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Hi, all

I heed to choose between Slackware and Red Hat distributions. I learned
that it could be dangeous to configue the monitor or video card when
installing X Windows. And my friend says that Red Hat has a program
which makes X windows installation easier and safer.

Any one help me answering this and please tell me how to install X
with danger (burning my monitor?)

Appreciate your help!

Lance

Chuck
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        The basic problem, is that the monitor has minimum and maximum
        tolerences, beyond which it either switches off, or starts
        smouldering. This is "always" a risk, but you can reduce the risk
        by finding the specs for your monitor, and calculating the timings
        that go into /etc/XF86Config.

        There is (currently) no hardware return path, for information from
        the monitor. The only source of information, is the "name" of the
        monitor, and the figures in the "manual". XF86_SVGA does help, by
        accepting certain "limiting parameters", and disqualifying mode
        lines that go outside, but YOU have to get those parameters in
        there.

        To calculate the actual timings, from the mode line numbers, read
        the following (which also lists other DOCS to read):

http://www.veryComputer.com/~gps/Raven/SSR01/ssr01_11_x11_conf.html

        Visually check that the timings you are about to try, match those
        in the monitors manual, and listen to the monitor. The higher
        frequencies do make higher pitch sounds, but you might be able to
        "hear" a problem (or decide that it would give you a headache
        anyway).

        The only problem with this approach, is that you do the checking,
        and you only have yourself to blame if it goes wrong.

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