Handbook update: HorizSync and VertRefresh
Benjamin Kaduk
bjk at freebsd.org
Wed Jul 4 02:34:08 UTC 2012
On Mon, 2 Jul 2012, Warren Block wrote:
> The X11 configuration chapter of the Handbook has some very old
> information which is confusing users. Manually setting HorizSync and
> VertRefresh has been mostly useless for many years, and should be
> deemphasized.
>
> This patch does that. Instead of saying the sync frequencies must
> always be entered, it adds some information about autodetection and
> points out that almost all monitors support it. Also added is a note
> not to guess about sync frequencies. On the CRT monitors where it
> matters, it can matter a lot. Some of those monitors might still be
> functional.
One does hear the occasional tale of a CRT which exploded when the wrong
frequencies were configured ... it might be worth mentioning that guessing
values could lead to hardware damage.
>
> Feedback welcome. If there aren't any loud screams of outrage, squawks
> of offense, or mere bacaws of disgust, I'll commit it in a couple of
> days.
It seems basically reasonable.
-Ben
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