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Re: Flicking at higher the 800x600 resolution
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Stas Bekman wrote:
> Hi,
> I've "upgraded" to the 17" monitor (Mag) from 14" (PB)
> When I try to switch to the resolution higher than 800x600
> I get my screen "flicking" -- it's hard to look at the screen.
> (running X ofcourse)
>
> I have an S3 Trio card with 2M memory, Pentium 200 machine, Linux 2.0.11
> kernel (don't think it's relevant)
>
> Do you think the 2M memory is not enough to run in higher mode, And
> I need more memory -> new card
>
> Or some better card like ATI/Diamond will manage it with only 2M
>
> Thanks
>
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Memory is not the problem, it checks for this automatically. The card is
not the problem. The monitor is not the problem (assuming you have
the DXT-17 or better). Try runningXconfigurator again to generate a
new file using the vertical rates that the monitor can handle. It's
probably running at below what it could be running at.
- yba
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