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Date:      Wed, 8 Oct 2008 05:50:19 +0000
From:      Desmond Chapman <que_deseja@hotmail.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 236, Issue 8: 9. Re: detecting monitor's sync and refresh rate? (Lowell Gilbert)
Message-ID:  <BLU126-W647567BB2DB4417BD4F97ED3B0@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20081008001441.1C0551065739@hub.freebsd.org>
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> From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
> Subject: Re: detecting monitor's sync and refresh rate?
> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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> Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> writes:
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> > I've a monitor (Mobi M15MPC) with no docs.
> > I've searched the net but cannot find any info on sync and refresh rate=
 for it.
> > I've done Xorg -configure=2C but testing with X -config xorg.conf.new
> > shows screen shifted to the side and very nasty blinking=2C from which=
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> > I deduced that perhaps I need to specify correct sync=2C refresh and mo=
de.
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> > Are there any commands to get sync and refresh from the monitor?
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> If X can't probe the monitor for its settings=2C I wouldn't trust any
> other method of probing it either.
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> Not to overlook the obvious: are the settings written on the back of
> the monitor? =20
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> You can always try Google...
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> --=20
> Lowell Gilbert=2C embedded/networking software engineer=2C Boston area
> 		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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I have the same problem only when the screen shuts off. The problem doesn't=
 exist if I switch to a virtual terminal. It also corrects itself once I lo=
gin or start using the gui.
Lowell has a point here. It may be your monitor. I'm using a generic monito=
r and the problem also exists with X.org on Debian Linux with the same moni=
tor.=20

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