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    Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

    I have nVIDIA drivers for my graphics card. I open settings by typing "kdesu nvidia-settings". I save configuration in xorg.conf, but everytime I start my computer I have to set manualy refresh rate.

    Could you help me please?
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    #2
    Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

    Examine your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Before you make any changes though, please make a backup!!!
    Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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      #3
      Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

      Originally posted by toad
      Examine your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Before you make any changes though, please make a backup!!!
      It's too late :/

      Option "metamodes" "1024x768_75 +0+0; 1024x768_70 +0+0; 1024x768_60 +0+0; 1024x768_85 +0+0"
      What I need to do?
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        #4
        Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

        Hm, I've got an nvidia card as well but have never seen "metamodes"!? Google metamodes or wait until someone who has heard of it and can give further advice.

        If you've shot your X then "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xorg" will help you on your way to recovery. But for heaven's sake, next time make a backup first (or were you having me on?).

        Here is my xorg.conf for reference:

        # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
        # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Thu Feb 14 18:20:37 PST 2008
        # 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 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 "DRI"
        # Mode 0666
        #EndSection

        Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Device "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        Monitor "CTX"
        Option "UseFBDev" "true"
        Option "UseEvents" "false"
        Option "RenderAccel" "true"
        Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
        Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
        # Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
        SubSection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        Defaultdepth 24
        EndSection

        Section "Device"
        # Option "RenderAccel" "True"
        # Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
        # Option "backingstore" "True"
        # Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
        # Option "fbdev"
        Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        Driver "nvidia"
        EndSection

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

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

        Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "Default Layout"
        screen "Default Screen" 0 0
        Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
        Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
        EndSection

        Section "Module"
        Load "glx"
        EndSection

        Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "CTX"
        Horizsync 30.0 - 70.0
        Vertrefresh 50.0 - 160.0
        Option "DPMS"
        EndSection

        Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "Enable"
        EndSection
        Best of luck
        Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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          #5
          Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

          I'm not sure which driver, or which card you're running there. So, just some thoughts:

          1. Try running
          Code:
          sudo nvidia-xconfig
          and let it write a new xorg.conf (after you back up the one you have). Then run
          Code:
          kdesu nvidia-settings
          and set your resolution but leave refresh set on "Auto", and save to X configuration file.

          Then try a reboot, or just restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and see if it works better.


          2. If it is a 6000-series or later, maybe try the new 177.80 driver:

          http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3098047.0

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            #6
            Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

            Go with dibl's advice, it is more spot-on than mine!

            Cheers dibl
            Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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              #7
              Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

              Originally posted by toad

              Cheers dibl
              Hey toad -- how's your side of the toad pond?
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                #8
                Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                Well, I don't really know, been out and about so much the last few months, a lot of catching up to do - but all eyes are on your lot at the mo. Roll on 4th November

                Croak
                Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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                  #9
                  Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                  Originally posted by toad

                  but all eyes are on your lot at the mo. Roll on 4th November
                  Heh heh heh -- America's contribution to global drama, eh?

                  ribbet

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                    Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                    Originally posted by dibl
                    I'm not sure which driver, or which card you're running there. So, just some thoughts:

                    1. Try running
                    Code:
                    sudo nvidia-xconfig
                    and let it write a new xorg.conf (after you back up the one you have). Then run
                    Code:
                    kdesu nvidia-settings
                    and set your resolution but leave refresh set on "Auto", and save to X configuration file.

                    Then try a reboot, or just restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and see if it works better.


                    2. If it is a 6000-series or later, maybe try the new 177.80 driver:

                    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3098047.0

                    I can't set auto, because I have old CRT 17'' monitor and I need 75Hz, otherwise it's making a sweeping sound.

                    Show preview:
                    # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
                    # nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder57) Thu Jul 17 18:40:12 PDT 2008

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

                    Section "Files"
                    RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
                    EndSection

                    Section "Module"
                    Load "dbe"
                    Load "extmod"
                    Load "type1"
                    Load "freetype"
                    Load "glx"
                    EndSection

                    Section "ServerFlags"
                    Option "Xinerama" "0"
                    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"
                    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
                    Identifier "Monitor0"
                    VendorName "Unknown"
                    ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
                    HorizSync 30.0 - 71.0
                    VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
                    Option "DPMS"
                    EndSection

                    Section "Device"
                    Identifier "Videocard0"
                    Driver "nvidia"
                    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
                    BoardName "GeForce FX 5700LE"
                    EndSection

