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  . There are many web sites that outline changing the display. For example, you may want to change the refresh rate to a setting not available in Dynebolic. A simple method is as follows
  * a. Find your monitors Vertical (Hz) and Horizontal (kHz) sync rates
  b. Go to one of the websites that generates a Modeline for X, for example: http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
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  There are many web sites that outline changing the display. For example, you may want to change the refresh rate to a setting not available in Dynebolic.   * c. Follow the instructions and fill in the blanks and generate an appropriate modeline for your monitor
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  A simple method is as follows   * d. Login to Dynebolic as root and open the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for editing, ie:
   . # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  e. Find the point in the file titled "Monitor" and add the Vertical and Horizontal sync ranges as follows:
   . Section "Monitor"
    . Identifier "Monitor0"
    VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
    . ModelName "Monitor Model"
    HorizSync 30.0-85.0
    . VertRefresh 48-120
    . Option "DPMS"
  f. In the same section find the part that has all the monitor modes and add in the generated Modeline as follows (for example):
   . ModeLine "1280x1024@50" 90.89 1280 1312 1656 1688 1024 1045 1054 1076 +hsync +vsync
  g. Go to the section that is titled "Screen", and add in the part from the Modeline in inverted commas ie "1280x1024@50" to the start of the line titled "Modes" in the subsection "Display" that corresponds to the default depth as shown below:
   . Section "Screen"
    . Identifier "Screen0"
    . Device "VGA"
    . Monitor "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth 24
    . SubSection "Display"
     . Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024@50" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" "400x300"
    EndSubSection
  h. Save the file (Ctrl-O in nano) and then exit X (Ctrl-X) and then restart X (startx). Your display should now be running with the new mode you have set.
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  a. Find your monitors Vertical (Hz) and Horizontal (kHz) sync rates -----
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  b. Go to one of the websites that generates a Modeline for X, for example: [http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl] To allow higher resolutions: Add your new display resolution to Display section and "modes".
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  c. Follow the instructions and fill in the blanks and generate an appropriate modeline for your monitor Adjust HorizSync and VertRefresh to allow higher values. Work your way up slowly.
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  d. Login to Dynebolic as root and open the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for editing, ie:
   # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

  e. Find the point in the file titled "Monitor" and add the Vertical and Horizontal sync ranges as follows:
   Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Monitor0"
 VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
 ModelName "Monitor Model"

 HorizSync 30.0-85.0
 VertRefresh 48-120
 Option "DPMS"

  f. In the same section find the part that has all the monitor modes and add in the generated Modeline as follows (for example):
   ModeLine "1280x1024@50" 90.89 1280 1312 1656 1688 1024 1045 1054 1076 +hsync +vsync

  g. Go to the section that is titled "Screen", and add in the part from the Modeline in inverted commas ie "1280x1024@50" to the start of the line titled "Modes" in the subsection "Display" that corresponds to the default depth as shown below:

   Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen0"
 Device "VGA"
 Monitor "Monitor0"
 DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "1280x1024@50" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" "400x300"
 EndSubSection

  h. Save the file (Ctrl-X in nano) and then exit X (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace) and then restart X (startx). Your display should now be running with the new mode you have set.		 Close X with ctrl-alt-backspace, then startx to start again.

Dynebolic 2.4.2. Screen Configuration

This page covers any issues related to Screen configuration

  1. I want to change my display to a format not available in the Dynebolic configuration (Configure/ Interface/ Display menu)
    • There are many web sites that outline changing the display. For example, you may want to change the refresh rate to a setting not available in Dynebolic. A simple method is as follows
    • a. Find your monitors Vertical (Hz) and Horizontal (kHz) sync rates

      b. Go to one of the websites that generates a Modeline for X, for example: http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl

    • c. Follow the instructions and fill in the blanks and generate an appropriate modeline for your monitor
    • d. Login to Dynebolic as root and open the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for editing, ie:
      • # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
      e. Find the point in the file titled "Monitor" and add the Vertical and Horizontal sync ranges as follows: f. In the same section find the part that has all the monitor modes and add in the generated Modeline as follows (for example):

      • ModeLine "1280x1024@50" 90.89 1280 1312 1656 1688 1024 1045 1054 1076 +hsync +vsync

      g. Go to the section that is titled "Screen", and add in the part from the Modeline in inverted commas ie "1280x1024@50" to the start of the line titled "Modes" in the subsection "Display" that corresponds to the default depth as shown below:
      • Section "Screen"
        • Identifier "Screen0"
        • Device "VGA"
        • Monitor "Monitor0"

          DefaultDepth 24

        • SubSection "Display"

          • Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024@50" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" "400x300"

          EndSubSection

      h. Save the file (Ctrl-O in nano) and then exit X (Ctrl-X) and then restart X (startx). Your display should now be running with the new mode you have set.

To allow higher resolutions: Add your new display resolution to Display section and "modes".

Adjust HorizSync and VertRefresh to allow higher values. Work your way up slowly.

Close X with ctrl-alt-backspace, then startx to start again.

DyneScreen (last edited 2008-06-26 09:57:52 by anonymous)