hello people,
i am about to plug into my pc a(n almost) new crt monitor [philips mod.107t51]. since my old dell burned out, i have been using a small older one [brand unknown] and when i first plugged it in, some hacking had to be done in failsafe mode (not by me...). so, since i want to be doing any hacking by myself in case identification is not automatic, my question now is:

what should i do in order to let mandrake identify and correctly connect to this monitor?
[this model is not listed among the vendors/models foreseen]

what files should i access and what should i change (if anything at all)?

os: mandrake 9.2

I hope i have expressed myself clearly and have not omitted any useful info...

thanks
marina

Just plug it in. If mandrake cannot identify the exact model, it should fall back to some reasonable default (such as standard SVGA). If you're not happy with the result, you can always edit /etc/X11/XF86Config (or maybe /etc/X11/xorg.conf, not sure if mandrake 9.2 uses xorg).

You would edit the Monitor section. As an example, this is the monitor section for an old 15" monitor I have:

(There might be a few other fields, but the important ones are HorizSync and VertRefresh.)

Assuming that this is the monitor you're referring to, you want to change the HorizSync and VertRefresh and insert the relevant values (71KHz & 160Hz). That page doesn't specify lower limits but 31.5 and 60, respectively, would be reasonable. So, you might change those lines to

X should then select the most appropriate mode that falls within that range for each resolution you use.

ah yes, i see XF86Config is the file i have, and yes,
that should be the same monitor i'm getting.
it all seems rather straightforward and even i should
be able to handle it (!!). provided that, as you say,
mdk "sees" the monitor. even though that's an "old"
model, it did not exist yet, i think,when my release
of mdk9.2 was installed. i hope you are correct, and
if all goes well, i will post my success.
in the contrary case, i will somehow return for further
instructions (provided that i don't burn it).

thanks a whole bunch!!!
marina

like i promised, i'm back just to confirm that all's
well (after all, fear was needless...)
the new monitor plugged in wonderfully and works like
a charm without having to do any coding whatsoever.
thanks again all the same (info useful anyway).
marina