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nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 package

Ubuntu 11.10 - unable to change screen resolution. Only 640x480 available.

Bug #913233 reported by jpv2 on 2012-01-07

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #772207: version 173.14.30 driver is buggy for NVidia GeForce FX series. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu 11.10
GeForce 5500
Dell LCD monitor with native resolution of 1280x1024

After installing NVidia proprietary drivers and restarting the system I expect to be able to choose screen resolution 1280x1024. Instead I'm stuck at 640x480. If I go to "NVdia settings" application I see following error:

"unable to load x server display configuration page: failed to query noscanout for screen 0".

I tried to manually add screen resolutions to /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but it didn't help. I'm attaching xorg log which shows some problems ("Unable to read EDID for display device CRT-0" and "No valid modes for "1280x1024"; removing.")

Similar bug was already reported for Lucid (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings-updates/+bug/539196) and I see that fix has been released, but Oneiric seems to be affected as well.

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jpv2 (jpv2) wrote on 2012-01-07:

Xorg log after manual adding screen resolutions into /etc/X11/xorg.conf Edit (15.5 KiB, text/plain)

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote on 2012-01-07:

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jpv2 (jpv2) wrote on 2012-01-08:

Not sure which package is the real culprit. I tried also different driver version (nvidia-173-updates, nvidia-96, nvidia-96-updates) with the same buggy effect. If I click the green icon "additional drivers" I have only options for 173 and 96. I dont have option "nvidia-current". The real culprit may be package that detects available monitor screen modes, but I have no idea which package it is.

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ubuntu → nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)

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jpv2 (jpv2) wrote on 2012-01-15:

Any progress on solution? Do you need more info on the bug?