From: mocklin@titan.ucs.umass.edu (Kevin A. Mocklin) Subject: configuring X - Please Help Date: 8 Feb 1993 01:16:53 GMT
I have a NEC 3FGx and a Diamond Speedstar 24x. I have read the
video.tutorial, but I am VERY confused with it. I know about all the
trouble with Diamond, but I already paid for the card and am resolved
to get it working with X. I am pretty new to Linux and X in general.
I don't understand what exactly Diamond won't tell us, and if they
told us, where or how I would use the information. I have heard it is the
dotclocks or something like that. Trying to follow the video.tutorial
completely confused me. For example I still don't know what all the
numbers on a typical line of the Xconfig means. I have the specs from
my monitor manual.
VESA 640x480 at 72Hz
Horizontal Frequency -> 37.860 KHz
Vertical Frequency ---> 72.809 Hz
VESA 800x600 at 72Hz
Horizontal Frequency -> 48.077 KHz
Vertical Frequency ---> 72.187 Hz
VESA 1024x768 at 60Hz
Horizontal Frequency -> 48.363 KHz
Vertical Frequency ---> 60.000 Hz
Synchronization Range:
Horizontal --> 31 KHz to 38.5 KHz and 47.8 Khz
to 49 Khz (Automatically)
Vertical ----> 55 Hz to 90 Hz (Automatically)
Maximum Video Bandwidth:
65 MHz
I would like to know what is missing, and what I would do to create
the numbers for the Xconfig from all this information.
Someone has explained the workaround of softbooting, setting the
clocks in dos, etc.... but I don't know if I am then using the full
capability of my monitor and video card (i.e. refresh rate, etc).
I would really appreciate some assistance on this.
thanks,
Kevin Mocklin
mocklin@titan.ucs.umass.edu