> Anyone know of software (or other methods, I suppose) for determining the
> refresh rates that a monitor will like, given that documentation is not
> given?

I set up a dual-head arrangement; with the monitor I was trying to tune, as
the primary monitor. this way, xvidtune would affect that monitor.

start it up; launch xvidtune; move it to the 'stable' monitor; then push
buttons until things got better or worse. 

take the modeline that it generated; and put it in the XF86Config file.

I worked up a couple of modelines for some crappy NEC MultiSync 2a monitors
this way, one afternoon. I think I posted the modelines and my technique to
the TCLUG list.

there's a couple of web-tools which will give you basic modelines to start
from. (I don't have the URLs handy, sorry).

Carl Soderstrom
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