How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
My old CRT monitor gave up the ghost, so I can choose between a couple of "new" ones to put in its place.
One's a 17" CRT and the other (which I would rather use, due to lack of space) is a 15" CRT. The problem is, when I use Puppy 5.1, both will flicker and give me a massive headache, because I can't adjust the refresh rate any higher than 75 while using the Xorg wizard.
So I'm currently using Puppy 2.0, and the picture looks great--no discernable flicker. Its refresh rate is 98, I believe. The down side is that I'm using a very old Puppy now, and would prefer to use Puppy 5.1 again.
If it makes any difference, the monitor is a Gateway 15" VGA CRT, model EV530. The video card is SiS630 GUI Accelerator+3D.
My question: When manually tweaking the xorg.config file in Puppy 5.1, what part of the code do I need to change, in order to increase the refresh rate beyond 75? Because I can't find anything with that specific number in the xorg.config file.
Thanks.
One's a 17" CRT and the other (which I would rather use, due to lack of space) is a 15" CRT. The problem is, when I use Puppy 5.1, both will flicker and give me a massive headache, because I can't adjust the refresh rate any higher than 75 while using the Xorg wizard.
So I'm currently using Puppy 2.0, and the picture looks great--no discernable flicker. Its refresh rate is 98, I believe. The down side is that I'm using a very old Puppy now, and would prefer to use Puppy 5.1 again.
If it makes any difference, the monitor is a Gateway 15" VGA CRT, model EV530. The video card is SiS630 GUI Accelerator+3D.
My question: When manually tweaking the xorg.config file in Puppy 5.1, what part of the code do I need to change, in order to increase the refresh rate beyond 75? Because I can't find anything with that specific number in the xorg.config file.
Thanks.
This site, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973 although based on Ubuntu, gives some idea on ajusting refresh rates.
NB its not only the Monitor that determines what refresh rates you can have. If you are using Xvesa or the "vesa" driver with Xorg or perhaps a basic framebuffer driver you may be limited to specific refresh rates no matter what monitor/graphics cards combination you have.
I write only from experience of using a Nvidia Geforce4 graphics card and to get enhanced refresh rates I use either the Nvidia (not open source) official driver or the open source "nv" (2D only) driver. Newer Kernels may also offer the "nouveau" driver for Nvidia users. Typing, --
xrandr
At the command prompt will display the available refresh rates with an asterisk delineating the current default.
I would search the forums and the web more widely using your monitor model and/or graphics chip along with "xorg conf" and may hopefully show up example xorg.conf files that may be useful.
NB its not only the Monitor that determines what refresh rates you can have. If you are using Xvesa or the "vesa" driver with Xorg or perhaps a basic framebuffer driver you may be limited to specific refresh rates no matter what monitor/graphics cards combination you have.
I write only from experience of using a Nvidia Geforce4 graphics card and to get enhanced refresh rates I use either the Nvidia (not open source) official driver or the open source "nv" (2D only) driver. Newer Kernels may also offer the "nouveau" driver for Nvidia users. Typing, --
xrandr
At the command prompt will display the available refresh rates with an asterisk delineating the current default.
I would search the forums and the web more widely using your monitor model and/or graphics chip along with "xorg conf" and may hopefully show up example xorg.conf files that may be useful.
How to incrase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
wildirish,
I found the specs and other info for your 15 inch Gateway Monitor here. Here is an excerpt:
The reason you are only getting a refresh rate of 75 hz is likely because Xorg gets its values from the Display Data Channel which is a protocol that your monitor and/or graphics card or chip would support in order to determine optimum values for your display. To check this at the terminal:
or if you just want to filter out the extraneous info and get the horizontal sync and vertical refresh rates:
That said, apparently you can disable the DDC protocol in your xorg.conf file, so that you can make a custom configuration. To do this, -->/etc/X11/xorg.conf & then open the file and find: Section "Device" add a line: Option "NoDDC" Find: Section "Monitor" Now uncomment the line below it that refers to DisplaySize Now scroll down a few lines and find the lines that say: HorizSync and VertRefresh and change those default values to the values indicated in your Monitor Specifications. Save your changes and restart Xserver. Be prepared that Xsever may not restart and you will end up with a black screen... You might first try a range of 50.0-100.0 or even 50.0-85.0 to see if any of those values will override those given by DDC. Note that I haven't tested this, so I do not know for sure if it will work for you. I do not even recommend doing this, because you will be pushing the limits of your hardware: monitor and graphics... and it's possible that you could cause some irreparable damage. Therefore: try this at your own risk etc.
