setting display refresh rate

[Paul Howarth]

cty wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a small problem regarding changing the refresh rate
> in fedora 1.
> 
> The redhat-config-xfree86 utility (version 0.9) doesn't show
> up an "Advanced" button like on some RedHat versions.
> I've put a modeline in the xf86config file, filled with data
> generated by an automated web-form.
> But the new display mode doesn't appear in the graphical list, I can't
> choose it as default mode and the ctrl-alt-+ combination is
> also useless.
> My video card is i865, on Windows XP it displays the needed
> resolution/refresh rate correctly.
> xvidtune says "the video modes are not tunable on this chip" (intel 
> 865).
> 
> I've spent a whole day experimenting with this and my monitor
> is still on 60Hz...

Check the vertical and horizontal refresh rates you've specified for your 
monitor; if modeline you've created exceeds the specs for the monitor you've 
given, the modeline will be ignored.

Paul.