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I have an Alienware Area-51m 7700 laptop with nVidia GForce Go 6800 video card. The max resolution is supposed to be 1680x1050, but no matter what I try, I can't get greater than 1024x768. I am running RedHat 9 and XFree86. Here is my XFree86.config:
Code:
# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Generic Monitor, 1600x1200 @ 76 Hz"
DisplaySize 368 228
HorizSync 31.5 - 94.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 90.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "NVidia driver (generic)"
VideoRam 262144
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1600x1024" "1400x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
The only modes that X seems to recognize are the last three. I've installed the latest nVidia drivers from the website.
I think this is a refresh rate problem, because if I change the HorizSync and VertRefresh properties, the resolution actually goes down (800x600 for example). So I think I just have the wrong values for these properties, however, I don't know the tech specs for this LCD.
I've searched this forum for two days straight with no luck. Could someone please help?
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 0.0.2
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.6629
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 2.0.2
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.6629
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-6629 Wed Nov 3 13:14:07 PST 2004
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xb3004800 - 0xb30048ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xb3020000 - 0xb303ffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xb3005000 - 0xb3005fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xb3000000 - 0xb3003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xb3004000 - 0xb30047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xb0004000 - 0xb00043ff (0x400) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xb1000000 - 0xb1ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xb2000000 - 0xb2ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xb3010000 - 0xb301ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00004000 - 0x000040ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00004400 - 0x0000447f (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x000044c0 - 0x000044cf (0x10) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00004480 - 0x000044bf (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00003060 - 0x0000307f (0x20) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00003080 - 0x0000308f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00003040 - 0x0000305f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00003020 - 0x0000303f (0x20) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00003000 - 0x0000301f (0x20) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00001800 - 0x0000181f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xb3004800 - 0xb30048ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xb3020000 - 0xb303ffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xb3005000 - 0xb3005fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xb3000000 - 0xb3003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xb3004000 - 0xb30047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xb0004000 - 0xb00043ff (0x400) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xb1000000 - 0xb1ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xb2000000 - 0xb2ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xb3010000 - 0xb301ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00004000 - 0x000040ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00004400 - 0x0000447f (0x80) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x000044c0 - 0x000044cf (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00004480 - 0x000044bf (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00003060 - 0x0000307f (0x20) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00003080 - 0x0000308f (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00003040 - 0x0000305f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x00003020 - 0x0000303f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x00003000 - 0x0000301f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x00001800 - 0x0000181f (0x20) IX[B]
[30] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[31] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xC0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xB2000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce 6800 Go
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.41.02.26.02
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s): DFP-0
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device DFP-0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device DFP-0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device DFP-0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 400 MHz
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The user specified HorizSync "31.500-94.000" has been adjusted
(WW) NVIDIA(0): to "31.500-55.000" (the intersection with EDID-specified
(WW) NVIDIA(0): HorizSync "29.000-55.000")
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The user specified VertRefresh "50.000-90.000" has been
(WW) NVIDIA(0): adjusted to "50.000-60.000" (the intersection with
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified VertRefresh "0.000-60.000"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 31.50-55.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-60.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 400.00 MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x350" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "320x200" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "720x400" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "360x200" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "832x624" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "416x312" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1600x1200" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1600x1024" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1400x1050" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1400x1050" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1280x960" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1152x864" (no mode of this name)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x768" (width too large for virtual size)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8
(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device DFP-0:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 32.5 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 20.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 18.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
(**) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (368, 228) mm
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Probed monitor is 320x200 mm, using Displaysize 368x228 mm
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (70, 85)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 0 0 0xb1000000 - 0xb1ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[1] 0 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
[2] 0 0 0xb2000000 - 0xb2ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xb3004800 - 0xb30048ff (0x100) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xb3020000 - 0xb303ffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xb3005000 - 0xb3005fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xb3000000 - 0xb3003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xb3004000 - 0xb30047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xb0004000 - 0xb00043ff (0x400) MX[B]
[14] -1 0 0xb1000000 - 0xb1ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xb2000000 - 0xb2ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0xb3010000 - 0xb301ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[19] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[20] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[21] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00004000 - 0x000040ff (0x100) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00004400 - 0x0000447f (0x80) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x000044c0 - 0x000044cf (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00004480 - 0x000044bf (0x40) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x00003060 - 0x0000307f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x00003080 - 0x0000308f (0x10) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x00003040 - 0x0000305f (0x20) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x00003020 - 0x0000303f (0x20) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x00003000 - 0x0000301f (0x20) IX[B]
[32] -1 0 0x00001800 - 0x0000181f (0x20) IX[B]
[33] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[34] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved!
Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved!
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(**) Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "IMPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Mouse0: Buttons: 5
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Kernel Input Handler" (type: Other)
(II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
I had exactly the same problem and posted just a little earlier about it. Problem is: Vertical Refresh Rates as well as Horizontal Sync aren't probed right.
You just should add a modeline to your XF86Config / xorg.conf. There are some tools available (also online; just google a little) to calculate such a modeline.
Another problem might be that X reads out the EDID information of the display and is confused by the results. I just told the driver to ignore the EDID-information.
I'm currently using SuSE 9.2 and I'm quite satisfied. Everything works out of the box, and configuring X was a snap with YAST.
If all else fails try using the standard vesa driver instead of nvidia (last resort). You won't get any 3D or acceleration with vesa though but it should boot into 1680x1050 mode.
@tommy_vossy:
It is XFree 4.0 so modelines won't be necessary.
Anyway cboyd if you still can't get it to work try tommy_vossy's suggestion with the modelines.
(PS if you do find some modelines, add them into the Monitor section of your XF86Config.)
Notice how I tweaked my VertRefresh parameter slightly, to give it a little wiggle room. It originally had 60 - 60.
After installing the latest Xorg as per http://wiki.x.org/wiki/CvsPage (so that my video card would be properly detected), it worked fine at 1680x1050.
How foolish of me. I should have thought to try nVidia's driver... from their website. I changed my symbolic links back to the original X installation and it works. It discarded my old modeline because it probed for refresh rates and considered the modeline to be out of range (even though the modeline works with the other driver), but I got a new one. My xorg.conf is now as follows (pertinent bits only):
The "interlacing" of the video mode is, of course, undetectable on an LCD (if, indeed, it's interlacing at all). I also commented out the 'Load "dri"' line, as per nVidia's instructions, and now the 3D acceleration (DRI) works like a charm (this is a GeForce 6800 Go, PCI ID 10de:00c8, on a PCI Express board). The readme didn't explicitly mention this particular PCI ID in appendix a (supported chips), but it still seems to work.
cboyd, I have exactly the same problem with exactly the same notebook, I've installed Gentoo kernel is 2.6.10-gentoo-r7.
I've managed to get 1400x1050 and 1280x1024 display in X, but I am unable to get higher.
None of the suggestions in this thread have worked so far. I get an error when using UseEdidFreqs! "UseEdidFreqs" is not a valid keyword in this section.", again I've tried adding the modelines in manually and still have had no success :-(
Are you using the driver from nVidia (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html)? Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log (or whatever the equivalent is under Gentoo)?
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