Luke Scharf <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You know the capabilities of your monitor, right? Yes, I do. > If so, there are a > bunch of "generic" monitors that you can select -- for instance, I often > pick "Generic CRT Display" and then the resolution you want. No, that's just the problem: I _can't_ select that, or any other monitor. If I could, my problem probably wouldn't exist. Here's what I had des- cribed: >> When I pressed 'configure' for the monitor, I was presented with a list >> of brands, and I could highlight a brand, Hitachi in my case. But the >> 'OK' button stayed grayed out, and double-clicking did nothing. The >> 'Cancel' button worked fine, but that's it. In fact, _none_ of the >> brands could actually be selected: for every one the 'OK' button was >> grayed out. >> >> After a second re-boot I invoked 'system-config-display' from the com- >> mand line, and found the video card selected as above, but again could >> select no monitor brand, just as above. The monitor stayed an 'Un- >> known', which is probably why the rsolution choices stayed at 640x480 >> or 800x600, and the color at 256 colors. Troy Dawson's suggestion, and my reply, were: >> You can try 'Generic CRT Display' if this is a normal monitor, or >> 'Generic LCD Display' if it is a flat panel. > > Couldn't select 'Generic CRT Display' either; I tried. > If you > want to run a higher refresh rate then the default, then you might need > to tweak it a bit -- I'll often pick "monitor 1600x1200" and then run it > at "1280x1024" so that it runs at a higher refresh rate. This was also Troy's suggestion, which I couldn't follow for the above reason: NO monitor, including 'Generic CRT Display', was selectable. > Also, most LCDs run best at a 60hz refresh rate, so they have a seperate > (but similar) section for LCDs. The Hitachi CM812 monitor is a CRT. Luke, thanks for the attempted help, but the problem seems to be more basic and deep-seated than what your and Troy's suggestions can address. I'm still clueless about how to get around this problem. - Dushan