Monsie
I found the specs and other info for your 15 inch Gateway Monitor here. Here is an excerpt:
Note that while your Vertical Refresh range is 50-120 hz you also have to consider your Optimum and Maximum Resolution values. These latter values are recommended for your monitor, and you should note that using a higher Vertical Refresh rate can and likely will cause damage to your monitor.Specifications
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
CRT
15.0 inches diagonal (13.8 inches viewable), anti-glare, 90° deflection, 0.28 mm dot pitch
Maximum resolution
1024 × 768 @ 60 Hz non-interlaced
Optimum resolution
800 × 600 @ 75 Hz non-interlaced
Display colors
Unlimited
Frequency range
Horizontal, 30-56 KHz
Vertical, 50-120 Hz
Power input
100-240 VAC
Certifications
UL, CSA, and FCC Class B
Power management
Meets International Energy Star requirements:
Active Off mode = less than or equal to 3 W
Environment
Operating temperature:
41° to 104°F (5° to 40°C)
Operating humidity: 5% to 90%
The reason you are only getting a refresh rate of 75 hz is likely because Xorg gets its values from the Display Data Channel which is a protocol that your monitor and/or graphics card or chip would support in order to determine optimum values for your display. To check this at the terminal:
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ddcprobe | grep monitorrange
Monsie
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Monsie, thanks for the info...I'll try it. I know for a fact that my monitor and graphics card can handle a refresh rate of 98, as that's what I'm doing now. (I took the advice upthread and did xrandr, to see what my refresh rate, etc., is while using Puppy 2.0.)
So am I right in thinking that, because these settings are doing no damage now, that it's likely they won't do damage in Puppy 5x?
You're right, something else is wrong. I have chronic latent tetany caused by alkalosis, which is caused by my respiratory problems. It causes a lot of WEIRD neurological symptoms. One of these is that I can see flicker when other people can't. My tolerances for flickering screens vary, and at the moment I can't even tolerate TV. My doc is sending me to some specialists, but it will take months (if not a year or more) for me to get relief, because they have to find out what's making me breathe badly, then I'll need respiratory therapy.
Sorry to go off-topic, but I just wanted to say you were spot-on in your assessment.
I'll post again later, with the results of trying Monsie's advice.
So am I right in thinking that, because these settings are doing no damage now, that it's likely they won't do damage in Puppy 5x?
I don't have migraines, but I'm sorry to hear that you have them.Burn_IT wrote:If you can see flicker at a true 75Hz NON-INTERLACED there is something else wrong.
I suffer from bad migraines and need a higher refresh rate than most people, but I cannot see flicker over 70Hz.
You're right, something else is wrong. I have chronic latent tetany caused by alkalosis, which is caused by my respiratory problems. It causes a lot of WEIRD neurological symptoms. One of these is that I can see flicker when other people can't. My tolerances for flickering screens vary, and at the moment I can't even tolerate TV. My doc is sending me to some specialists, but it will take months (if not a year or more) for me to get relief, because they have to find out what's making me breathe badly, then I'll need respiratory therapy.
Sorry to go off-topic, but I just wanted to say you were spot-on in your assessment.
I'll post again later, with the results of trying Monsie's advice.
Wildirish, you might consider replacing your CRTs with flat-screen LCD monitors and TVs. It could save enough on doctor bills to pay for the monitor. Flicker is generally not a problem with LCD panels. If an LCD does seem to flicker, it's because the backlight isn't well designed. If there's a store near you that sells LCD monitors, you can verify what I say.
