XFree86 vertical refresh rate.

[dep]

quoth M.W. Chang:

| Does the VESA display driver allows a vertical refresh rate higher
| than 60Hz? I tuned the first parameter to higher values, but there
| was no visible change at all.

the vesa stuff is a whole nother kleenex o' snot, because vesa stuff is 
written to a standard that is floated out there for hardware guys to 
write to also, so it's too ships that collide in the night (sinking 
with the loss of all aboard). vesa has some of the aspects of "well, 
nothing *else* worked," as well as the ability to conflict badly on 
some systems, with the kernel vesa stuff confounding xfree's vesa 
stuff, which already isn't always exactly hardware specific (strafing 
the lifeboats).

in short, if there's a way to use another driver, do it. or at least try 
it before resorting to the vesa stuff.
-- 
dep

Hippocratic oath: An ethical construct whose initial tenet, "first, do 
no harm," prohibits doctors from treating lawyers.