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    Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

    I tried to update my Nvidia driver to the latest version. I downloaded and installed per Nvidia's instructions which even went into great detail on how to modify the xorg.conf file. All went well until I rebooted. The text and icons are so large that they all will not fit on my desktop's screen. I have to scroll the view from left to right and up and down to see the entire desktop.

    I can barely type this message because the text is so large that only a few words will fit on the screen. I tried changing screen resolutions but nothing actually changed. My xorg.conf file is below.

    Please help if you can. Thanks!






    # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
    #
    # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
    # values from the debconf database.
    #
    # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
    # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
    #
    # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
    # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
    # package.
    #
    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
    # again, run the following command:
    # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

    Section "Files"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
    Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
    # path to defoma fonts
    Fontpath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
    EndSection

    Section "Module"
    Load "i2c"
    Load "bitmap"
    Load "ddc"
    Load "extmod"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "int10"
    Load "vbe"
    Load "glx"
    Load "v4l"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "CoreKeyboard"
    Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Configured Mouse"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "CorePointer"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Driver "wacom"
    Identifier "stylus"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option "Type" "stylus"
    Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Driver "wacom"
    Identifier "eraser"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option "Type" "eraser"
    Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Driver "wacom"
    Identifier "cursor"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option "Type" "cursor"
    Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Generic Video Card"
    Boardname "RIVA TNT2"
    Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Screen 0
    Vendorname "RIVA"
    EndSection

    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Generic Monitor"
    Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
    Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
    modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
    Gamma 1.19
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Device "Generic Video Card"
    Monitor "Generic Monitor"
    Defaultdepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Virtual 640 480
    Modes "640x480@60"
    EndSubSection
    EndSection

    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Default Layout"
    screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
    Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
    Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
    Inputdevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
    Inputdevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
    Inputdevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
    EndSection

    Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
    EndSection
    Section "ServerFlags"
    EndSection

    Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Disable"
    EndSection
    sudo make me rich<br /><br />Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10<br />KDE 3.5<br />Compaq Presario 5000<br />Intel Celeron 1.2 Ghz<br />512 Ram, Riva TNT2 Video Card<br />All the above hardware is 7 year old junk but<br />Linux runs great on it.&nbsp; :&gt<br />Ham Radio Rules
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    #2
    Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

    Try using the 'backup' copy of your xorg.conf file.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

      I'm no expert but I've had this before.
      What you can do is boot into safe mode, the second boot optiion, or start a terminal, then enter

      dpkg-reconfigure xserver.xorg

      Then accept all default settings by pressing enter. At the end you have a working xorg.conf again.

      To install the nvidia driver I used eny:
      http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

      It installs the video driver painlessly..
      Hope this helps.
      Greetings from Groningen Netherlands
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        #4
        Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

        It's also pretty clear that you're using 640x480 as your resolution. It says it right there in your xorg.conf file twice. Try changing those lines to 1024x768 or better, then restart.
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          #5
          Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

          You were spot on! I did not see the second entry of 680 x 420 under "Screen" in the xorg.conf file. Good catch!

          That solved the resolution problem but I still am not using the newest Nvidia driver which was my reason for doing this exercise in the first place. The Nvidia instructions tell me to change "nv" to "nvidia" in the "Device" section (see below). Doing this makes the entire screen revert back to the 680 x 420 resolution even though my monitor and screen settings in the xorg.conf file specifiy a much higher resolution.

          I'll give the Envy link a try. Hopefully that will solve that particular issue.

          Section "Device"
          Identifier "Generic Video Card"
          Boardname "RIVA TNT2"
          Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
          Driver "nvidia"
          Screen 0
          Vendorname "RIVA"
          EndSection


          sudo make me rich<br /><br />Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10<br />KDE 3.5<br />Compaq Presario 5000<br />Intel Celeron 1.2 Ghz<br />512 Ram, Riva TNT2 Video Card<br />All the above hardware is 7 year old junk but<br />Linux runs great on it.&nbsp; :&gt<br />Ham Radio Rules
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            #6
            Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

            Okay...maybe I spoke too soon. I used my backup copy of the xorg.conf file to get everything back to "normal" then used Envy to install the Nvidia driver and to reconfigure the xorg.conf file. Now, the actual sizes of the icons and fonts are okay and the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 but I still have to scroll left, right, up, and down to see the entire screen.

