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I am using a Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 graphics card with the proprietary nvidia driver.
When I set the resolution to something different than 1600x1200 pixels, all icons and fonts look pixelated. I would like to use the native resolution of 1920x1080 of which the Nvidia X Server Settings dialogue says is the best resolution.
My xorg.conf lokks like:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
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"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 26.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 24.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GTX 470"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "1920x1080_60 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0; 1680x1050 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
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If your system is up to date, you should set up your xorg like this https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
If you followed the beginners guide to set up the xserver, that was for older versions of xorg. The new xorg is set up differently. It has different files under xorg.conf.d/
That is just something you could try. I am not really sure how to fix this. Also, you should make sure that you have the nvidia drivers installed correctly. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA
Hope that helps.
Last edited by Tux the penguin (2010-11-17 00:09:07)
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You should check the hardware to find the native resolution. The Nvidia X Server Settings dialogue could be wrong.
Also, any fuzziness could be due to fonts, sub-pixel hinting, etc.
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The xserver and the nvidia driver are installed correctly. I have been playing around with the dimensions (of the screen in milimeter) as they were not recognized correctly, but this does not change anything.
And the hinting does not change the appearance of any icons, but only the font, isn't it?
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As Proofrific already said, make sure your monitor is actually 1920x1080. Especially if you're using HDMI, the nvidia driver can make the mistake of detecting that as the native resolution.
This is in your xorg.conf at the end of the modeline section:
1680x1050 +0+0
have you tried that?
Last edited by thestinger (2010-11-17 23:25:52)
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No change with editing the ModeLine.
What is really strange, when I use a vga adapter, the image I get on the screen is completely fine with the same settings.
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