Modifying the 158.18 inf file to get display resolutions such as 1280x960

[bmg]

One annoying thing about the Vista32 158.18 drivers is that some common display resolutions, such as 1280x960, are missing. The ";;MODEMOD" lines in the nv_disp.inf file would seem to indicate that 1280x960 is supported and should work, however, modifying or completely deleting the entire ";;MODEMOD" section seems to have no effect at all. When comparing the 158.18 inf file to inf files for drivers with working 1280x960, I found that the 158.18 inf file was missing the line for NV_Modes.

I deleted the ";;MODEMOD" section and put the NV_Modes line from the 101.70 drivers in it's place, right after the "RMCacheLoc" line. I did a driver uninstall and then installed the 158.18's using setup.exe. Like magic I now have 1280x960 working correctly. :)

Here's the section in the inf file after the mod.

HKR,, RMCacheLoc, %REG_DWORD%, 0

HKR,, NV_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "{*}S 640x480 1280x768 1280x800 1360x768 1920x1200=1;800x600 848x480 960x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536=3B;{191-19E,400-423}S 640x480x64 1280x768x64 1280x800x64 1360x768x64 1920x1200x64=1;800x600x64 848x480x64 960x600x64 1024x768x64 1152x864x64 1280x960x64 1280x1024x64 1600x1200x64 1920x1440x64 2048x1536x64=3B;"

[nv_ControlPanelSettings]

I've attached a zip with the modified inf file. Hopefully it'll solve the problem for others.

[sm0ke]

One annoying thing about the Vista32 158.18 drivers is that some common display resolutions, such as 1280x960, are missing. The ";;MODEMOD" lines in the nv_disp.inf file would seem to indicate that 1280x960 is supported and should work, however, modifying or completely deleting the entire ";;MODEMOD" section seems to have no effect at all. When comparing the 158.18 inf file to inf files for drivers with working 1280x960, I found that the 158.18 inf file was missing the line for NV_Modes.

I deleted the ";;MODEMOD" section and put the NV_Modes line from the 101.70 drivers in it's place, right after the "RMCacheLoc" line. I did a driver uninstall and then installed the 158.18's using setup.exe. Like magic I now have 1280x960 working correctly. :)

Here's the section in the inf file after the mod.

HKR,, RMCacheLoc, %REG_DWORD%, 0

HKR,, NV_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "{*}S 640x480 1280x768 1280x800 1360x768 1920x1200=1;800x600 848x480 960x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536=3B;{191-19E,400-423}S 640x480x64 1280x768x64 1280x800x64 1360x768x64 1920x1200x64=1;800x600x64 848x480x64 960x600x64 1024x768x64 1152x864x64 1280x960x64 1280x1024x64 1600x1200x64 1920x1440x64 2048x1536x64=3B;"

[nv_ControlPanelSettings]

I've attached a zip with the modified inf file. Hopefully it'll solve the problem for others.

worked like a charm, almost threw up after spending 10 minutes at 1600x1200@85.
back to 1600x1200@100

thanx man!
:captnkill:

[Jedi Dwight]

\o/

Thanks dude! I looked at the INF file and a previous INF and found they were pretty different. The new one is redone, so I had no frame of reference to logically patch it in myself after the apparent rem'ed out part didn't fix it. I was stuck at 1024x768, now I can actually try these new drivers at 1360x768. HL2: Lost Coast looks good so far on my 7900GT.

I should mention before when I loaded the driver I got the brand new 158.18 control panel. This time I got the classic Windows XP control panel, but it looks buggy.

[lumpyhed]

I now have 720p on my dell lcd thanks to you! :beer:

[Renocide]

I am wondering if someone could help me out here with trying to get 1440x900 on my ASUS G1 laptop. It's a 19x10 display but 1440x900 isn't an option in Vista for some reason.

I'm using Vista 32bit with the V7.15.11.0040 drivers found on the ASUS support website.

I see that the 1440 resolution isn't listed above and I can't seem to find the .inf file on my pc.


Can someone tell me if I can add 1440x900 to the above file and tell me where to find it on my laptop?

Thanks!

[rflair]

BMG thanks for the tip, modified the Vista x64 drivers 158.18 the same way and have all my resolutions back again.

[bmg]

BMG thanks for the tip, modified the Vista x64 drivers 158.18 the same way and have all my resolutions back again.

Sweet!

[8800gtsfan]

Does this restore 1280x1024, as it's been removed from the 158.18 Vista drivers.

Well it works on desktop but for some reason NHL 07 doesnt give me the option anymore?

[henrybravo]

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[ufek]

hey bmg, can you fix the inf for x64 vista too please? cuz i really need 1280x960.. i attached the original in the post.

thanks!

[AngelGraves13]

Someone should report this as a bug as well as the permissions fix to allow changing profiles and saving them.

[rflair]

Vista x64 modified,

HKR,, NV_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "{*}S 640x480 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1360x768 1920x1200=1;800x600 848x480 960x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536=3B;{191-19E,400-423}S 640x480x64 1280x768x64 1280x800x64 1280x960x64 1360x768x64 1920x1200x64=1;800x600x64 848x480x64 960x600x64 1024x768x64 1152x864x64 1280x1024x64 1600x1200x64 1920x1440x64 2048x1536x64=3B;"

[bmg]

hey bmg, can you fix the inf for x64 vista too please? cuz i really need 1280x960.. i attached the original in the post.

thanks!
Here you go.

Edit, probably the same as posted above.

[ufek]

yey it's working! rflair and bmg thank you very much ;)

cheers!

[MarcusTaz]

Thanks bro this helped me out bigtime... It seems the bloody driver performs better now!! Do not ask me how it just made many of my issues besides resolution go away....

[thunderhippo]

Thanks tons fella.
I was wondering where my beloved 1280X960 for my other monitor was...

[bmg]

Looks like the new whql version of the drivers already have this fix included.

[PhobMX]

I now have 720p on my dell lcd thanks to you! :beer:

you managed to make 1280x720 work?

If thats not the case, i tried myself to further modify the vista x64 inf file you posted to add 1280x720, replaced the original and installed as usual. It didnt work :( and this was with a vista x64 fresh install.

Please help me make 1280x720 work, i havent upgraded to vista just because of this and nvidia wont comment on the issue!

[PhobMX]

bump?