[97590] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Blinking video
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert W. Canary)
Tue Nov 3 21:54:22 1998
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 20:54:38 -0600
From: "Robert W. Canary" <rwcanary@ohiocounty.net>
Reply-To: rwcanary@mail.lig.bellsouth.net
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
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Jan Carlson wrote:
>
> John Mayson wrote:
>
> > I posted this question a few days ago. I can achive 800x600 resolution in
> > Win95, but only 640x480 under Linux.
Your virtual desktop should match the resolution. If not you will have
some of your display hanging off you screen (out of sight).
> >
> > Someone suggested I play with my /etc/X11/XF86Config file and I did. What
> > it boils down to is whenever I try to use 800x600, startx fails and I get
> > a blinking screen.
> >
> > I have an older AT&T .31 pitch VGA monitor. I have chosen "generic"
> > monitor and also "custom" adding the appropriate numbers. Out of the list
> > Xconfigurator presents, does anyone know which monitor might come close to
> > mine?
>
> If the monitor is truly plain VGA, I think it is limited to 640x480
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
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