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

[Wayne Pascoe <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I should have been more clear... 

What I'm trying to do is up the refresh rate on the external monitor plugged
into the notebook. The notebook screen looks lush, but when I plug a
monitor into it, it flickers like crazy...

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On Thu, 4 May 2000, Berend De Schouwer wrote:

> 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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