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On 3/24/06, Jeff <jmg_071769@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> As root: |
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> X -configure |
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> This will attempt to detect your X hardware - mouse, keyboard, video, |
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> monitor - and create a new temporary file called xorg.conf.new. You'll |
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> then be able to edit and use this file to test X. You'll need to modify |
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> xorg.conf.new to take advantage of your particular hardware so edit this |
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> file a bit to your liking before you copy it to /etc/X11/ as xorg.conf. |
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> If you're completely lost or don't really understand what I'm talking |
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> about, check out this Gentoo documentation on setting up X: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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Thanks :) |
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"Warning: Do not "just" change the values of these two monitor related |
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variables without consulting the technical specifications of your |
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monitor. Setting incorrect values lead to out-of-sync errors at best |
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and smoked up screens at worst." |
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<http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml> |
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I saw something similar in your file. |
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How dangerous is this? The danger is analogous to "overclocking" but |
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applies to the monitor? |
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-Thufir |
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