
1024x768@85 please
This is the first time I have used a Linux system with a display
manager -- that is, a program whose job it is to run X and log me in. I
have run the xserver-xfree86 configuration many times in an attempt to
persuade it that my monitor can handle a refresh rate over 70 Hz.
At 70
Hz I find the shimmering of the display uncomfortable.
Checking the file
/etc/X11/XFree86-4
it definitely appears to have changed. But how do
I restart X so that it takes notice of the
new configuration file?
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