Hey pretty new to linux , i use my LG 32" lcd widescren TV as my monitor , in windows its great but in linux the lettering at the setup and alos when installed is SO small i can barly even see it , is there some place i can change the settings ? also its using a HDtoDVI cable , should i switch that to normap VGA cable ? i installed it on my wifes PC and that is a 17" monitor and it uses a DVI cable and that resolution is fine , "/ kinda need some help on what to do
also i have a Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT #D accel wont work for it is there a way to fix this ?
Any help would really be sweet , thanks in advance
If you’re ready to rollup your sleeves, you might be able to make it work.
I think the best thing you can do is download the nvidia driver for linux in the nvidia site. There is a howto on how to install the driver in that site. There are lots of thread regarding the installation of the driver in this forum if you do a search. When you’re stack please do post again here with your query and some members might notice it and assist you.
I’ve been messing with a 32" Phillips LCD TV + laptop, with some interesting results. The TV is connected to the laptop’s VGA output, haven’t tested the hdmi input yet.
I’m still learning, but I’ve some suggestions you may want to try. Also in your case it’ll probably be easier as/if you are using only one display (it’s not a laptop, is it?).
Backup your last xorg.conf before starting. You’ve been warned.
I had this small font problem once, when I chose incompatible resolutions and frequency both for the TV and the laptop LCD. Before the font size was acceptable, and if memory serves I had only to reboot the system to get back the normal fonts.
Anyway, after screwing royally with the myriad combinations (twinview or xinerama, clone, side-by-side or stacked mode, etc.), I ended up using sax to write a brand new xorg.conf and the using only nvidia-settings to activate the second display. There seem to be conflicts if you alternate between yast (sax2) and nvidia-settings to configure video, so stick to one.
If using the VGA input, check your TV manual for the supported and the native resolutions. Native will be something like 1360 x 768 (if not full HD) and frequency (99% of the time it will be 60 Hz).
If using the HDMI input check the # of lines available, and use the one nearest to the LCD’s native # of lines.
Start configuring your display with a “safe” res/freq, say 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz, so when you change it if it’s not supported nvidia-settings will revert to the previous “safe” setting if you don’t confirm it.
Make a note of your display settings that are OK in windows, try using them (res/freq/color depth) in suse. Note that changing color depth may require to restart X.
If you’re lucky enough your TV will have been correctly recognized by the hardware detection and the same settings will be available. Otherwise you may try to chose another LCD model in Yast (probably the generic LCD) that have matching settings. DO NOT use high frequencies, stick to 60Hz. LCD TVs should reject higher freq signals, but you may get unlucky.
If your native resolution doesn’t work try using the one nearest to the HDMI # of lines. For example, in my TV:
Native res: 1366 x 768 (widescreen, obviously)
HDMI 720p, 1080i, 1080p, pc entry up to WUXGA (the 1080 lines modes are rescaled to 768, I understand)
Tested resolutions (from memory):
1024 x 768 @60Hz or 75Hz: works, image squashed
1280 x 768: should work, but reports signal not supported. The video card only allows 57Hz frequency at this resolution, so this may be the problem.
1280 x 720 @60Hz: woks nicely, correct aspect ratio, but only in Vista. In nvidia-settings I don’t have this option.
You can get some valuable info with the xrandr command. See man xrandr. Some good info here also: Xorg RandR 1.2 - ThinkWiki
You can even use xrandr to change resolution, etc, but I haven’t tried it yet, don’t know if reverting to the previous setting is as easy as with nvidia-settings.
That’s all I can remember right now. Hope it helps.