Hardy Heron xorg.conf does not exploit my screens capabilities correctly

CoffeeKing!!! · 05-16-2008, 09:20 PM

Hi
Hardy heron is doing a poor job here. When I try to adjust from the system settings they won't actually change and the refresh rate is stuck at 50hz. Didn't have this problem with gutsy. I know there is a program to test what my screen is capable of - does anyone know the name? and can anyone guide me through configuring?

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

knudfl · 05-18-2008, 09:33 AM

The native refresh for a flatpanel is usually 60Hz.
So it's easy to add a line : 60-60
You don't have that complex section, but try to add this from Gutsy:
(If you don't have a Gutsy backup for xorg.conf)

Code:

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
    VendorName     "Generic"
    ModelName      "1024x768 @ 60 Hz"
    HorizSync       31.5 - 48.5
    VertRefresh     60.0 - 60.0
    ModeLine       "768x576" 50.0 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
    ModeLine       "768x576" 63.1 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

I could give you the 'xorg.conf' file, if you want it, but it will also
have to be edited because of different "mouse"
xorg.conf is important to backup before deleting an OS,
could be needed some day particularly in a debian based OS :
the good old tool 'xorgconfig' is missing in those.

knudfl · 05-18-2008, 01:55 PM

Another solution:
(root@user#)..sudo nvidia-settings
choose : X Server Display Configuration
and choose : 60Hz
and click 'Save to X Configuration File'
and now the '60-60' has changed to 60.0 and works fine.
Good luck !

CoffeeKing!!! · 05-21-2008, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Another solution:
root@user# nvidia-settings
choose : X Server Display Configuration
and choose : 60Hz
and click 'Save to X Configuration File'
and now the '60-60' has changed to 60.0 and works fine.
Good luck !

Thanks for replying to that. I thought no one ever would. I since downgraded to gutsy because of an insane amount of hard crashes with hardy.