Re: How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
Example of xorg.conf for Quirky Linux - 1.40wildirish wrote: How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
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http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 415#586415
How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5/10?
wildirish,
Good luck with your modifications to Xorg.conf I hope it works out for you... but in any event, thanks in advance for letting us know how you make out, because your feedback could prove to be useful in the future.
That said, I second the recommendation made by Flash... I believe getting an LCD monitor is the way to go. I have never seen screen flicker with an LCD display. If budget is a concern, you could look for a used monitor. Last year, I managed to find a second hand 15 inch ViewSonic LCD display at the local thrift store for only $15.00 Canadian. I use it for my Wary Puppy system.
Monsie
Good luck with your modifications to Xorg.conf I hope it works out for you... but in any event, thanks in advance for letting us know how you make out, because your feedback could prove to be useful in the future.
That said, I second the recommendation made by Flash... I believe getting an LCD monitor is the way to go. I have never seen screen flicker with an LCD display. If budget is a concern, you could look for a used monitor. Last year, I managed to find a second hand 15 inch ViewSonic LCD display at the local thrift store for only $15.00 Canadian. I use it for my Wary Puppy system.
Monsie
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Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately, I can't tolerate LCD monitors at all. (Doing research on the internet, I've found a lot of people share the same problem). That's why people like me have been forced to stick with the clunky CRT's. My mother can't stand anything except CRT's either, and she doesn't have the medical issues that I have. And I have a friend who can't tolerate the newer TV's/monitors either, so he's just using an iPad now because the smaller screen doesn't bother him as much. I appreciate your suggestion, though!Flash wrote:Wildirish, you might consider replacing your CRTs with flat-screen LCD monitors and TVs.
Monsie (or anyone else interested), I just noticed something on the screencap I did, when I ran xrandr. 85 shows up as an option! (I've underlined the number) Yet when I try to change it to 85 while running Xorg, it acts as if it's accepting that setting...then changes back to 75, as you can see in the attached screencap. So if it's an available option, I don't see why Xorg keeps changing it to 75 when I select the 85 option that Xorg itself offers me.
Also, I've attached screencaps of the result of running xrandr in Puppy 5.1 and Puppy 2.0 (which I'm using right now). You can see that I'm using a refresh rate of 98 with no problem. It also seems to be showing more info about the size, compared to 0mm x 0mm which is in the Puppy 5.1 result.
I'm sorry if I sound stupid here, but I have very little experience with the command line. My health issues also make it somewhat hard for me to learn new things at the moment (it's a long story--suffice it to say that my brain is literally not getting as much oxygen as it needs because of my breathing). So your patience is appreciated!
Monsie, could you possibly answer my questions about the attached screencap, before I attempt to tweak anything as you suggested? I just want to be 100% sure there isn't a simple solution, before I do anything risky. Thanks!
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How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
wildirish,
xrandr is used to configure a display "on the fly" without having to restart Xserver. Yes, it appears that your monitor will run @85hz at a resolution of 640x480 This configuration is temporary with xrandr. It lasts for your session only and then your display returns to default values upon re-boot. This kind of arrangement is useful for running games with strict graphics configuration, but it is also useful to test your system at the higher refresh rate. See this thread here for easy to follow instructions on how to use xrandr to do that.
The instructions that I gave you in my initial post are so that (hopefully) you can modify your xorg.conf file to make a permanent custom configuration and it's based on my premise that xorg creates a default configuration from the given values of the Display Data Channel protocol, and, that this protocol must first be disabled as suggested in the xorg manual before making a new configuration. A stumbling block might be that your graphics driver does not support the desired custom configuration, but since you can run your monitor at 98 hz in Puppy 2x I think you are probably okay. Again, and this relates to my remarks about DDC from my initial post, I believe the reason you can run your monitor at the higher refresh rate is (I suspect) that the Display Data Channel protocol (DDC) is not available or not being used in the older Puppy.
