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How can I get my monitor to go 85 mhz?

Asked by ubuntu98632

Just curiouse how can I get my monitor to synch up to 85 MHZ, the stobing effct kinda gives me an eye sore

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Ergosys (ergosys) said : 		#1

This may be possible with an edit to xorg.conf. If you want to try this, paste your current one here so we can see what it has and refer to it. It is at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

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tamara liscaljet (n-liscaljet) said : 		#2

it should be possible at the easy way. System -> Preferencies -> Screen Resolution
There should be an option to change the refresh rate, if thats what you mean :D

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#3

Thanks tamara liscaljet, that solved my question.

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#4

erg i clicked on rhe wrong person......were do i go to get to th con fig?

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Wrwrwr (wrwrwr) said : 		#5

Open places-->computer-->filesystem and browse to etc then X11 and there you'll find xorg.conf.

If you want to edit it you will need to type in terminal:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You can add resolutions there, as well as define your monitors horizontal and vertical refresh rates, what really allows to set higher resolutions than those autodetected.

Consult your manual for these rates (entering too high can damage your display). Also make a copy of xorg.conf before you edit it:

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.copy

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#6

Ok I found it ...hmm i love computer programing 101....hmm wish I never gave up on it....

any how heres waht I am seeing. let me know if I am in the right area.
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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Disable "dbe"
 Disable "dri"
 Disable "glx"
 Disable "vbe"
 Load "dri"
 Load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "CoreKeyboard"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "CorePointer"
 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Failsafe Device"
 Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Failsafe Monitor"
 Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Failsafe Device"
 Monitor "Failsafe Monitor"
 Defaultdepth 16
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 16
  Modes "800x600"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
  screen 0 "screen1" 0 0
 Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
 Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "device" #
 Identifier "device1"
 Boardname "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
 Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
 Driver "ati"
 Screen 0
 Vendorname "ATI"
 Option "MergedFB" "off"
EndSection
Section "screen" #
 Identifier "screen1"
 Device "device1"
 Defaultdepth 24
 Monitor "monitor1"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Virtual 1600 1200
  Modes "1280x960@60" "1280x1024@60" "1280x1024@75" "1280x960@75" "1152x864@75" "1400x1050@60" "1024x768@60" "1600x1200@65" "1024x768@70" "1600x1200@60" "1024x768@75" "832x624@75" "800x600@60" "800x600@75" "800x600@72" "800x600@56" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60"
 EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
 Identifier "monitor1"
 Vendorname "Generic CRT Display"
 Modelname "Monitor 1280x1024"
 Horizsync 31.5-81.0
 Vertrefresh 50-75
  modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
  modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1280x960@75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync
  modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
  modeline "1600x1200@65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
  modeline "1600x1200@60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 Gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "device" #
 Identifier "device2"
 Boardname "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
 Busid "PCI:1:0:1"
 Driver "ati"
 Screen 0
 Vendorname "ATI"
 Option "MergedFB" "off"
EndSection
Section "screen" #
 Identifier "screen2"
 Device "device2"
 Defaultdepth 24
 Monitor "monitor2"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "640x480@60"
 EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
 Identifier "monitor2"
 Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
 Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
  modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
 Gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
 Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#7

Oh I know the max refresh rates, as I Had paid close attention to windows congi when I had it.

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Best Ergosys (ergosys) said : 		#8

You are in luck, you don't need to find out any refresh rates for your monitor.
This line:

Modes "1280x960@60" "1280x1024@60" "1280x1024@75" "1280x960@75" "1152x864@75" "1400x1050@60" "1024x768@60" "1600x1200@65" "1024x768@70" "1600x1200@60" "1024x768@75" "832x624@75" "800x600@60" "800x600@75" "800x600@72" "800x600@56" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60"

has all of the modes that you can switch between (XXXxYYY@FREQ).
You can do this via the keyboard with: control+alt+keypad-plus or control+alt+keypad-minus.
(hold down control, alt, and the either the + or - key on your keypad).

I don't think the mode you select this way will stick with you when you log out and back in (or over a restart), but you can try it.

You can edit this line as well and put only the modes you want. I have mine trimmed down to the one and only one I want. If you do this, take wrwrwr's advice and make a copy of the file in case you make a syntax error. Then you'll have something like this, probably, unless you want a higher resolution:

Modes "1280x960@75"

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#9

Thanks Ergosys, that solved my question.

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#10

I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT .....NO WONDER WHY LINUX IS GROWING..ITS POWERFUL ..YET EVEN THOUGH ITS COMPLICATED SOME OF THE MINOR THINGS ARE EASY TO FIX ....Keep this up and it will be bye bye windows for good and all the junk ware that comes on it......Now onto a new topic....Editing so that I can get my ati card kicked in.
but taht will be under another topic..wait ..I have it up already....Keeps this up and Ill wind up learning code..lol

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#11

UPDATE, I was able to get the original drivers installed and working from ATI.

its a bit tricky but heres how I did it.

I wound up havening to reformat any ways.

I already had the drivers down loaded from ATI's sight
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html

Heres what I did I simply followed the instructions as I was down loading X.

I saved the file to an SD card should something happen and I had to reinstall ..
I did this 3x and it worked like a charm.

I opened the console and use sudo - s as it is my config for super user

and I am doing all this after the up dates taken place and with out a restart.

Next I dragged and drop the thee driver file to terminal.
that initiated the process..

the graphic came up and I selected auto install. once I got a blue box that appeared. it is a graphical depiction
of updating...the weird thing is if you have to many windows open you can't find it.

at any rate I followed the instructions on it. the "blue box graphical" setup.
and just went through it all and bada bing bada boom bada bam. it completed the set up.
still had success even if I didnt get the blue box...after gutsy finally down loaded..

I selected the ATIi Drivers and it down loaded some files...then i restarted the entire machine.
and bingo...there it is.. a beautiful and much welcomed sight The one an only ATI Catalyst Control...where you can go into settings and tweak until your lil ol hearts content.

oh and some nice OPL screen savers to boot too

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ubuntu98632 (lee986321) said : 		#12

ah and thank you you every one.....this is making me want to toss windows out..eh but..um I need something equivalent to some real video editing soft ware..one in which I can create wipes,graphics, an d video manipulation and near professional quality videos and it will need to be able to use the Lower thirds field..eh any one that knows video knows what I am talking about and any one that has voluntarily worked at or has worked at a tv station knows exactly what I am talking about lol.

at any rate..all is happy ..almost