FC 8 KDE Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box. I have four other new Linux users that are having the same problem, and they very unhappy with Linux because of this. What is causing this problem ?? I use KDE and so does the other four new LInux users, and I can't update to FC 9 or 10 because KDE is so unstable.
Below is xorg.conf
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "single head configuration" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection
Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules" EndSection
Section "ServerFlags" Option "AIGLX" "on" EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5 VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0 ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1080 1176 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync Option "dpms" EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" EndSection
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Jim wrote:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5 VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0 ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1080 1176 1376 768 769 772 808
possible by changing to;
ModeLine "1024x768"
leaving out ' 94.5 1024 1080 1176 1376 768 769 772 808 '
i say possible, because i know it will lock a standard crt monitor. have never tried it on an lcd monitor. - -- peace out.
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On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 12:22 -0500, Jim wrote:
Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box.
What happens if you go into their personal preferences, and set a particular screen resolution in there?
Tim wrote:
On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 12:22 -0500, Jim wrote:
Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box.
What happens if you go into their personal preferences, and set a particular screen resolution in there?
As user , In KDE > Configure Desktop > Display the settings there are 1024x768 and never change
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Jim mickeyboa@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Tim wrote:
Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box.
What happens if you go into their personal preferences, and set a particular screen resolution in there?
As user , In KDE > Configure Desktop > Display the settings there are 1024x768 and never change
Try this command as regular user: $ krandrtray It puts an icon on the lower right icon tray. Click on it (blue-ish square) and select a resolution to change it on the fly. This icon shows the available resolutions your display can take.
Also execute as regular user 'xrandr', which also shows the resolutions your card takes. In my case it shows over two dozen possibilities even though my xorg.conf has no particular modeline in it.
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection
so the last obvious thing to consider is: does your display support the resolution to which you want to set it?
I have experienced the problem you described. Using the xorg comand from my previous email helped solved the problem with an nvidia card. problem. ~af
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Jim mickeyboa@sbcglobal.net wrote:
FC 8 KDE Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box. I have four other new Linux users that are having the same problem, and they very unhappy with Linux because of this. What is causing this problem ?? I use KDE and so does the other four new LInux users, and I can't update to FC 9 or 10 because KDE is so unstable.
Below is xorg.conf
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "single head configuration" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection
Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules" EndSection
Section "ServerFlags" Option "AIGLX" "on" EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5 VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0 ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1080 1176 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync Option "dpms" EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" EndSection
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Try creating an Xorg.conf from scratch (backup your existing config file):
Xorg -configure ...note the name and location of the new file Xorg -probeonly ...test the new config file
read xorg's man page or search the web a bit.
~af
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Jim mickeyboa@sbcglobal.net wrote:
FC 8 KDE Using the nv or nividia driver,the Video resolution keeps changing after I set it in system-config-display to 1024x768. It always changes to higher resolution after rebooting box. I have four other new Linux users that are having the same problem, and they very unhappy with Linux because of this. What is causing this problem ?? I use KDE and so does the other four new LInux users, and I can't update to FC 9 or 10 because KDE is so unstable.
Below is xorg.conf
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
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Hi Jim!
Well, first lets find out what is going on - execute:
tod@tod-desktop:/var/log$ cp Xorg.0.log /home/tod/Desktop/Xorg.0.log.txt
Of course you need to move to /var/log before you do this and use the actual name of your home directory to land the file on your desktop. I like to do it this way because it is convenient and kind of makes a snapshot of the log file as well.
Pull the resulting file into your favorite text editor. Note at the beginning of the file those things you will find at the beginning of the line in parenthesis. Be very watchful for "(WW)" and especially "(EE)". Also be looking for the word "not" (as in "not using"). The text editor environment is nice since you can use "find" and "find again" to search for these things as you need to and move around in the file efficiently.
Lets also have a look at your video hardware from the view of the pci buss. Execute (as ROOT):
root@tod-desktop:/var/log# lspci -v -v -x > /home/tod/Desktop/lspci.txt
Again making those changes necessary to your environment. Then again pull it in to your text editor. At the bottom of the file you will usually find the video adapter.
Probably you will find in the Xorg.0.log that it does not like the settings recommended in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and so chooses one that it does like. You may need to get the technical information on your video adapter and display to change your xorg.conf so that X can use it. Another possible way is to use a live CD (Knoppix, perhaps Fedora, Ubuntu, etc...) and see what they come up with for an xorg.conf that X likes! I have occasionally used critical portions (monitor, screen) of such a xorg.conf to modify one that was not working and had very good results.
Have a lot of fun!
Tod
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