[Gllug] XFree86 v4 modelines

[John Davies]

Try this web app for generating modeline. I've used it
successfully on my system. Can't remember if I had to
specify all the options tho
http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl

Also Debian has a package called videogen
j

--- John Edwards <john_ed at cornerstonelinux.co.uk>
wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 10:39:26AM +0000,
> tet at accucard.com wrote:
> > 
> > BTW, anyone manage to get XFree86 to autogenerate
> modelines for
> > non-standard resolutions? ESR's XFree86 Video
> Timings HOWTO claims
> > that it will do so if you just specify the
> resolution you want, but
> > for me (with XFree86-4.1), it doesn't for me. I
> was wondering if it
> > only did it for VESA modes (which I don't want).
> I'd write my own
> > modelines, but I can't find the full specs for my
> monitor (I have
> > refresh rates, but not bandwidth or porch
> timings).
> 
> I've got a similar problem with my Libretto 100,
> which has a 800x480 
> LCD screen.
> 
> It worked fine in RedHat 7.2 using either XFree86
> v4.x or v3.x. But I 
> then moved to Debian testing and it now complains
> that 800x480 is an 
> invalid modeline even when I hardcode it into the
> XFConfig-4 file. 
> XFree86 v3.x on Debian works fine with the modeline.
> 
> Alas I did not keep a backup copy of the XFree86
> setup from RedHat 7.2, 
> and don't have the disk space to move back.
> 
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