Re: GLUG: Screen refresh rate when running on notebook.

[Berend De Schouwer <bds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On  4 May, Wayne Pascoe wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got a query about setting refresh rates on my notebook.
> The problem seems to be that whatever I set my X config file to, and
> whatever xvidtune reports, I always seem to run at 56Hz according to the
> monitor. I can't seem to fix this... 

Run 'startx > /tmp/x-output 2>&1' and look for errors.
Something like '(---) Maximum bandwith 135Mhz'
and then '(---) mode deleted: would need XXXX'

Most laptop LCDs run at a specific fixed rate though, and 56Hz on an LCD
is much better than 56Hz on a CRT, because the crystals don't flicker.
 
> Any help would be much appreciated...
> 

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Kind regards,				  
Berend                                  
                                        
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