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otacon

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Resolution problem [solved]

when kde starts it only allows a max resolution of 640x480. That is a problem. My monitor can get up to 1280x1024 and I would like it on that setting.

GNU nano 2.0.9           File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf

nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder62)  Wed May 27 01:58:49 PDT 2009

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

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

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "auto"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
    Option         "ModeValidation" "NoEdidModes"
   Option         "UseEdid" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusId          "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "SLI" "Auto"
   SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

in the wiki it said if I add
Option         "ModeValidation" "NoEdidModes"
    Option         "UseEdid"        "false"

it would solve the problem but to no avail.

any suggestions?

GPUs
Two Sli Nvidia 8800 GS (yes apparently they are in sli mode at 640x480)

Last edited by otacon (2009-07-13 17:54:57)

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fh

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 31

Re: Resolution problem [solved]

Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"

Did you try that line after each depth, not just dept 24 ?

otacon

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Registered: 2008-06-29

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Re: Resolution problem [solved]

hold on I will try

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It did not work but I erased everything that I thought might not be necessary for x to run and I got this

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder62)  Wed May 27 01:58:49 P$

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    Option         "DPMS"
    EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusId          "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    Option         "SLI" "Auto"
   SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Now it works perfectly

Last edited by otacon (2009-07-13 17:53:44)

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astacha

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Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 27

Re: Resolution problem [solved]

I had the exact same issue,
I commented out a load of stuff from xorg.conf, and left the same sections as you did, and it now works just how I want it to.