My monitor is an Hewlett Packard M70, it's decently old.

Monitor specs:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...cname=bph03695

Other info:
nVidia GeGorce fx 5600 with nVidia drivers installed
I'm using dropline gnome for my desktop environment


On windows, I use the resolution of 1280x960 at 70hz refresh, but I can't get into that on Linux, it will only show me options of 1280x1024@60hz and 1280x960@60hz. I have the correct horizontal and vertical refresh rates entered.



So, is there a way to force it into that resolution? Cause I know it can handle it, I use it every day. :/

Hello :-)
There is a way to force refresh rate .
In /etc/X11/xorg.conf under the section Device (where you have Driver "nvidia")
add the line: Option "UseEDIDFreq" "FALSE"

you can learn more in nvidia help file (located at /usr/doc/nvidia..)

You may also be able to force it on the "Modes" line of your configuration. I recall running into a similar problem with a certain nVidia driver back when I used an older CRT.

I think I did something like this:

(Where the frequency is added at the end of each resolution).

You may want to look at the nVidia readme form more info. I can't recall the exact syntax though. It could have been underscores or @.

I'm having a similar problem with Slackware 11.0. I have a Dell E773c monitor, which I run at 1280x960 @ 72Hz refresh in winXP. I've installed the nvidia driver and I am currently using it. I use KDE, and KRandRTray (screen resize and rotate) doesn't give me the 72 hz refresh option at 1280x960. It is showing my refresh rate as 51 hz, but pressing the "menu" button on my monitor says it's running at 59.9 Hz vertical and 59.9 kHz horizontal refresh. Also, using 1024x768, the same app gives the following refresh rates, which map to different refresh rates for my screen:

KRandRTray: actual: (V, Hz / H, kHz)
53 84.9 / 68.6
58 74.9 / 60.0
60 70.2 / 56.5
61 59.8 / 48.1
62 87.1 / 35.5

here's my xorg.conf file:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Fri Dec 15 10:12:14 PST 2006

#Section "Monitor"
# Identifier "Monitor1"
# VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
# ModelName "Monitor Model"
#EndSection
#Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "CacheLines" # <i>
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # <i>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
# Identifier "Card1"
# Driver "i810"
# VendorName "Intel Corporation"
# BoardName "82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
# BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
#EndSection
#Section "Screen"
# Identifier "Screen1"
# Device "Card1"
# Monitor "Monitor1"
# DefaultDepth 24
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 1
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 4
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 8
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 15
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 16
# EndSubSection
# SubSection "Display"
# Viewport 0 0
# Depth 24
# EndSubSection
#EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

# Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "xtrap"
Load "record"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

#DisplaySize 320 240 # mm
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "DELL"
ModelName "DELL E773c"
HorizSync 30.0 - 72.2
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"

### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]65
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
#Option "FPScale" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPTweak" # <i>
Identifier "Card0"
# Driver "nv"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "nologo" "1"
Option "UseEDIDFreq" "false"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6200"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960_72" "1280x960_60" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection