Why is xorg ignoring the frequencies I give it?

[Miles Lane]

Hi Andy,

Please send a copy of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log
That should make it easy to assist you.

Best,
       Miles

On 1/26/06, Andy Grove <andy.grove at codefutures.com> wrote:
>
> I asked a vague question yet about getting ubuntu to work with my monitor
> and got no replies – probably because I didn't give enough detail for anyone
> to help. Here is a more specific version of the question.
>
> I have installed ubuntu 5.10 on a Dell PowerEdge SC 420 machine with a Sony
> SDM-S204 20" LCD monitor. On boot up the monitor gave me a frequency out of
> range message.
>
> I ran the sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg command and it seems to
> recognize everything ok and set the correct frequencies (28-92KHz
> horizontal, 48-85Hz vertical) but on restarting xorg the monitor again tells
> me that the frequency is out of range (70.5 KHz / 87Hz).
>
> So basically, xorg appears to be completely ignoring the HorizSync and
> VertRefresh settings in the xorg.conf file.
>
> Does anyone have any advice on getting around this problem?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Andy.
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