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Old 08-08-2002, 11:30 PM   #1
AtomiCTheGr8
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could be monitor/videocard/something else


WHen im in winblows or linux(mandy 9.0 b2 currently) and i put the res higher than 1152x864 i get this sorta 'stretch marks' around my scren, it doesnt bug me much but it looks like it could be a refresh rate problem and i dont want my monitor breaking, anyone got any info for me?
 
Old 08-09-2002, 05:07 AM   #2
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I don't know about the stretch marks, but to insure that you don't damage you monitor, insure that the horiz. and vert. frequency ranges are set correctly in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. -mk
 
  


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