Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756?

mlampard · 04-18-06, 11:25 AM

I've noticed that "FlatPanelProperties" is not used in the current driver, indeed, if I use the strings cmd on the driver binary it appears not to exist at all. Is there a work-around for modifying the scaling/dithering properties when using a DFP?

**zander** · 04-18-06, 11:35 AM

This is a known problem that should be resolved in a future driver release; for now, you can use `nvidia-settings` to adjust the flat panel scaling/dithering properties.

d13f00l · 04-19-06, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zander

This is a known problem that should be resolved in a future driver release; for now, you can use `nvidia-settings` to adjust the flat panel scaling/dithering properties.

That doesn't work at all, either.
If I switch to 640x480, and select centered or aspect scaled in nvidia-settings, it always just scales fullscreen. It worked fine in prior versions. Any ideas?

**zander** · 04-19-06, 07:36 AM

@d13f00l: to the best of my knowledge, that's not a general problem. Please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log file.

mlampard · 04-19-06, 09:18 AM

I'm afraid it doesnt work here, either. Using randr to switch resolution, the desktop is always scaled fullscreen, regardless of the config in nvidia-settings. Looking through the bugreports I've generated, the FlatpanelScaling attribute never changes from 3. Could this be an nvidia-settings bug, rather than a driver problem? bug report attached.

reet · 04-19-06, 09:31 AM

I can confirm the previous fiondings. FlatPanelProperties has no effect, neither does nvidia-settings.

netllama · 04-19-06, 02:28 PM

I've reproduced the nvidia-settings problem and opened bug 224480.

Thanks,
Lonni

d13f00l · 05-29-06, 05:13 AM

Oh, here's that thread I was looking for. Is there any update on this? Still doesn't seem to work in the latest release...

d13f00l · 06-11-06, 05:10 AM

What's going on with this bug?

**zander** · 06-11-06, 06:28 AM

The FlatpanelProperties X driver option will be available again in future NVIDIA Linux graphics drivers.

flai · 06-12-06, 11:04 AM

Same here ...

option doesn't work

**zander** · 06-12-06, 11:15 AM

@flai: that's a known problem, please see above; the 1.0-87xx NVIDIA Linux graphics driver releases do not recognize the FlatpanelProperties X configuration file option.

04-18-06, 11:25 AM	#1
mlampard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Australia Posts: 30	Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? I've noticed that "FlatPanelProperties" is not used in the current driver, indeed, if I use the strings cmd on the driver binary it appears not to exist at all. Is there a work-around for modifying the scaling/dithering properties when using a DFP?

04-18-06, 11:35 AM	#2
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? This is a known problem that should be resolved in a future driver release; for now, you can use `nvidia-settings` to adjust the flat panel scaling/dithering properties.

04-19-06, 07:36 AM	#4
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? @d13f00l: to the best of my knowledge, that's not a general problem. Please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log file.

04-19-06, 09:31 AM	#6
reet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? I can confirm the previous fiondings. FlatPanelProperties has no effect, neither does nvidia-settings.

04-19-06, 02:28 PM	#7
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? I've reproduced the nvidia-settings problem and opened bug 224480. Thanks, Lonni

05-29-06, 05:13 AM	#8
d13f00l Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 197	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? Oh, here's that thread I was looking for. Is there any update on this? Still doesn't seem to work in the latest release...

06-11-06, 05:10 AM	#9
d13f00l Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 197	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? What's going on with this bug?

06-11-06, 06:28 AM	#10
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? The FlatpanelProperties X driver option will be available again in future NVIDIA Linux graphics drivers.

06-12-06, 11:04 AM	#11
flai Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? Same here ... option doesn't work

06-12-06, 11:15 AM	#12
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Option "FlatPanelProperties" no longer exists in 8756? @flai: that's a known problem, please see above; the 1.0-87xx NVIDIA Linux graphics driver releases do not recognize the FlatpanelProperties X configuration file option.

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