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Date:      Fri, 17 May 2002 13:53:50 -0700
From:      chip.wiegand@simrad.com
To:        sroberts@dsl.pipex.com
Cc:        FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How do I set the resolution for a new monitor?
Message-ID:  <OFB7909989.009F5B58-ON88256BBC.0072A6F5-88256BBC.0072D741@simrad.no>

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owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG wrote on 05/17/2002 01:01:49 PM:

> Hello,
>      Sorry if this should be a walk in the park for some, but after
> reading about all the warnings, I thought I'd better ask before "trying
> to sort this" without more info.
>
> I've got a new monitor (Sun 21" FD Premium) and attached it to my
> FreeBSD box. It works fine enough, but my display is currently set to
> 1024 * 768, based on my previous XF86 configs from install time.
>
> The docs for the new monitor says that the recommended resolution t orun
> it at is 1280 * 1024 with the following:-
> Horizontal Deflection Freq: 30 - 121 kHz
> Vertical  Deflection Freq: 40 - 160 Hz
>
> Could someone please let me know, or point me to how I can "simply"
> reset the resolution to match those above? The sooner the better, if its
> not asking too much:-)
>
> Stacey

Depends on which version of X you are running. If it's 4.x the handbook has
all the info you need, read chapter 5 section 4.

--
Chip


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