Incorrect resolution Hardy beta nvidia & 1680x1050 LCD
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) |
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xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg
Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 AMD64 on Core2Duo with all updates (as of 15/04/08 12.50pm).
Nvidia XFX 8500GT & Emprex 22" LCD.
Highest resolution available is 1280x1024 - should be 1680x1050. Trying to enable Compiz/Desktop Effects says nVidia driver is not loaded. Trying to enable driver in System>
nvidia-settings gives me this: 'You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.' However, running nvidia-xconfig and re-booting gives the same 640x480 Screens & Graphics chooser. The only way to get (temporarily acceptable) 1280x1024 is to start in safe mode and 'Try to automatically fix X'.
Probably a very similar issue to MANY others i've seen here and in the Ubuntu Hardy Heron Dev forums, but most places say that to report the issue is the best thing to do, to get a fix for it, so here it is. Any further info needed, please ask.
p.s. Opened this in the xorg section, as it seemed the most appropriate, although I may be wrong - if so, feel free to move this to the right place - thanks.
Please switch to 'nv' driver, and attach the Xorg.0.log from your system, and the output of 'xrandr -q'. Sounds like your monitor (never heard of Emprex before :) does not provide the necessary data so the driver can't probe proper settings.