[clue-tech] Display problem

[erik at ezolan.com]

> On 5/15/06, Matt Atkins <matthewsatkins at msn.com> wrote:
>> I hope that this isn't a stupid question, but I am so new to Linux that
>> I'm
>> not even sure what a stupid question is quite yet.  I just got Suse 10
>> installed.  I am using a Dell 19" flat screen monitor, and as soon as I
>> chose the OS to boot, the monitor tells me that it "Cannot display this
>> video mode."  I'm sure that this error is coming from the monitor and
>> not
>> the OS, but I can't even change any of the monitor settings.

> Your monitor's documentation should include the optimal horizontal and
> vertical refresh rates. Just replace those and then start X and it
> should be OK.

When I went LCD monitor shopping a few months ago, all 19" LCD screens
were 1280*1024. Some of them would *only* do that resolution.

At any rate, your should set up your OS to display at that resolution, it
will make a huge difference in display quality.

Erik Z