> Steve Youngswrote:
The thing about that is that you _*DON'T*_ need it! XFree86 4.x
> _doesn't need_ `ModeLine' lines.
>
> ,----[ XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO ]
> | This HOWTO is effectively obsolete. Current (4.0.1 and up)
versions of
> | XFree86 compute optimal modelines from the resolution you specify
in the
> | Modes section of your X configuration file.
> `----
>
> $ grep -i modeline /etc/X11/XF86Config | wc -l
> 0
>

Yeah, well, XF86`s optimal modelines suck. Atleast for me.

Without custom modelines, XF86 (ver 4.4.0) only gives me 85Hz in every
resolution, which simply isn`t enough when you`re a gamer.

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> Thanks, but this is exactly how my XFConfig is. KDE 3.2 limits the
> configuration to 1024x768, so I guess it is a problem with the vendor's
> driver. I will take MikeyD's advice and try to use the VESA driver
> instead, just to play with.

That wasn't my advice. It's not a good idea since opengl doesn't work with
the vesa driver. It was just a quirk of my card. FWIW the nvidia windoze
drivers only allow it to go up to 1168, and without drivers it only goes up
to 1024 on 'doze.

Steve Youngs <steve@youngs.au.com> wrote in message news:<microsoft-free.87wu3j4yka.fsf@youngs.au.com>...
> * darklight <nglennglen@netscape.net> writes:
>
> > go here
> > http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
> > enter the speces for you monitor and edit your XFConfig file
>
> The thing about that is that you _*DON'T*_ need it! XFree86 4.x
> _doesn't need_ `ModeLine' lines.
>
> ,----[ XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO ]
> | This HOWTO is effectively obsolete. Current (4.0.1 and up) versions of
> | XFree86 compute optimal modelines from the resolution you specify in the
> | Modes section of your X configuration file.

Steve,

Suppose my monitor supports 1024x768 at 85, 100, and 120 Hz (vert. sync.).
How can I choose 120 Hz without a modeline (especially if the factory
setting is for 85 Hz) ?

Regards,
Mikhail

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* Mikhail Zotov <muxaul@lenta.ru> writes:

> Steve Youngs <steve@youngs.au.com> wrote in message
> news:<microsoft-free.87wu3j4yka.fsf@youngs.au.com>...
>> XFree86 4.x _doesn't need_ `ModeLine' lines.
>>
>> ,----[ XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO ]
>> | This HOWTO is effectively obsolete. Current (4.0.1 and up) versions of
>> | XFree86 compute optimal modelines from the resolution you specify in the
>> | Modes section of your X configuration file.

> Suppose my monitor supports 1024x768 at 85, 100, and 120 Hz
> (vert. sync.). How can I choose 120 Hz without a modeline
> (especially if the factory setting is for 85 Hz) ?

OK, so there is still a use for ModeLines... when the factory default
isn't good enough for you.

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