[ltp] XFree screen def for TP600?

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:50:27 +0200


On Friday,  6. April 2001 19:58, Brian Lalor wrote:
> Hey all.  Just wondering if anyone's figured out what the optimal monitor
> configuration section is for XFree86.  I'm running XFree86 version 4 on
> RH7.0 and just chose "Generic LCD Panel 1024x768" from the Xconfigurator.
>
> My entry looks like:
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier "Generic LCD Panel 1024x768"
>         VendorName "Unknown"
>         ModelName  "Unknown"
>         HorizSync 31.5-48.5
>         VertRefresh 40-70
> EndSection
>
> I was poking around with tpctl and saw the --info-refresh option which
> returns [0x117 corresponds to "1024 x 768 x 16 (64K)" which is what I'm
> running at]
> 	information: refresh rate capabilities for VGA mode 0x117:
> 	   43 Hz (I) available?:                N
> 	   48 Hz (I) available?:                N
> 	   56 Hz available?:                    N
> 	   60 Hz available?:                    Y
> 	   70 Hz available?:                    Y
> 	   72 Hz available?:                    N
> 	   75 Hz available?:                    Y
> 	   85 Hz available?:                    N
>
>
> Looks like I should be able to swing 75Hz, but I'm not configured for that
> right now.
>
> Thanks,
> B

I don't think that you want to use 75 Hz on an LCD panel. As far as I know 
those panels like refresh rates of ~60 Hz. There won't be any flicker if your 
panel synchronises correctly.

Tino

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