Ok, here's something that I'm having a problem trying to figure out..
I got my NVidia drivers to work and I can see that 3D is enabled. However, all the fonts in my X session are big. No, going to the fonts session in Control Center doesn't fix it. I think its something with the nvidia drivers.

If I change my XF86config to read (in the Device section): Driver "nv"
and I restart my X session - I get fonts and windows that are proportial and not streched with a nice looking desktop. Obviosly 3D is disabled now.

However, If I canghe that line back to - Driver "nvidia"
3D is now enabled, but all the fonts are big and streched, and my desktop looks like **** mad.gif

Everything else on my XF86config seems to be ok, since I'm only changing the Driver line.

I remember getting this same behavior with my old Toshiba laptop, but I thought that was due to old drivers. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the NVidia drivers.

I had a similar problem with my monitor, but it's easily corrected. Just changed the refresh rate. By default, mine was set at 85Hz but changing the rate to 60Hz corrected the problem.

Hmm...I had the same problem and lowering the refresh rate did "fix" it. However, this is not a real fix in my opinion. I know personally that my LCD supports the refresh rate I set it to. It says so on the box and I have used this rate within Windows just fine. Any ideas what the real issue is and how to fix it? (By fix I mean set it to the refresh rate I want and still keep normal-sized fonts).

I don't know the technical specs, but I know Windows and Linux handle the screen differently. My best suggestion is to set the resolution and refresh to that which you used on Windows. I know when I set the refresh rate on Windows differently, the screen is distorted. I don't beleive it is a problem that can be corrected. If you must have it at the refresh rate you want, the only suggestion I can have is resizing the screen until it looks how you want it to. Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.

That's sort of the problem...I am setting the refresh rate and resolution to the one I use in Windows, and it's still failing. For a little more background, Windows doesn't even properly detect the right refresh rate for that resolution, so I have to force it. I confirmed from the display's OSD that it is using the correct one after forcing. In Linux, I have to turn on Xorg's IgnoreEDID option. Again, I confirmed the right horizontal and vertical refresh rate from my display's OSD to make sure it was applying the settings correctly. In Linux, I can either get the right rate and font problems, or be stuck at 60 Hz. Windows doesn't screw with everything else by forcing the correct refresh rate.

OK, I know you've probably already done this, but I'm putting it here anyway for general purpose. And if you haven't done this, then it's all good.

Download the latest drivers for your distro from:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html

Also, what is the model of your monitor again? I can find the latest drivers for it too, if there are any. Chances are there's an update for Linux.

And, make sure you've updated to the latest drivers for your nVidia card on Windows as well (just to compare results.)

My favorite resolution is 1024x768. On Windows and Linux, if I wanted it to display right, 60Hz was the way to go for me. Why would you want a higher refresh rate anyway? Higher refresh rates, for me at least, start to make my eyes hurt if I'm on my computer for 5+ hours. At 60Hz, it's comforatable for me. I can only assume that higher refresh rates are hard on the eyes, and lower ones tend to be easier on them. But again, this is just a theory. So, upgrade everything you can possibly think of that might effect the display. I'm thinking XServer when I say that.

But I've noticed I'm not really a lot of help to people, at least in any of the forums I've posted in. Maybe you should seek other help if this doesn't work out. I'll try my best to help though.

Though I have the same problem, it's actually with an ATI card. This problem seems to be specific to the X server and not to the video card.
Depends on if you are talking about a CRT or LCD. 60Hz is fine on an LCD, but painful on a CRT. The theory is way off, btw. Higher refresh rate (less flicker) is easier to look at. It's literally how fast the picture is repainted on your screen, so faster gives a better illusion of looking at a static object (or a moving one if you're playing a game or watching a movie).

I also had the problem with an ATI card (a crt monitor though). It was caused by my xorg.conf file not having the right modelines for my monitor, so you might want to check that out.

Yes, you should try that. That sounds like it may be the problem. Thanks Pheidon for helping him out.

I should have mentioned that I had already tried the Modeline generator here with the same results. Also, this modeline put me at an odd horizontal rate (not the same one I was using in windows). For more info, I am trying to put a 17" LCD to 1280x1024 @ 75Hz refresh.