resolution issue

[reggler]

Hi there,

I got a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT and it can do a higher resolution than 1280 x 1024. But KDE doesn't let me go higer, why not?
I also have enabled the 3rd party driver for the 3D capabilities.

What else do I need to do?

Thank you!
Ron

[oshunluvr]

Re: resolution issue

Correct your monitor settings

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

Correct your monitor settings

How/Where?

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

Have you tried through the nVidia Server Settings panel or through System Settings?

There is no "nVidia Server Settings"

[oshunluvr]

Re: resolution issue

Well, now we know the source of the problem.

Search this forum for How To's regarding installing the nVidia drivers.

[sithlord48]

Re: resolution issue

the nVidia server settings would not be located in system settings, it would be a program in your "k" menu. you can also manually run it (if your sure you have nvidia drivers and its not in the menu) w/ the command
[code=run in krunner (alt+f2)
kdesudo nvidia-settings
[/code]

you will be then prompted for your password, and be sure to save your settings to the xorg.conf file (there is a button for that). after you save you will have to reboot your machine. if you have the properitary drivers you can't use the display KCM in system settings to set your res (most of the time).

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

the nVidia server settings would not be located in system settings, it would be a program in your "k" menu. you can also manually run it (if your sure you have nvidia drivers and its not in the menu) w/ the command
[code=run in krunner (alt+f2)
kdesudo nvidia-settings
[/code]

you will be then prompted for your password, and be sure to save your settings to the xorg.conf file (there is a button for that). after you save you will have to reboot your machine. if you have the properitary drivers you can't use the display KCM in system settings to set your res (most of the time).

Oh yeah, there it is, when i start it I get this:
"You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server."
I went ahead and executed that and got following:

reg@reg-desktop:~$ sudo nvidia-xconfig
[sudo] password for reg: 

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

WARNING: No Layout specified, constructing implicit layout section using screen "Default Screen".


WARNING: Unable to find CorePointer in X configuration; attempting to add new CorePointer section.


WARNING: The CorePointer device was not specified explicitly in the layout; using the first mouse device.


WARNING: Unable to find CoreKeyboard in X configuration; attempting to add new CoreKeyboard section.


WARNING: The CoreKeyboard device was not specified explicitly in the layout; using the first keyboard device.

Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

reg@reg-desktop:~$

Executing it again gives me the same warning dialog box.
what's wrong here?
Thanks,
Ron

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

running the xconfig again, i now get:

reg@reg-desktop:~$ sudo nvidia-xconfig

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

reg@reg-desktop:~$

[dibl]

Re: resolution issue

Right. So, you reboot and what do you see?

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

Right. So, you reboot and what do you see?

I got a message that the xserver couldn't be started because of some reason and i clicked to run in low graphic mode for one session and to create new configuration and this dialog would come back so i hit cancel a few times and now it saysXsession:unable to launch " X session --- "" not found; faling back to default session and confirming this, brings me back to KDE.
If I launch the nvidia utility now, I don't get this warning dialog anymore. But here's no chance to change the resolution either, i only have 5 check boxes:
X Enable ToolTips
X Display Status Bar
X Slider Text Entries
[ ] Include X Display Name in the
Config File
X Show "Really Quit?" Dialog
and a button [ Save Current Configuration]

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

closing and re-launchjing it brings the warning box from above back again.... weird...

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

I don't understand what happened to your system but maybe it helps when I show what the nVidia X Server Settings should look like:
[img width=400 height=273]http://i.imgur.com/lZqM2.png[/img]
OK, this is a dual screen system but you select the screen in use and then select 'resolution' etc.

Hope this helps...

Sorry for only replying now but I got held-up with worj the whole time and couldn't take care of my resolution problems, hoooooooooooowever:
Okay,

that is rather interesting, cause mine looks like this:
[img width=400 height=198]http://content.wuala.com/contents/reggler/misc/snapshot2.png[/img]
Any clues what the problem is?
Thanks!
Ron

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

I would start with re-installing nvidia-current and nvidia-settings.

purged both of them, installed both but same difference, no change...

[oshunluvr]

Re: resolution issue

You're not giving us much to go on details wise but I doubt your nvidia driver is activated.

Read through /var/log/Xorg.0.log and see what driver is enabled. Open a terminal and type dkms status and post the response.

[reggler]

Re: resolution issue

You're not giving us much to go on details wise but I doubt your nvidia driver is activated.

Read through /var/log/Xorg.0.log and see what driver is enabled. Open a terminal and type dkms status and post the response.

Hold on, a reboot fixed things, resolution back to "normal" and all good now i think. Thanks for all your help!!!!