need 1280x1024 resolution, nvidia-auto-select thinks otherwise

Armedblade · 12-07-09, 08:33 PM

Attempts to set 1280x1024 via xorg.conf are ignored and looks like at the end of Xorg.0.log nvidia-auto-select is getting set. Anyway, despite what it says, the resulting res is always 1024x768 and I have to set 1280x1024 manually in nvidia settings after each reboot. I've done the preview option in nvidia-settings and pasted the data into my xorg.conf and still not having any luck. I'm wondering if its acting like this because of the inability to access EDID information.

monitor is Panasonic VIERA TCL37S1 HDTV

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder58)  Tue Oct 20 21:26:01 PDT 2009


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"

    # HorizSync source: xconfig, VertRefresh source: xconfig
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "CRT-1"
    HorizSync       15.0 - 110.0
    VertRefresh     48.0 - 120.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8800 GTS 512"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024_60 +0+0; 1280x1024 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
	Modes	   "1280x1024_60+0+0"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Thanks for any assistance.

Armedblade · 12-07-09, 09:29 PM

Finally figured it out. I feel somewhat guilty for blaming it all on nvidia-auto-select but then again its caused me enough hell anyway. I created a new user and had no issue with getting the resolution I wanted.

Going back to the old user home dir, I finally found a ~/.config/monitors.xml upon which I decided to rename the parent dir .config and voila no more problems.

Without searching I'm guessing this dir may be a local configuration repo for compiz? Anyway maybe someone else will benefit from my troubles.

12-07-09, 09:29 PM	#2
Armedblade Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 23	Re: need 1280x1024 resolution, nvidia-auto-select thinks otherwise Finally figured it out. I feel somewhat guilty for blaming it all on nvidia-auto-select but then again its caused me enough hell anyway. I created a new user and had no issue with getting the resolution I wanted. Going back to the old user home dir, I finally found a ~/.config/monitors.xml upon which I decided to rename the parent dir .config and voila no more problems. Without searching I'm guessing this dir may be a local configuration repo for compiz? Anyway maybe someone else will benefit from my troubles.