Re: Install notes 1.2.0

tim hall wrote:

> Last Saturday 27 November 2004 04:40, robin was like:
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> > > > On the X front dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 may help but you may
> > > > need to use the advanced settings to manually set refresh rates etc..
> > > > You may be able to get the monitor info on the web.
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> Sadly some of these monitors are so old that they don't have any info on the 
> web. The one in question was an Essex Monitor Comany NF-series (sorry, don't 
> remember details) - a defunct company that probably rebadged it anyway.
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> > > > SIS530 rings a bell, I'll try to remember why.
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> > > sis530 In dpkg-reconfigure select svga for card.
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> Ah, that's probably the one! as opposed to vesa - makes sense.
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> > Sorry for the fractured response, it's late
> > dpkg-reconfigure may not update the XF86Config-4 file 
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> Hmm, I can never quite tell what it's doing. I think it does update this file 
> as it should.
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> > so you may need to 
> > edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file by hand as a final resort. Check :
> > Option "XkbModel" "pc101" (possibly, if you are using old keyboards)
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> I must, at some point, get my head round the different keyboard options. I 
> usually use "pc105", that works for the keyboard I have at home, but the one 
> at 'work' ended up Americanised (or is that MACified?), with the pound signs 
> swapped etc. [# where the £cash should be ;-]. I dare say a quick google will 
> sort me out on this one. Maybe I should just count the actual keys? perhaps 
> this is more to do with "XkbLayout" [ "gb" in my case] than "XkbModel"? I'm 
> familiar with using xmodmap and xev to change the keyboard map, I use the 
> 'Windows' keys for custom keybindings.
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> these pages were informative:
> http://quasar.mathstat.uottawa.ca/~selinger/lifebook/oldkeyboard.html
> http://quasar.mathstat.uottawa.ca/~selinger/lifebook/index.html#keyboard
> Just thinking out loud again, really. ;-)
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> > HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1 # Warning: Setting this too high may fry old Monitors
> > VertRefresh 43.0 - 90.0 # May flicker.
> > Driver "svga"
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> > Of course you may know all this so please ignore my ramblings:)
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> TBH I go a bit blonde when it comes to hardware issues and previously I've 
> stuck to known compatible hardware, which does make life easier. Fortunately 
> I've had enough hardware donated that I should be able to sift through and 
> dump all the non-compatible hardware. Your suggestions are well appreciated.
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> > The HorizSync and VertRefresh are for a 14" monitor I have that work
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> cheers
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> tim hall
> http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
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Google serial number has worked sometimes. Post 1991 manufacture are 
more likely to be SVGA though the are no guarantees.

Robin