Comments on: Ubuntu 9.04 nVidia Driver Screen Resolution Problem

By: Trouble with Kubuntu 9.10 « Deathrant.net

Trouble with Kubuntu 9.10 « Deathrant.net — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:08:16 +0000

[...] report about the problem I had, I tried to edit my xorg.conf, according to some guides, for example the one from Turbulent Sky and a Modeline tool. After I had done so and had rebooted the system, I was confronted with the [...]

By: David Hewitt

David Hewitt — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:13:41 +0000

Thanks so much, I’d almost given up on getting the Nvidia drivers to work. All working sweet now.

To get the correct “HorizSync & VertRefresh” rates I used the following website : http://www.bohne-lang.de/spec/linux/modeline/

By: knospi

knospi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:55:41 +0000

Thank you sooooo much. Finally i got the native resolution on my acer 24″. thank you, thank you, thank you!!! so glad.

greetings!

By: Peter Ridge

Peter Ridge — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:13:19 +0000

Very good tip/reminder. Thanks, Barry.

By: Barry Brickell

Barry Brickell — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:03:20 +0000

Once you get it all working, backup the xorg.conf file. You’re going to need it after updates.

By: Peter Ridge

Peter Ridge — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:01:42 +0000

My cursor and screen dimensions change a couple times during boot as well. If you don’t have available all the resolutions that your monitor supports, then this post is for you. If you can already select the proper resolution, then just make sure you’re not overwriting xorg.conf after choosing your desired resolution. xorg.conf is just for setting the frequency range, not the desired resolution.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:42:41 +0000

I have the problem with Nvidia settings defaulting to 800×600 on boot, but I don’t think its a save problem.
I notice when I boot up, after the splash screen I have a dark screen w/ small cursor. The screen flickers off for a second and the small cursor is replaced with a large cursor.
I think the Nvidia settings are being read, and then overwritten by the generic default.
???

By: hdpc

hdpc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:51:04 +0000

Hi again Peter,

You can email me if it is easier for you.

Thanks.

By: hdpc

hdpc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:31:31 +0000

Thanks for the reply Peter.

I have the NVidia 6600 GT card.

Yes, I’ve tried to install the latest driver from NVidia, and no luck.

By: Peter Ridge

Peter Ridge — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:31:47 +0000

hdpc, have you installed proprietary drivers for your video card? Also, what card are you using?