nvidia settings in KDE

[SVwander]

Slowly I am learning to navigate my way through KDE but progress is being hampered by the refresh rate while using KDE. I have downloaded the drivers and they function without too many problems while in Gnome but I cannot seem to change the refresh rate from an eye killing 60 hz . . . in Gnome I run 85 hz which is a little more comfortable. How do I change the refresh rate in KDE?
tm

[dibl]

Re: nvidia settings in KDE

Assuming you have Nvidia driver installed, run the Nvidia X Server Settings utility (inexplicably installed under your KMenu>System menu). The second item on the utility's menu is X Server Display Configuration, and this has a monitor resolution settings selector.

If you're running the "nv" Ubuntu driver, then you can go to Kmenu>System Settings>Monitor & Display, and change the monitor resolution and refresh rate (all within your monitor's capabilities, of course).

Good luck!

[SVwander]

Re: nvidia settings in KDE

Assuming you have Nvidia driver installed, run the Nvidia X Server Settings utility (inexplicably installed under your KMenu>System menu). The second item on the utility's menu is X Server Display Configuration, and this has a monitor resolution settings selector.

If you're running the "nv" Ubuntu driver, then you can go to Kmenu>System Settings>Monitor & Display, and change the monitor resolution and refresh rate (all within your monitor's capabilities, of course).

Thank you for taking the time to help but I have run into problems. The Nvidia drivers are installed and I can access them through kmenu/system/Nvidia . I believe I have carefully looked through the Utility section but find no reference to X server display configuration (there is such an item in Nvidia under Kmenu/System/Nvidia but I cannot see how to change the refresh rate.

Kmen/system/settings/monitor & display only allows a 60 hz setting.

Tm

Good luck!

[dibl]

Re: nvidia settings in KDE

Dude, you must have a major headache by now!

OK, I have only one more idea before you get turned over the gurus....

If you can open your xorg.conf file with an editor (I like Kate), in the "Screen" stanza, under the "Display" subsection, the first resolution and refresh setting that it shows is the one that comes up on starting your XServer desktop. So, you want to edit that subsection to take the resolution and refresh combination that you would LIKE to have, and move it to the first position. I say "MOVE", not "COPY". Here is an example from my system, in which I want 1600x1200@85Hz:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GeNvidia 7900GS"
Monitor "SyncMaster 1100"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200@85" "1280x1024@85" "1280x960@85" "1280x960@75" "1280x960@60" "1400x1050@60" "1280x1024@75" "1400x1050@75" "1280x854" "1600x1200@65" "1152x768@54" "1600x1200@60" "1152x864@75" "1600x1200@75" "1024x768@43" "1600x1200@70" "1024x768@60" "1280x1024@60" "1024x768@70" "1792x1344@75" "1024x768@75" "1792x1344@60" "1024x768@85" "1856x1392@60" "832x624@75" "1856x1392@75" "800x600@60" "1920x1440@60" "800x600@85" "1920x1440@75" "800x600@75" "2048x1536@60" "800x600@72" "2048x1536@75" "800x600@56" "640x480@85" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Let us know how you fare!