                    Section "Screen"
                    Identifier "Screen0"
                    Device "Videocard0"
                    Monitor "Monitor0"
                    DefaultDepth 24
                    Option "TwinView" "0"
                    Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
                    Option "metamodes" "1024x768_75 +0+0; 1024x768_70 +0+0; 1024x768_60 +0+0; 1024x768_85 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0"
                    SubSection "Display"
                    Depth 24
                    EndSubSection
                    EndSection
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                      Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                      Here is what is going on:
                      I set refresh rate to auto, save to .conf file. Reboot and again I have 55 Hz. 55 Hz shows in system settings>monitor as maximum refresh rate :/

                      Since I installed nVIDIA drivers my systme settings has maximum refresh rate 55 Hz on 1024 * 768
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                        Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                        Originally posted by NMY
                        Here is what is going on:
                        I set refresh rate to auto, save to .conf file. Reboot and again I have 55 Hz. 55 Hz shows in system settings>monitor as maximum refresh rate :/

                        Since I installed nVIDIA drivers my systme settings has maximum refresh rate 55 Hz on 1024 * 768
                        I'm also using an old CRT (Nokia 446Xpro, multisync)

                        In my conf file I find:

                        Code:
                        Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Nokia"
	Modelname	"Nokia 446PRO"
	Horizsync	30.0-107.0
	Vertrefresh	50.0-150.0
 modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@85" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@85" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@85" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@43" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync interlace +vsync
 modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x1024@75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x960@85" 148.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 960 961 964 1011 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x1024@85" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x960@75" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1400x1050@75" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1200@65" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1200@60" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1200@75" 202.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1200@70" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1200@85" 229.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1792x1344@75" 261.0 1792 1888 2104 2456 1344 1345 1348 1417 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1792x1344@60" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448 1344 1345 1348 1394 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1856x1392@60" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1920x1440@60" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "2048x1536@60" 266.95 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 -hsync +vsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection
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                          #13
                          Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                          Code:
                            ModelName   "Samsung SyncMaster"
  HorizSync   30.0 - 71.0

                          There's your problem -- according to DPMS, that monitor won't support a 75Hz refresh rate. If you're sure that it will, edit that "71.0" and make it "75.0" or even "85.0" if that's the spec (but you might blow it up if you're wrong).

                          Since I installed nVIDIA drivers my systme settings has maximum refresh rate 55 Hz on 1024 * 768
                          After you install the Nvidia driver, you don't want to ever touch KMenu>System Settings>Monitor&Display (or whatever they call it now) again. Only use the nvidia-settings utility to deal with the video settings.


                          Here's the xorg.conf that works for my 9600GT and SyncMaster monitor, with a 1600x1200 screen:

                          Code:
                          # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Wed Oct 1 15:12:53 PDT 2008

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Fri Sep 26 11:06:49 PDT 2008

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

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load     "dbe"
  Load     "extmod"
  Load     "type1"
  Load     "freetype"
  Load     "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option    "Xinerama" "0"
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   "Samsung SyncMaster"
  HorizSync   30.0 - 130.0
  VertRefresh  50.0 - 160.0
  Option    "DPMS"
EndSection

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

Section "Screen"
  Identifier  "Screen0"
  Device    "Device0"
  Monitor    "Monitor0"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option    "TwinView" "0"
  Option    "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
  Option    "metamodes" "1600x1200 +0+0"
  Option    "Coolbits" "1"
  SubSection  "Display"
    Depth   24
  EndSubSection
EndSection
                          A quick look at Nvidia's site indicates that the new 177.80 driver supports the 5000 series, so that's the one you should be using.

                          I suspect that forcing the refresh rate is responsible for the problems you're having. Unfortunately I guess I'm pointing the finger at your CRT -- as you can see both nilsA and I are letting the driver choose the refresh rate dynamically, which is a happier mode for it.
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                            #14
                            Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                            I can't use the new driver.
                            WARNING: You do not appear to have an NVIDIA GPU supported by the 177.80 NVIDIA
                            Linux graphics driver installed in this system.
                            I don't get it... I have 'SyncMaster 793DF' I should have maximum refresh rate @ 85 Hz. I used it on windows. :/
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                              #15
                              Re: Monitor refresh rate on boot up.

                              Is that error message coming from the packaged nvidia-glx-177 driver, or the downloaded installer from Nvidia? I checked here:

                              http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

                              And it's very clear that the 5000 series are supported by 177.80. I dunno why your system doesn't see it correctly.

                              Does lspci show it correctly?
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