Screen Resolution

Qual · 03-21-2007, 01:23 PM

OK, here it is again the screen resolution problem with Nvidia drivers. I am new and this is gonna be from the beginning.

After installing nvidia drivers for Mandriva Free 2007 All I get is Res. 800x600.
If I replace the "Nvidia" with "Nv" again I can get higher resolutions, but of course no 3D.

I would appreciate ANY advice on what I could do. Thank You and here is my xorg.conf(the main sections pertaining to this).

Code:

Section "Module"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Sony"
    ModelName "Sony CPD-100VS"
    HorizSync 31.0-65.0
    VertRefresh 50.0-120.0

    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x675"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630

    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x675"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    VendorName "nVidia Corp."
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24

    SubSection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x
240"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

OK, it would be great to have to not switch between the to modes anymore for gaming and work.

SML · 03-23-2007, 02:32 AM

I am not a nvidia expert, but I do use the nvidia driver and have direct rendering running successfully.

This probably isn't the easy answer that you want to hear, however it is very easy just to use Slax and use the nvidia module provided and it works in a flash for most. And you get the added benefit of a distro running entirely from RAM if you use the copy2ram boot code. The benefit of this is that you dont wait for information to be read from the hard-drive on every minor occasion. RAM distros are certainly the way of the future unless you prefer a slow computer.

Other comments ..
-perhaps your kde monitor settings are over-riding your xorg.conf settings
-try removing all other resolutions from your xorg.conf and see what happens
-forget using nv as you said you want to be using nvidia. nv is just the xorg driver. you want the nvidia driver which is the special nvidia driver

Here is my xorg.conf for reference ...

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Fri Dec 15 10:13:06 PST 2006

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
EndSection

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

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "LG L204WT"
HorizSync 28.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce Go 7300"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1680x1050 +0+0; CRT: 800x600 +0+0; CRT: 640x480 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Junior Hacker · 03-23-2007, 04:40 AM

Maybe you made the same mistake I was doing. Check my post #29 to see if you're as un-swift as I.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=525989

Qual · 03-23-2007, 10:10 AM

OK, success.

I followed everything from all the forums on the internet, from frequencies to Options, but it all comes back to that Good old README file from the Nvidia drivers themselves.

It talks about "UseEDID" and that the other "IgnoreEDID" is now deprecated.

I added these lines INSTANTLY, without trying one or the other first to test, under my Device section...

Option "UseEDID" "FALSE"
Option "UseEDIDFreqs" "FALSE"
Option "UseEDIDDpi" "FALSE"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoEdidModes"

and rebooted with the higher resolution

Thanks for your help.