Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:48:08 -0700 From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@cpl.net> To: Kerby Smith <kerby@bengali.npl.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: frying monitors Message-ID: <19980605174808.55242@cpl.net> In-Reply-To: <005101bd90d3$64e26620$4852f126@kellogg>; from Kerby Smith on Fri, Jun 05, 1998 at 05:43:39PM -0500 References: <005101bd90d3$64e26620$4852f126@kellogg>
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> hi, sorry if i did this whole thing wrong, this is my first time writing to > a help thingy hehe... im VERY new to FreeBSD... so new i havent even > installed it yet... but was reading some so i could learn some stuff new > people have problems with before *i* start. > > i had a question about this: > > run xf86config as root (very carefully! a wrong answer can fry > your monitor so run it again if you made a mistake) > > setting it up wrong can LITERALLY fry my monitor!? i mean like, to where it > explodes, smokes, or stuff like that? things that i have to buy a new > monitor for!? sorry to seem so shocked, i just, have never heard of software > having the ability to kill someone's monitor (and im kinda worried now cause > i have a expensive 17" heh) > > thanks alot > kerby smith :) I ran an old 14" monitor with the wrong refresh rate, and now it has yellow lines running thru it. Make sure you specify the proper refresh rates! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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