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Originally Posted by yitzle
xvidtuner says (when I hit test) "Sorry: You have requested a mode-line\nThat is not possible, or not supported by your hardware configuration"
Where in the xorg.conf file do I stick a modeline?
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In the "Monitor" section of xorg.conf. On my system, "man xorg.conf" is actually pretty thorough. I like Etch but have never found setting up / getting all of the man pages together to be easy; here's the skinny on ModeLine, shamelessly copied from 'man xorg.conf':
"ModeLine "name" mode-description
This entry is a more compact version of the Mode entry, and it also
can be used to specify video modes for the monitor. is a single
line format for specifying video modes. In most cases this isn’t
necessary because the built-in set of VESA standard modes will be
sufficient.
The mode-description is in four sections, the first three of which
are mandatory. The first is the dot (pixel) clock. This is a sin-
gle number specifying the pixel clock rate for the mode in MHz.
The second section is a list of four numbers specifying the hori-
zontal timings. These numbers are the hdisp, hsyncstart, hsyncend,
and htotal values. The third section is a list of four numbers
specifying the vertical timings. These numbers are the vdisp,
vsyncstart, vsyncend, and vtotal values. The final section is a
list of flags specifying other characteristics of the mode. Inter-
lace indicates that the mode is interlaced. DoubleScan indicates a
mode where each scanline is doubled. +HSync and -HSync can be used
to select the polarity of the HSync signal. +VSync and -VSync can
be used to select the polarity of the VSync signal. Composite can
be used to specify composite sync on hardware where this is sup-
ported. Additionally, on some hardware, +CSync and -CSync may be
used to select the composite sync polarity. The HSkew and VScan
options mentioned above in the Modes entry description can also be
used here."
Good luck with it; sounds like it's put you through the mill...
- Larry