Debain - Screen Refesh Rate

[LoafOfBread34]

Hey,
I just downloaded and installed Debain 3.1 on my computer without ANY problems. I dont have exactly a standard system either! (64 Bit Proccessor, SATA Hard Drives, etc..)

Anyways, when I started Gnome up, it was a horrible 800x600 resolution. I was able to edit the /etc/X11/Xf86Config-4 file and add my desired resolution, 1280x1024.
My next problem was that my refesh rate is wrong. In the graphical display settings it lists my refesh rate as 76, but when I open up the OSD on my monitor, it lists it as 65. (I can also see the screen flickering.)

So, how can I repair this? Do I need to install my NVIDIA Geforce FX 5500 drivers to get that to work? Are there any NVIDIA drivers in the .bin form, because I want to get thiis system up and running tongith, and installing the Nvidia package from their site can take a while.

Thanks for your help in this issue.

[eerok]

If you have the manual for your monitor, look up the horizontal and vertical refresh rates and put them in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ... if you don't have the manual, you can likely get the specs off the net. Here's an example of what I mean:

Section "Monitor"
	...
	...
	HorizSync	nn-nn
	VertRefresh	nn-nn
EndSection

Where you fill the "nn"s with the rates for your monitor. With my monitor properly set, I get the 1280x1024@85 which is optimum for it according to specs.

[LoafOfBread34]

Thanks, ill try that out.