Resolution 1152x864 not possible

buugmenot · February 10, 2010, 4:34pm

Opensuse 11.2
HP Pavillion dv6610eg

I can’t change the resolution, I used sax2 to change to 1152x864 (XGA).
But if I want to change this in the control center under display, I just can choose 1024x768.

Maybe the xorg.conf is helpful:

# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2010-02-07T16:02:22+0100.
#
# Version: 8.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
  Option       "ZapWarning" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "dri"
  Load         "extmod"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  # Driver "kbd" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"' 
  # is set in "ServerFlags" section. 
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "de"
  Option       "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
  Option       "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  # Driver "mouse" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"' 
  # is set in "ServerFlags" section. 
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
  Option       "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
  DisplaySize  331 207
  HorizSync    30-62
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "SAMSUNG LCD MONITOR"
  Option       "DPMS"
  Option       "PreferredMode" "1152x864"
  VendorName   "SEC"
  VertRefresh  43-60
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "Device"
  BoardName    "GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M"
  Driver       "nvidia"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Screen       0
  VendorName   "NVIDIA"
EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  Option       "Clone" "off"
  Option       "Xinerama" "off"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
EndSection


Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
  Option       "Composite" "on"
EndSection

lOtz1009 · February 10, 2010, 4:36pm

Try to change it with

nvidia-settings

(run as root)

buugmenot · February 10, 2010, 4:54pm

There I can choose the resolution 1200x800, but I need 1152x864.
Even if I enter the entry under advanced it always changes automatically to 1200.

Can there something happen, if I change the resolution to a not supported?

buugmenot · February 13, 2010, 11:41am

If I chosse the 1200x800 the resolution is better, but not all fits on the screen, so I would have always to scroll.

Is there no solution?

buugmenot · February 14, 2010, 11:03am

Now I reduced the xorg.conf on this, but it is not better.

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M"
  Driver       "nvidia"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Screen       0
  VendorName   "NVIDIA"
EndSection

knurpht · February 14, 2010, 12:46pm

Remove/rename xorg.conf, it’s become obsolete. So in short:

Open a terminal window and do:


su -c 'init 3'
su -c 'mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.obsolete'
su -c 'init 5'

See what this does, get back here with results.

buugmenot · February 14, 2010, 3:52pm

Nothing happened, the resolution is still the same and I can’t choose another.
But I recognized, that before I log in in my account, that the login screen is in a better resolution.

susegebr · February 14, 2010, 5:14pm

Hello buugmenot

Look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Look for (**)NVIDIA(0) from there you can see how xorg and xorg.conf see you video card and monitor

Also all the possible screen modes.

if 1152x864 is not listed as possible you can only use
one off the others offerd.

Start KrandrTray click with right mouse key and you see all the modes possible.

buugmenot · February 14, 2010, 6:12pm

In the log there ist just 1200x800 and auto select mentioned.
So there is no possibility to use 1152x864?
What is the problem, the driver or opensuse?

susegebr · February 14, 2010, 10:37pm

Hello again buugmenot

First of all the resolutions in a nvidia card are baked in the bios on the card

I have a nvidia card but a newer beta driver
195.36.03 from ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/

KranrTray gives me more screen formats than x does
only use them for games ( seems a sort of magnify of the normal screen )

My card is a EVGA geforce 9500 gt 1gb mem HDTV 2DVI

VideoBIOS: 62.94.29.00.50

resolutions:

(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1920x1080”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1400x1050”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1280x1024”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1280x960”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1152x864”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “1024x768”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “800x600”
(II) Feb 14 13:01:48 NVIDIA(0): “640x480”

buugmenot · February 15, 2010, 6:00pm

I use GNOME is it possible to use this KranrTray on GNOME?
(I don’t want to install KDE)

buugmenot · February 16, 2010, 6:19pm

Now I tried 1280x800 again, then all fits on the screen, but I think it is a bit strange, all is a bit “compressed”.

Please look at this picture, what do you mean, is it OK?

pcanleitungen.verwalten.ch/other/reso.htm

susegebr · February 18, 2010, 5:51pm

the screen looks all right

just reorder all the icons in the desktop to where you think its all richt

in the meantime i found some information on your video card Notebookcheck: NVIDIA GeForce 7150M

a possible resolution is 1280x768 as i see the test results

try that as preferredmode

buugmenot · February 19, 2010, 3:59pm

I think the resolution is now OK, if the brightness problem could be solved it would be nice…