I just installed OpenSuse 11.2 and my display resolution tops out at 800x600.
Konqueror show I have a nvidia Geforce2 Ti video card installed capable of at least 1280x1024.
How do I fix this?
thanks
Mike
This could be tricky to get a proprietary nVidia driver that works. From the GeForce2 wiki I note this:
nVidia has ceased driver support for GeForce 2 GTS, GeForce 2 Pro, GeForce 2 Ti, GeForce 2 Ultra, GeForce 2 MX and GeForce 2 MX x00 series.
From the nVidia web site I note this:
What’s a legacy driver?
where at the bottom it has this:
The 1.0-71xx driver supports the following set of GPUs:
GeForce2 Ti 0x0151
When I go to the nVidia web site I get this:
Unix Drivers Portal Page
which does not mention a 1.0-71xx driver .
If I go to the nVidia archive:
Linux Display Driver Archive
and I note the 1.0-71xx driver date back to March2005 !
Linux Display Driver - IA32
Version: 1.0-7174
Operating System: Linux IA32
Release Date: March 31, 2005
Linux Display Driver - IA32
Version: 1.0-7167
Operating System: Linux IA32
Release Date: March 11, 2005
I looked at the Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series): 173.14.25, but I would not be very confident of its functionality as the GeForce Ti is NOT listed there in the supported product link.
I looked at the Latest Legacy GPU version (71.86.xx series): 71.86.13driver but in the supported productsI see the GeForce 3 Ti but NOT the GeForce 2 Ti.
Your best bet is likely the Latest Legacy GPU version (96.43.xx series): 96.43.16 because I note under the supported products support for the GeForce 2 series: Ti 200, Ti 500, GeForce3.
Hence go for the 96.43.16 driver.
You may also find it useful to brush up on some openSource graphic card theory: (post#3 in particular) but in the end those are not likely the best driver for you and the 96.43.16 may be what you need.
The Link caf4926 provided may help, but you need to be very careful as the 1click install could install the WRONG driver. And if you install via the repository method you need to be certain you pick the correct rpm.
I prefer the hard way (which is NOT hard) which allows you to pick and choose the EXACT driver you need, but each to their own.
Good luck.
OK - my display will now do 1280x1024 and as far as I can tell that’s what it’s set to but all the dialogs are still really large. I found where I can make the desktop icons smaller. What do I use to make dialogs & application windows take up less space. I’m new to this linux stuff. Trying to abandon all MS.
It still appears that my desktop is in 800x600…
what to do?
I lied. cripes I just don’t know my way around in this very well yet. I found a panel that indicated my “monitor” would do 1280x1024 but the display is still set to 800x600. Guess I need to pursue the legacy nvidia driver…
I do not understand. Your display is 1280x134, but your desktop is 800x600?
What graphic driver are you using?
Do you have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? … and if so, what application did you use to generate the file ? Are both your graphic card and your monitor capable of the 1280x1024 resolution ? What is the output of running in a terminal: xrandr
Same questions as before …
What graphic driver are you using?
Do you have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? … and if so, what application did you use to generate the file ? Are both your graphic card and your monitor capable of the 1280x1024 resolution ? What is the output of running in a terminal: xrandr
I installed nvidia drivers using yast and ended up only being able to boot to a terminal window. So I rebooted in failsafe mode and the display came up @ 1280x1024. I went to install software and deleted the nvidia X server and now Install sofftware doesn’t load.
here’s output of randr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1280x1024 60.0*
1280x960 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.0 56.0
640x512 60.0
640x480 60.0
512x384 60.0
400x300 60.0 56.0
320x240 60.0
>> So I now have the resolution I needed but the OS is busted a bit.
>>do not understand. Your display is 1280x134,
>>but your desktop is 800x600?
Yes, I could go into “Configure Desktop” and see that the highest my res would go is 800x600. But then I could go into “Card & Monitor properties” and see that I had an NVidia GeForce2 Ti card with resolution to 1280x1024
>>What graphic driver are you using?
Vidia GeForce2 Ti
>>Do you have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? … and if so, what application did you use to generate the file ? Are both your graphic card and your monitor capable of the 1280x1024 resolution
I do have an xorg.conf file. I ran nvidia-config and got an error “Error parsing line in X.org” that’s when I got stuck in a terminal and had to reboot in “failsafe”
? What is the output of running in a terminal: xrandr
>>What graphic driver are you using?