            All I have to do is get my cursor close to one of the edges of my screen and the screen will shift in that direction. This is almost like an "effect" instead of a "defect". Could this have something to do with Beryl which I have installed but have never been able to make it run - at all.

            Below is a copy of my xorg.conf file after the Envy install.

            All help is appreciated.

            M

            # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
            #
            # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
            # values from the debconf database.
            #
            # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
            # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
            #
            # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
            # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
            # package.
            #
            # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
            # again, run the following command:
            # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

            Section "Files"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
            Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
            # path to defoma fonts
            Fontpath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
            EndSection

            Section "Module"
            Load "i2c"
            Load "bitmap"
            Load "ddc"
            Load "extmod"
            Load "freetype"
            Load "int10"
            Load "vbe"
            Load "glx"
            Load "v4l"
            Load "dri"
            Load "GLcore"
            EndSection

            Section "InputDevice"
            Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
            Driver "kbd"
            Option "CoreKeyboard"
            Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
            Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
            Option "XkbLayout" "us"
            EndSection

            Section "InputDevice"
            Identifier "Configured Mouse"
            Driver "mouse"
            Option "CorePointer"
            Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
            Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
            Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
            Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
            EndSection

            Section "InputDevice"
            Driver "wacom"
            Identifier "stylus"
            Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
            Option "Type" "stylus"
            Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
            EndSection

            Section "InputDevice"
            Driver "wacom"
            Identifier "eraser"
            Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
            Option "Type" "eraser"
            Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
            EndSection

            Section "InputDevice"
            Driver "wacom"
            Identifier "cursor"
            Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
            Option "Type" "cursor"
            Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
            EndSection

            Section "Device"
            Identifier "Generic Video Card"
            Boardname "RIVA TNT2"
            Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
            Driver "nvidia"
            Screen 0
            Vendorname "RIVA"
            EndSection

            Section "Monitor"
            # Identifier "Generic Monitor"
            # Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
            # Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
            identifier "Generic Monitor"
            modelname "Custom 1"
            modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
            gamma 1.19
            EndSection

            Section "Screen"
            Identifier "Default Screen"
            Device "Generic Video Card"
            Monitor "Generic Monitor"
            Defaultdepth 24
            SubSection "Display"
            Depth 24
            Virtual 1024 768
            Modes "1024x768@60"
            EndSubSection
            EndSection

            Section "ServerLayout"
            Identifier "Default Layout"
            screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
            Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
            Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
            Inputdevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
            Inputdevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
            Inputdevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
            EndSection

            Section "DRI"
            Mode 0666
            EndSection
            Section "ServerFlags"
            EndSection

            Section "Extensions"
            Option "Composite" "Disable"
            EndSection
            sudo make me rich<br /><br />Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10<br />KDE 3.5<br />Compaq Presario 5000<br />Intel Celeron 1.2 Ghz<br />512 Ram, Riva TNT2 Video Card<br />All the above hardware is 7 year old junk but<br />Linux runs great on it.&nbsp; :&gt<br />Ham Radio Rules
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              #7
              Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

              It sounds like you're zoomed in somehow. That could be a beryl effect....Maybe you activated some keyboard shortcut and zoomed in accidentally. It's worth looking into. It may not be beryl, though. It could be something else. I'd check your system settings.
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                #8
                Re: Video Display Is Too Large For Monitor

                I tried to uninstall Beryl using Adept but some strange error popped up and it would not uninstall. How can I use the command line to force it to uninstall?

                Thanks,
                m
                sudo make me rich<br /><br />Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10<br />KDE 3.5<br />Compaq Presario 5000<br />Intel Celeron 1.2 Ghz<br />512 Ram, Riva TNT2 Video Card<br />All the above hardware is 7 year old junk but<br />Linux runs great on it.&nbsp; :&gt<br />Ham Radio Rules
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