Using Setmon To Configure The Monitor - HP c3700 - Workstation Administration Manual

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Chapter 3
The Modify Default Visual menu item lets you set the default visuals,
depth and resolution on a graphics device. It lets you identify which of
these should be the default settings.
The Modify Screens Options item contains options that are specific to
each graphics device. This list might be different for cards depending on
the capabilities of each card.
Grayed out screen icons represent screens that have not been configured
for use by the X Server. You can select these grayed out icons and choose
the Add Screen to Configuration menu item to add screens to the
configuration file. HP Visualize graphics devices are added to the
X*screens file and other HP graphics devices are added to the
XF86Config file.
More information on configuration of the X Server and each of the above
actions can be obtained from SAMs on-line Help.

using setmon to configure the monitor

setmon is a configuration tool used to change the monitor settings for a
monitor attached to a graphics device. This tool permits you to change
the monitor's refresh rate, frame buffer resolution, and frame buffer
memory configuration (e.g., Stereo, Double Buffer), when the device
supports multiple options. To change the monitor type, the setmon
command can be executed directly or done through SAM.
The setmon executable is located at
/opt/graphics/common/bin/setmon. Under SAM this component is
located under the top-level "Display" folder, next to the "X Server
Configuration" icon.
Changing the monitor type while the X Server is running will necessitate
killing and restarting the X Server. In order to change the monitor
settings, the X Server needs to be running on the device specified. For
these graphics cards, it may not be possible to test some of the monitor
settings before making the change permanent.
configuring X Windows on HP-UX (other graphics cards)
using SAM to configure X Windows
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