# # ModeLine stuff # # comp.windows.x.i386unix # comp.os.linux.x # # # X11 Setup Configurators # ----------------------- XF86Setup XFree86 -configure Xconfigurator xf86config # # # Tuning Apps # ----------- xvidtune # # # # To Debug X # ------------ X > /tmp/x.out 2>&1 X -probeonly xdpyinfo # # # # By default, X uses 8-bit color depth giving 256 colors # # # ----------------- # 16bit color depth # ----------------- # a. requires "DefaultColorDepth 16" in /etc/X11/XF86Config # # b. startx -- -bpp 16 # # -- or -- # # vi ~/.xserverrc # exec X :0 -bpp 16 # # -- or -- # # vi /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers # :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16 # # # # /usr/X11R6/share/Xconfigurator/MonitorsDB # # # The magic numbers 75 and 65 are the respective clock rates # which you find reported by X in your .X.err file # Modeline "1024x768" 75 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync Modeline "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync. # # # # 1024x768 @ 76 Hz, 62.5 kHz hsync Modeline "1024x768" 85 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823 a. video BitClock 85MHz b. Horizontal 1024 pixels displayed, sync pulse 1032 to 1152, 1360 total (units are periods of BitClock) Horizontal rate is 85MHz/1360 = 62.5KHz c. Vertical 768 lines displayed, sync pulse 784 to 787, 823 total (units are periods of Horiz sweep) Vertical rate is 62.5KHz/823 = 75.94 Hz # # # # From http://www.knowplace.org/timings.html # # 1024x768 @85Hz Modeline "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +HSync +VSync Pixel Clock: 94500 ( 94.5Mhz pixel clock or dot clock ) Horizontal Display: 1024 Horizontal Front Porch: 48 Horizontal Sync: 96 Horizontal Back Porch: 208 Horizontal Sync Polarity: Positive Vertical Display: 768 Vertical Front Porch: 1 Vertical Sync: 3 Vertical Back Porch: 36 Vertical Sync Polarity: Positive # # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # # # XFree86 Video Timing HOWTO # -------------------------- # http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ # # # XF86Config modelines conversion guide # ------------------------------------- http://www.knowplace.org/timings.html http://www.knowplace.org/dl - scripts http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html # # End of file