Here is what sax2 created while in init 3 (kind of ugly) The old one is below it. Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 365 275 HorizSync 30-95 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "V95" Option "DPMS" VendorName "OPTIQUEST" VertRefresh 50-150 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection ----------- old one (as you can see i tried other methods/ experimenting but nothing work) I still can adjust the screen and use it live but when i reboot xorg doesn't adjust the screen according to the modelines below even though i was just using it a second ago no problem and well in my monitor horizontal and vertical sync range) Section "Monitor" # Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 365 275 HorizSync 30-95 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "V95" Option "DPMS" VendorName "OPTIQUEST" VertRefresh 50-150 # ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1376 1536 1740 1024 1025 1028 1080 +hsync +vsync UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1376 1536 1740 1024 1025 1028 1080 +hsync +vsync EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection