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#1 2011-05-01 05:16:44

logik
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Registered: 2011-05-01
Posts: 2

Can't set correct screen resolution

So I just installed ArchLinux, and I have been learning a bit.  I am using KDE and my GPUs are two GTS 450s, I decided to install the nvidia drivers, but no matter what I change in my xorg.conf file, I cannot get my screen to set beautifully to my monitors native resolution which is 1440 by 900, and I'm stuck at 640x480.  I have no clue what to do now, just kinda burnt out since I've been working a lot, I just need some help.  Also my monitor is a ViewSonic VA1703wb.

Here is my xorg.conf currently:

xorg.conf wrote:

  GNU nano 2.2.6                  File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf                                         

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

Section "InputDevice"

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 270.30  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-01.nvidia.com)  Fri Feb 25$


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

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

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

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    DisplaySize     365    228
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    DisplaySize     365    228
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1440x900"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

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#2 2011-05-01 06:39:07

stlarch
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From: hell
Registered: 2010-12-25
Posts: 1,265

Re: Can't set correct screen resolution

I don't know much about nvidia cards but what drivers did you install?

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#3 2011-05-01 09:22:17

karol
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Registered: 2009-05-06
Posts: 25,440

Re: Can't set correct screen resolution

Please use [ code ] tags when pasting code snippets https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

Have you run nvidia-settings?
Any errors in the logs?
What's the output of xrandr?

Last edited by karol (2011-05-01 09:24:28)

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