Guest snakedog Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 ...I got Mandrake 10.2 installed, works great, then I went to move the computer and reset the monitor. I thought I'd be installing an IBM P70 monitor on the computer, but it turned out I've got a Gateway Vivtron 17. So now I get the message when Xwindows (Windowmaker) starts that "Scan is out of range" or somesuch. How can I reset the monitor from the console for Xwindows? I tried linuxconf and xconfigurator. Please advise, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Welcome to the board. You can edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in the Monitor section. You will see there the lines for the monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakedog Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Welcome to the board.You can edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in the Monitor section. You will see there the lines for the monitor. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I did that. Also ran xorgconfig. I'm getting into Windowsmaker now, but something's corrupted. Xwindows is locking up when I get the dropdown menu (right-click menu). And sometimes I'm not even getting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakedog Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Yow, checking out the xorg.conf file, xorgconfig did a number on it: went from 2253 bytes to 14788 bytes. I do have an xorg.conf.old file, in which the monitor section reads as follows: Section "Monitor" Indentifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "Generic" HorizSync 30.0-50.0 VertRefresh 50.5-120.0 Modeline EndSection Xwindows does not load off this conf. Appreciate your help. I hate to reinstall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 You need to know the horizontal and vertical synchorization ranges for your monitor. Replace HorizSync 30.0-50.0 and VertRefresh 50.5-120.0 with the proper ranges. My monitor spec sheet gives: horizontal 30kHz to 115 kHz vertical 50 Hz to 160 Hz So my monitor section looks like: Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" HorizSync 30.0-115.0 VertRefresh 50.0-160.0 DisplaySize 401 302 Option "DPMS" Modeline "1400x1050" 162 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync ModeLine "1400x1050" 184.0 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +hsync +vsync EndSection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakedog Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I ended up reinstalling. Used the generic monitor settings. This is what they look like in the xorg.conf file on a fresh reinstall: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic" ModelName "1024x768 @ 70 Hz" HorizSync 31,5-57.0 VertRefresh 50-70 EndSection What a pain over a stinkin' monitor, but at least I'm up and running again. Is there a good way to back up one's conf files? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakedog Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 So, daniewicz, you're a Woody fan in Mississippi? He-heh, I was at Buckeye High back in the 70's, met the man a couple of times. I got a few Woody Hayes stories if you ever want to be bored with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 snakedog: I graduated from Ohio State in 1991. I had the opportunity to meet a frail Woody once in the mid 80's. A Clemson fan I know here in MS regularly teases me about the interception that Woody seemed to take too seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snakedog Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yeah, first time I saw Woody in person was RIGHT AFTER our win over Michigan in '74. He came thru Baker Commons. I was sittin' there eating and next thing you know, here's Coach standing on a table, giving a victory rant. Freaked me out (strange religion alway does!). Of course, we proceeded to riot on High Street that night. We had lots of good riots in the 70's. He-heh, in '79, we even burned a car in the middle of High Street. I knew a lot of guys who played for him. I was a BB walk-on (we really svcked in those days -- 6-and-20 typically) so I got a chance to hoop against guys like Pete Johnson and Ron Springs. Used to see Woody up at the North Facility. Never really liked him 'til he took a swipe at an ABC cameraman in '75. Those were the days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Would you old timers care to continue your trip down memory lane in Talk-Talk? I can split the thread if you wish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 OK. We will behave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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