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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 package

  1. Bug #91292
  2. Comment #29

Comment 29 for bug 91292

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TEN (launchpad-20-ten) wrote : Re: [nvidia-glx] Resolutions lost in Hardy too

There is still an issue in getting full resolution with nvidia-glx in Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron":

I found the following minimum entries (highlighted as most indented) need to be added to /etc/X11/xorg.conf as attached to be able to use 1920*1200 (WUXGA):

Section "Device"
        Driver "nvidia"
                Option "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck"
                Option "UseEdidFreqs" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Configured Monitor"
        Modeline "1920x1200_60.00" 154.0 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235 +Hsync -Vsync
                Option "DPMS"
EndSection

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20/+bug/111894 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20/+bug/94671 seem related as regards the resolution, but given the number of bugs reported regarding nvidia-glx, I am not sure which are the "primary" ones being worked on.

The DPMS entry does not seem to be present by default, preventing the monitor from ever going into power-saving mode, hence I also list it among the required additions, while not knowing exactly where to report its absence as a separate issue.