Graphics Administration Guide (July 2008)

Monitor section
The configuration file may have multiple Monitor sections. The Monitor section provides
information about the specifications of the monitor, monitor-specific Options, and
information about the video modes to use with the monitor. There must be at least one
Monitor section, for the monitor being used. A Monitor section is considered “active”
if it is referenced by an active Screen section. Monitor sections have the following
format:
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “MonitorID”
VendorName “Vname”
ModelName “Mname”
HorizSync horizsync-range
VertRefresh vertrefresh-range
DisplaySize width height
Option …
EndSection
The Identifier entry specifies the unique name for this monitor.
The VendorName is an optional entry and is used to specify the monitor's manufacturer.
The ModelName is an optional entry that is used to specify the monitor model.
HorizSync gives the range(s) of horizontal sync frequencies supported by the monitor.
horizsync-range may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of
values. A range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default the values are
in units of kHz. They may be specified in MHz or Hz if MHz or Hz is added to the end
of the line. The data given here is used by the X Server to determine if video modes are
within the specifications of the monitor. This information should be available in the
monitor's handbook. If this entry is omitted, a default range of 28-33 kHz is used.
Source: XF86Config man page.
VertRefresh gives the range(s) of vertical refresh frequencies supported by the monitor.
vertrefresh-range may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of
values. A range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default the values are
in units of Hz. They may be specified in MHz or kHz if MHz or kHz is added to the
end of the line. The data given here is used by the X Server to determine if video modes
are within the specifications of the monitor. This information should be available in
the monitor's handbook. If this entry is omitted, a default range of 43-72Hz is used.
Source: XF86Config man page.
DisplaySize is an optional entry which gives the width and height, in millimeters, of
the picture area of the monitor. If given these values are used to calculate the horizontal
and vertical pitch (DPI) of the screen. Source: XF86Config man page.
Device section
The configuration file may have multiple Device sections. There must be at least one,
for the video card being used. Device sections have the following format:
22 configuring X Server on HP-UX (OEM graphics cards)