3 Basic configuration

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It is recommended that you generate an XF86Config file using the `xf86config' program, which should produce a working high-resolution 8bpp configuration, although the modelines might need reshuffling for optimal screen refresh. You may want to include mode timings in the Monitor section that better fit your monitor (e.g 1152x900 modes).

In order to prevent stress on your monitor, it is recommended that you turn off your monitor during clock probing (X -probeonly), which also happens if you start the server with no Clocks line present in the Device section of the XF86Config. The following Clocks line can be used for the Hercules Stingray Pro using an ARK Logic clock generator (so there's no need to probe clocks for this card, just insert the following line in the Device section of the XF86Config file):

    Clocks 25.175 28.3 40 70 50 75 36 44.9
    Clocks 0 118 80 31.5 110 65 72 95
The higher frequencies have not been tested, there might be a mismatch in the 60-80 MHz range.

If are having driver-related problems that are not addressed by this document, you can try contacting the XFree86 team (the current driver maintainer can be reached at hhanemaa@cs.ruu.nl), or post in the Usenet newsgroup "comp.windows.x.i386unix".

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