“Video configuration can be a complicated task. Whether you’re
using Windows or Linux, settings must be configured perfectly for
the best video resolution. Installing a video card is only half
the battle. Even if you’ve got the card working, you’ll want to
ensure you’ve maximized its capabilities.”
“We’ve taken a look at the information-gathering stage, and you
already have a working Linux installation. However, the display
just doesn’t seem right. After running startx, everything seems to
be okay, but after using your X Windows System awhile, you notice
that either your eyes have had a serious injection of caffeine or
your monitor is doing a two-step to Rammstien.”
“Well, more than likely, it’s just a poorly configured display
adapter. Hopefully, one of the many Linux configuration tools can
help you out. These “front-end” tools are simply applications that
write the XF86Config configuration file that is found in most
popular distributions in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 directory. This
file contains all of the configuration routines for your X Windows
Session, and if you know what you’re doing, it can be changed
manually.”
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