[Lel4_user] Interlaced monitor display mode

[Raimo Koski]

> The monitor (Sony GDM-F400 19") is six years old and has better than
> average
> graphic properties. I have used the monitor for years employing interlaced
> mode in both Windows and (Redhat) linux. At present  I can use interlaced
> mode in Windows XP but not in Lineox (lel4).
> I Redhat (6.0) I was able to configure XFree according to the instructions
> below, but my attempts to make changes to the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf in
> lel4, have been unsuccessful.

Have you taken a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log? You should see complaints if
your modeline definitions are not acceptable and maybe some hints why they
are not. In any case, it looks very informative. Mine has the following
and more..

(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 2 sec.
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully
(II) R128(0): Manufacturer: DEL  Model: 5178  Serial#: 808472133
(II) R128(0): Year: 2001  Week: 1
(II) R128(0): EDID Version: 1.2
(II) R128(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
(II) R128(0): Sync:  Separate  Composite  SyncOnGreen
(II) R128(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 37  vert.: 27
(II) R128(0): Gamma: 2.50
(II) R128(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) R128(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) R128(0): GTF timings supported
(II) R128(0): redX: 0.625 redY: 0.340   greenX: 0.280 greenY: 0.605
(II) R128(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.070   whiteX: 0.283 whiteY: 0.298
(II) R128(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) R128(0): 720x400 at 70Hz
(II) R128(0): 640x480 at 60Hz
(II) R128(0): 640x480 at 75Hz
(II) R128(0): 800x600 at 60Hz
(II) R128(0): 800x600 at 75Hz
(II) R128(0): 1024x768 at 60Hz
(II) R128(0): 1024x768 at 75Hz
(II) R128(0): 1280x1024 at 75Hz
(II) R128(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) R128(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) R128(0): #0: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 85  vid: 39297
(II) R128(0): #1: hsize: 800  vsize 600  refresh: 85  vid: 22853
(II) R128(0): #2: hsize: 640  vsize 480  refresh: 85  vid: 22833
(II) R128(0): #3: hsize: 1600  vsize 1200  refresh: 75  vid: 20393
(II) R128(0): #4: hsize: 1600  vsize 1200  refresh: 85  vid: 22953
(II) R128(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) R128(0): clock: 94.5 MHz   Image Size:  352 x 264 mm
(II) R128(0): h_active: 1024  h_sync: 1072  h_sync_end 1168 h_blank_end
1376 h_border: 0
(II) R128(0): v_active: 768  v_sync: 769  v_sync_end 772 v_blanking: 808
v_border: 0
(II) R128(0): Serial No: 55XJP11400NE
(II) R128(0): Monitor name: DELL P991
(II) R128(0): Ranges: V min: 48  V max: 120 Hz, H min: 30  H max: 107 kHz,
PixClock max 230 MHz


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