So... try a test configuration with xrandr, and if that appears to work, then see if you can disable DDC in xorg.conf and try to create a new and permanent custom configuration. I would hope that a refresh rate of 85 hz would meet with your comfort level. There is a better chance that your monitor would withstand prolonged use at this frequency than at the 98 hz vertical refresh rate that your are running now.
Hope this helps,
Monsie
xrandr is used to configure a display "on the fly" without having to restart Xserver. Yes, it appears that your monitor will run @85hz at a resolution of 640x480 This configuration is temporary with xrandr. It lasts for your session only and then your display returns to default values upon re-boot. This kind of arrangement is useful for running games with strict graphics configuration, but it is also useful to test your system at the higher refresh rate. See this thread here for easy to follow instructions on how to use xrandr to do that.
The instructions that I gave you in my initial post are so that (hopefully) you can modify your xorg.conf file to make a permanent custom configuration and it's based on my premise that xorg creates a default configuration from the given values of the Display Data Channel protocol, and, that this protocol must first be disabled as suggested in the xorg manual before making a new configuration. A stumbling block might be that your graphics driver does not support the desired custom configuration, but since you can run your monitor at 98 hz in Puppy 2x I think you are probably okay. Again, and this relates to my remarks about DDC from my initial post, I believe the reason you can run your monitor at the higher refresh rate is (I suspect) that the Display Data Channel protocol (DDC) is not available or not being used in the older Puppy.
So... try a test configuration with xrandr, and if that appears to work, then see if you can disable DDC in xorg.conf and try to create a new and permanent custom configuration. I would hope that a refresh rate of 85 hz would meet with your comfort level. There is a better chance that your monitor would withstand prolonged use at this frequency than at the 98 hz vertical refresh rate that your are running now.
Hope this helps,
Monsie
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Re: How to incrase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
I tried the Xrandr method, but 85 apparently is still too low for my eyes to tolerate, though it was only slightly better than 75. So I tried the permanent configuration, which failed (possibly due to user error??). Here's what happened.
So I put those items at the end of this new line as well:
Was that a mistake? Some of the other lines in that section ended with # <str> or # <i>. Please let me know how I should end the line with NoDDC, as perhaps that's where I went wrong.
Oddly enough, my customized menu also reverted to the default one that you get when you install Puppy. (All my tweaking gone...but I have my Puppy backed up, so that's not a big problem.)
Monsie (or anybody else), did I do something wrong? Is there something else I should also uncomment, since DisplaySize doesn't exist in my xorg.config file?
(P.S. -- Sorry for the late reply...I was out of town.)
I did that, but in that file, there are other things at the end of each line. For example:Monsie wrote:That said, apparently you can disable the DDC protocol in your xorg.conf file, so that you can make a custom configuration. To do this, -->/etc/X11/xorg.conf & then open the file and find: Section "Device" add a line: Option "NoDDC"
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#Option "MergedNonRectangular" # [<bool>]
#Option "MergedMouseRestriction" # [<bool>]
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#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
Unfortunately, there is no "DisplaySize" in my xorg.conf file:Monsie wrote:Find: Section "Monitor" Now uncomment the line below it that refers to DisplaySize
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30-56
VertRefresh 50-120
#UseModes "Modes0" #monitor0usemodes
Option "PreferredMode" "640x480"
EndSection
As you see above, I did that part.Monsie wrote:Now scroll down a few lines and find the lines that say: HorizSync and VertRefresh and change those default values to the values indicated in your Monitor Specifications.
I did, but then the refresh rate was changed back to 75, and Xrandr only gave me the option to increase it to 85...same as before.Monsie wrote:Save your changes and restart Xserver.
Oddly enough, my customized menu also reverted to the default one that you get when you install Puppy. (All my tweaking gone...but I have my Puppy backed up, so that's not a big problem.)
Monsie (or anybody else), did I do something wrong? Is there something else I should also uncomment, since DisplaySize doesn't exist in my xorg.config file?
