[PLUG] New monitor

[Paul Heinlein]

On 23 Jan 2003, Jim Webb wrote:

> I'm going to upgrade my monitor from a 15" to a 19" monitor.  Will I
> need to go into the xf86 file and change the values there?  I've
> never changed hardware before on a linux box.

In your XF86Config file[1], the only changes you'll need to make are
to the 'HorizSync' and 'VertRefresh' settings. You ought to be able to
get those range settings right out of the manual or, lacking that,
from the manufacturer's web site.

Less needful, but perhaps more pleasing, are changes to the resolution 
setting. My hunch is that you'll be moving from either 800x600 or 
1024x768 on the 15" monitor to 1280x1024 on the 19". The directive
you'll want to edit is 'Modes,' which is nested in a Screen section, 
e.g.,

  Section "Screen"
    # stuff
    Subsection "Display"
      # stuff
      Modes  "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubsection
  EndSection

Make your preferred resolution the first Modes setting. That should do 
it.

--Paul Heinlein <heinlein at attbi.com>

[1] Try 'locate XF86Config' to find its location on your system. On 
    Red Hat boxes, it's in the /etc/X11 directory.

    Oh, and the actual name of your XF86Config file might be 
    XF86Config-4. If you tell us what distro (name, version) you're 
    using, someone is bound to know exactly which file you'll need to 
    edit.