Re: Is there an Nvidia screen resolution fix for Gnome?

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:12:04 +0000, noi ance typed this message:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:38:44 +0100, Wolfgang Draxinger typed this
message:

noi ance wrote:

Has anyone found a fix for setting the screen resolution with the
nVidia drivers in Linux?

I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get Suse 10.3 with Gnome 2.20 to
display the 1680x1050@60 lcd screen resolution. It only works with
the DVI connection but when that's switched to a VGA connection the
resolution reverts to 1024x768@60.

The problem is not related to Gnome, it's just a X11/X.Org thing.
Probably the driver reads a wrong EDID from the monitor. Use the
"IgnoreEDID" option, to make the driver ignore any hardware detection.
Then hardset the resolution you want, eventually by supplying own
modelines.

Don't use SAX(2). IMHO this program creates the worst xorg.conf files I
can think of.

Wolfgang Draxinger

Wolfgang and other responders, thanks. I tried the "UseEDID" False but
that made it worse limiting the resolution to a max 640x480.

Nvidia-Settings for the 169.7 driver is nicer to work with than Sax2 but
once the DVI connector is removed it reverts to the CRT and again a
blank screen, ie, no signal.

Would setting DPI to 96 fix it? Can I otherwise force display device to
the LCD?

Looks like xorg knows it should be 1680x1050

Thanks for the pointers Wolfgang. I've have partial success using

Option "DPI" "139x115"

In the Monitor Section that gives me 1680x1050 but at only 50Hz not
60Hz. Good enough for not.


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