updating monitor information

[Aroon Pahwa]

On 4/26/05, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> > hey all,
> >
> > i just got a new monitor which can run higher resolutions and higher
> > refresh rates.  i've read past emails that direct me to edit my
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to update resolution/refresh rate stats for my
> > monitor but the file doesnt seem to exist.  im running hoary final.
> >
> > i read through XF86Config-4 and that did list possible resolutions at
> > various color depths but it didnt seem to contain any information
> > about refresh rates.
> >
> > all help is appreciated!
> >
> > aroon pahwa
> 
> Hi aroon,
> 
> Hardly an expert, but once you put the correct vertical and horizontal
> refresh rates in  /etc/X11/xorg.conf, Gnome should let you select
> whatever refresh rates&resolutions your new monitor is capable of.
> 
> You should find the vertical and horizontal frequency ranges in your
> monitors' manual, or you can open a terminal in Linux and type "sudo
> ddcprobe". It will give infos about your monitor. For example on my
> machine it returns (among many other infos) :
> 
> ****************
> monitorrange: 31-69, 55-120
> monitorname: NEC M700
> monitorserial: 8202877TA
> vincent at Lotus-Esprit:~ $
> ****************
> 
> HTH
> 
> --
> Vince
> 

thanks for the tips Vince.  unfortunately, it seems that i dont even
have an xorg.conf file to edit...

aroon