-11D8-8597-000393C505EC@sprynet.com>
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try X -configure On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:51:52 -0500, John Adams wrote > Hi, folks, > > I've moved on up to 4.9 and, along with my continuing mouse > problems, am a bit scared of setting up X. I've got an older monitor, > an Apple Multiple Scan 1705, and a video adapter that doesn't > appear to be in the supported list, an Intel 82810. (There's an > Intel 810, but not an 82810, in the setup menu.) The warnings I see > about possibly frying monitors by getting scan rates wrong have me a > bit spooked. The manual for the monitor gives various scan rates for > various modes of operation--I was thinking about putting a range in > that was a bit lower on the low end than the lowest listed entry, > and a bit lower on the high end than the highest listed entry. > > Any thoughts? I wouldn't mind explicit instructions, but guided > self-help would be ideal. > > Thanks, > > John A > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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