🚀 go-pugleaf

Don't hold me to this but , I remember reading ( I think in the
Font HOWTO  FDU ) that the new rewrite version of Xfree
which INCLUDES font support and no longer uses xfs,
now uses the XF86Config-4 file and the other file is included only for older
apps compatability.


"Zaphod Beeblebrox" <p.connolly@hortresearch.spam.co.nz> wrote in message
news:pan.2002.06.07.23.20.07.168624.2038@hortresearch.spam.co.nz...
> Since RH 7.2, the XFconfig stuff has changed quite a bit.  Is there
> any information about how the XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files are
> used?  There seems to be lot of uncommented stuff in there that isn't
> being used, and what does appear to be happening doesn't appear (at
> least very accurately) in these files.
>
> I'm referring to the likes of this:
>
> # --- 1024x768 ---
> # 1024x768 @ 60 Hz, 48.4 kHz hsync
>     Modeline "1024x768"    65    1024 1032 1176 1344
>                                  768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
> # 1024x768 @ 70 Hz, 56.5 kHz hsync
>     Modeline "1024x768"    75    1024 1048 1184 1328
>                                  768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
> # 1024x768 @ 76 Hz, 62.5 kHz hsync
>     Modeline "1024x768"    85    1024 1032 1152 1360
>                                  768  784  787  823
> # 1024x768 @ 85 Hz, 70.24 kHz hsync
>     Modeline "1024x768"   98.9  1024 1056 1216 1408
>                                 768 782 788 822 -HSync -VSync
> # 1024x768 @ 100Hz, 80.21 kHz hsync
>     Modeline "1024x768"   115.5  1024 1056 1248 1440
>                                  768  771  781  802 -HSync -VSync
>
> At this resolution, my hardware says it's 60Khz by 75Hz which is
> pretty close to the middle one.  I'm interested in finding out what to
> adjust so that it uses a different Modeline.  What indicates which one
> is in use?  Nothing that I can see.  The config files also refer to a
> number of resolutions that aren't being used also.
>
> The current XFree86-Video-Timings-HOW-TO begins by saying it is now
> redundant.  There is reference to dot clocks which I gather has a
> maximum, but a slower rate can be used.
>
> Ideas gratefully accepted.
>
> best
>
> Z