OpenSUSE 12.2 resolution issue

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Hy guys,
I’ve just installed openSUSE 12.2, after the first restart the screen would stuck at the booting screen (wgere the logo of openSUSE appears and where the dots are moving.) and I read that it’s an nouveau driver problem. So , I installed the nvidia driver from the repository with YaST. Everything installed fine. The only problem is that in nvidia-settings ii can choose only one resolution value 1440x900, which is not good because its stretched for my 17" screen.
How can I add more resolution options like 1024x768 for example?

xrandr says:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1440 x 900, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS-0 connected 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 367mm x 230mm
   1440x900       60.0*+
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

xorg.conf says:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 304.64  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-01.nvidia.com)  Tue Oct 30 12:19:21 PDT 2012

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 304.64  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-01.nvidia.com)  Tue Oct 30 12:19:38 PDT 2012

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Seiko/Epson"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 75.0
    VertRefresh     60.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9600M GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "Stereo" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection
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See if any of these help:

https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/481006-screen-resolution-12-2-a.html

https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/480114-nvidia-geforce-gt425m-resolution-1280x1024-not-available-3.html#post2501279

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You can also use the xrandr to dynamically create/test/set the desired display resolution:

https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/477883-making-xrandr-settings-permanent.html

The desired modeline(s) can then be added to the Xorg config files, or within a script as mentioned in the thread.