(P.S. -- Sorry for the late reply...I was out of town.)
How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
You're back...
First of all, if there is no line referring to "DisplaySize" in the Section "Monitor" in your xorg.conf file, then you need not worry. If this line was there, I thought it might help in fine tuning your display --the monitor dpi setting (in conjunction with other changes in your display configuration). Anyway, I apologize for possibly leading you astray on this. The critical part of your xorg.conf adjustment concerns the Display Data Channel. In Puppy Linux, xorg probes the DDC to set a default configuration for your display. The idea is to turn this function off in order to set up (possibly) a custom configuration.
Note that any line which specifies a feature or value of some kind in xorg.conf must be uncommented -- the hash tag # must be removed in order to activate the particlular line. In addition, the Option "NoDDC" is a boolean value which must be defined, so it is either "yes" or "no", "on" or "off", "true" or "false". Therefore you want to add the following line to the Section "Device" part of xorg.conf where the driver options are specified.
Finish by adjusting your refresh rates to the maximum range for vertical and horizontal sync, then save your changes and try restarting X server. Hopefully, you will then be able to set your custom refresh rate to 98 hz as you were able to do in Puppy 2x
As I said in an earlier post, I don't know whether this will work for sure or not. While I have read about some success with this, it seems to vary with the kind of hardware and driver support one has. Also, some graphics card drivers use slightly different instructions and syntax, for instance, I found this info about ATI Radeon cards here.
Notice the options for the Radeon driver include:
or
While I realize you don't have a Radeon card, you might want to look at the specs for your particular video driver also to see if there is an option to toggle DDC support and how it's done. Beyond that, I can't think of any other details or adjustments that you need to be concerned with.
Hopefully this works for you... either way, I feel it is worth the effort.
Monsie
First of all, if there is no line referring to "DisplaySize" in the Section "Monitor" in your xorg.conf file, then you need not worry. If this line was there, I thought it might help in fine tuning your display --the monitor dpi setting (in conjunction with other changes in your display configuration). Anyway, I apologize for possibly leading you astray on this. The critical part of your xorg.conf adjustment concerns the Display Data Channel. In Puppy Linux, xorg probes the DDC to set a default configuration for your display. The idea is to turn this function off in order to set up (possibly) a custom configuration.
Note that any line which specifies a feature or value of some kind in xorg.conf must be uncommented -- the hash tag # must be removed in order to activate the particlular line. In addition, the Option "NoDDC" is a boolean value which must be defined, so it is either "yes" or "no", "on" or "off", "true" or "false". Therefore you want to add the following line to the Section "Device" part of xorg.conf where the driver options are specified.
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Option "NoDDC" [<"True">]
As I said in an earlier post, I don't know whether this will work for sure or not. While I have read about some success with this, it seems to vary with the kind of hardware and driver support one has. Also, some graphics card drivers use slightly different instructions and syntax, for instance, I found this info about ATI Radeon cards here.
Notice the options for the Radeon driver include:
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Option "DDCMode" "on"
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Option "DDCMode" "off"
While I realize you don't have a Radeon card, you might want to look at the specs for your particular video driver also to see if there is an option to toggle DDC support and how it's done. Beyond that, I can't think of any other details or adjustments that you need to be concerned with.
Hopefully this works for you... either way, I feel it is worth the effort.
Monsie
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Monsie, I must be doing something wrong, as the same thing is happening, as what I described in my last post.
It's very hard for me to work on Puppy 5, as I have to wear dark sunglasses and turn the monitor brightness down as far as it will go, for me to just be able to work for about 5 minutes. It's really hurting my eyes, and I just can't handle the pain.
So I've uploaded my xorg.conf file as a text file. Could you possibly make the adjustments you're suggesting, then re-upload it as a text file for me to replace my xorg.conf with? (Of course, I'll remember to rename it .conf instead of .txt)
I'm sorry to bother you, but if you could do this, I would very much appreciate it.