Vidia GeForce2 Ti (oops, well that’s the card)
My install software doesn’t work any more so I can’t tell what driver I’m using. (I think I get that from “install Software” right?
su terminal do
hwinfo --gfxcard
post result
What does your install software have to do with determining what driver is in use?
Please, my apologies if this is something you know already, but I believe you could benefit by reading this…
openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users - openSUSE Forums … especially read the nVidia section.
Also, to tell what graphic driver is in use, please read this:
How to check what graphic driver is in use
This command will list your internal hardware and drivers loaded
/sbin/lspci -nnk
However, some graphics card drivers are not displayed here, and you can use
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
to display your entire xorg log, which will show what driver was loaded (in your case vesa, nv, or vesa for example). This command can be refined to show you just the driver information, as outlined here:
Your package manager (zypper or YaST softwre installer) will show you what packages you have installed (but not what driver is actually in use).
OK. I tried to “repair” it but that didn’t work so I re-installed and I’m back where I was before trying different nvidia drivers.
My SaX2: X11 Configuration dialog indicates I have an NVidia GeForce2 Ti video card with monitor VESA 1280x1024@60HZ
My Configure Desktop-Display monitor resolution tops out at 800x600
I can’t find any nvidia drivers installed
I followed the directions @ Nvidia Installer HOWTO for SUSE LINUX users (They’re for 11.1 and I have 11.2)
The repository is visible within Yas2
I assume you checked to see what driver was installed based on guidance given here: How to check what graphic driver is installed where in essence you can tell by looking inside the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
If that is the case, did you use the knowledge imparted here openSUSE Forums - View Single Post - openSUSE nVidia Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users to try the “nv” graphic driver? You do that NOT from X window, but by booting to run level 3 (ie direct to a full screen text mode). Do NOT do this from X window. I repeat, do NOT!
The link I gave provided guidance how to do that, but in essence you reboot and just press “3” at the first grub/boots splash menu where you can choose a normal boot or a fail safe boot. Login as a regular user at the full screen text login, and then type ‘su’ to get root permissions (enter root password when prompted) and then in order
- backup you /etc/X11/xorg.conf with
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.vesa.backup
- run sax2 to configure for the nvidia open source driver with:
sax2 -r -m 0=nv
where that is zero equals nv. Then if it appeared it may have worked, restart after completing with “shutdown -r now”. I’m also assuming your PC has only one graphic device. If it has more than one graphic device then you MUST tell us.
.
and if that sax2 does not work, just copy your backed up /etc/X11/xorg.conf.vesa.backup file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and reboot.
And finally, if the “nv” driver does not work we will walk you through, step by step, how to install the nVidia 96.43.16 driver “the hardway” (which is not hard).
How do you know you grabbed the right driver that way? Are you certain you got the correct driver? You can NOT just grab any nVidia proprietary driver version.
This is what I have for video:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV15DDR [GeForce2 Ti] [10de:0151] (rev a4)
I know that. You have told us that many times.
That is your hardware. That is NOT the graphic driver! The graphic driver is the software that is needed to make your hardware work with desktop software.
I’m trying to help, but you are not following my suggestions. I think I’m wasting your time, and so if I am wasting your time then please advise, and I will leave this thread. I can not help you if you continue to ignore my suggestions and continue to ignore the Links I provided.
I’m really sorry. I am trying to follow your instructions. I just went back and read all the stuff you mentioned.
Nothing is installed.
I’ll go back and re-read all previous info and see what else I’ve missed
Here is something you asked for earlier(hwinfo):
23: PCI(AGP) 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_151
Unique ID: VCu0.iik6572GaY6
Parent ID: vSkL.K3WJKbXW3V7
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: “Micro-Star International Creative 3D Blaster Geforce2 Titanium”
Vendor: pci 0x10de “nVidia Corporation”
Device: pci 0x0151 “GeForce2 Ti”
SubVendor: pci 0x1462 “Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.”
SubDevice: pci 0x5506 “Creative 3D Blaster Geforce2 Titanium”
Revision: 0xa4
Memory Range: 0xd6000000-0xd6ffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xd8000000-0xdfffffff (rw,prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xd7ff0000-0xd7ffffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 11 (no events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: “pci:v000010DEd00000151sv00001462sd00005506bc03sc00i00”
Driver Info #0:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: nv
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #11 (PCI bridge)
Primary display adapter: #23