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pacman87 01-02-2007 03:15 PM

slackware 11, resolution/refresh rates problems with nVidia GeForce 6200
 
I'm running Slackware 11.0 with 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:
Code:

# 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

I also have an integrated graphics processor as well, (intel i810) which is commented out of the file.

thanks for your help.

Wynd 01-02-2007 03:33 PM

Try running the command nvidia-settings and see if you can change it in there.

pacman87 01-02-2007 05:27 PM

the nvidia-settings window shows the correct list of refresh rates for each resolution, but the refresh list for 1280x960 only has 'auto' and '60 Hz'

i'm not sure if this matters, but the specs for my monitor lists the horizontal range as 30-70 kHz, and in winXP, my monitor says it's running at 72.2 kHz horiz and 72.1 Hz vert to get 1280x960 @ 72 Hz. i did change my xorg.conf to include the 72.2 kHz rate. i also used the
Code:

Option        "UseEDIDFreq" "false"
to try to prevent the driver from accessing the default range, but i don't really know what i'm doing here. (although you probably already knew that :) )


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