---
name: "some_modes"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "videogen"
version: "0.32-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/some_modes/1x"
---

# some\_modes(1x)

generate common Modelines for XFree86 and fbset

## NAME

some\_modes - generate common Modelines for XFree86 and fbset

## SYNOPSIS

**some\_modes**

## DESCRIPTION

**some\_modes** is a wrapper for [videogen(1)](/videogen/1.md).

It interactively asks the user about their monitor parameters. Then it prints commonly-used mode lines for XFree86 and fbset.

### CONFIGURATION FILE

The file ~/.videogen is used to store the user's input between invocations.

### OPTIONS

None.

## SEE ALSO

[videogen(1)](/videogen/1.md),X(1), XF86Setup(1), [xvidtune(1)](/xvidtune/1.md), kvideogen(1), xf86cfg(1)

## AUTHOR

Szabolcs Rumi \<szrumi\_at\_axelero\_dot\_hu\>

## COPYING

GNU General Public License Version 2 (found in /usr/share/common-licenses on Debian systems)