It's very hard for me to work on Puppy 5, as I have to wear dark sunglasses and turn the monitor brightness down as far as it will go, for me to just be able to work for about 5 minutes. It's really hurting my eyes, and I just can't handle the pain.
So I've uploaded my xorg.conf file as a text file. Could you possibly make the adjustments you're suggesting, then re-upload it as a text file for me to replace my xorg.conf with? (Of course, I'll remember to rename it .conf instead of .txt)
I'm sorry to bother you, but if you could do this, I would very much appreciate it.
How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
Where did you upload the file? If you send me a PM with your attached xorg.conf file, I will edit it for you and return it. Xorg.conf is a text file... so there is no need to change the file to the .txt extension, but note that you will have to archive your file in order to upload it as an attachment.wildirish wrote:So I've uploaded my xorg.conf file as a text file. Could you possibly make the adjustments you're suggesting, then re-upload it as a text file for me to replace my xorg.conf with? (Of course, I'll remember to rename it .conf instead of .txt)
I'm sorry to bother you, but if you could do this, I would very much appreciate it.
Monsie
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LOL, I forgot to put the link in my post!
Here it is:
http://winksounds.tripod.com/xorgconf.txt
Thank you!
Here it is:
http://winksounds.tripod.com/xorgconf.txt
Thank you!
How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
Here is my edited version of your file. I renamed it to xorg.conf If you have any other files with the same name in: /etc/X11 then first, I recommend renaming those to: xorg.conf.old or something like that. I changed the vertical refresh rate value as per your monitor specs, and so it includes lower values within the operating range. However, this may not be critical unless you want to set a custom resolution, so feel free to change the refresh rate to something like : 85-120 in attempt to bump up the refresh rate if it is too low initially. I also changed the monitor color depth to 16 bpp since you appear to have integrated graphics (on board chip instead of separate video card) and I don't know how much ram you have with your system, but again, feel free to change the value to 24 bpp in testing the configuration.wildirish wrote:LOL, I forgot to put the link in my post!
Here it is:
http://winksounds.tripod.com/xorgconf.txt
Thank you!
I hope this works for you, but short of trying other hardware, I feel it is the best we can do here...
Good luck,
Monsie
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How to increase CRT refresh rate in Puppy 5.10?
That's too bad... but it is useful information. It could be that newer versions of Xorg do not support the option of "NoDDC" I am curious as to what version of Xorg you are running in Puppy 2x To find that out you would type:wildirish wrote:Sadly, it didn't work. When I replaced the xorg.conf file with the one you made, xorg prompted me to probe the hardware after I restarted X.
So much for Linux being customizable.
Thanks for your help, though--I really appreciate it.
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That said, I'm not ready to give up yet... Linux is still customizable... You still have the option of setting a custom configuration from the command line. Let's say that you want a resolution of 640 X 480 and a vertical refresh rate of 95 hz Such a custom display is defined by setting a new Modeline in the Section "Monitor" of xorg.conf To do that one uses the generalized timing format or gtf command.
In your case, it might be:
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gtf 640 480 95
For example: in my case I have an LCD Monitor that normally runs with a vertical refresh rate of 60 hz which is fairly standard. However, xorg.conf tells me that the monitor will run at 75 hz maximum, so if I want my monitor running at this capacity:
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# gtf 1024 768 75
# 1024x768 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 60.15 kHz; pclk: 81.80 MHz
Modeline "1024x768_75.00" 81.80 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 802 -HSync +Vsync
of xorg.conf This should work providing the new value for your horizontal sync is within range, so you need to check that. You shouldn't need to worry about the pclk (pixel clock) value as long as your vertical and horizontal sync rates are within range... so I won't go into that here.
I would try gtf at various frequencies: 90, 92, 95, 98 in attempt to find a sweet spot. Modify your original xorg.conf with the new Modeline that you generate, but as a last resort, I would also try modifying the xorg.conf that I edited for you.
Hang in there,
Monsie
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