[SOLVED] resolution issue

[tadcan]

I have updated (8.04) and my resolution is now 640x480. I have an Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics card.

I had a restricted driver in 7.10.Doesn't seem to be available any more.

[cprofitt]

I have updated (8.04) and my resolution is now 640x480. I have an Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics card.

I had a restricted driver in 7.10.Doesn't seem to be available any more.

The problem is likely with the system detecting your monitors refresh rate. I had this issue and had to resolve it by forcing it in the xorg.conf file.

This is what I had to do:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-1"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024_60 +1280+0, DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection

I have two monitors hence the metamodes including settings for two monitors.
EndSection

[tadcan]

Ah the xorg.conf file you say, very interesting Mr.Bond, do tell more.

Seriously how do I find this file?

[frodon]

You have resolution issue ?

Reboot in safe mode, run xfix then once rebooted again ensure with the restricted manager that your nvidia drivers are in use. This solves the issue for most users without editing any config file.

[azangru]

Ah the xorg.conf file you say, very interesting Mr.Bond, do tell more.

It's right in /etc/X11

Seriously how do I find this file?

The right question would be how do I edit this file, because you'll have to do that under super-user priviledges. You'll have to start up the terminal and enter

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

(please notice that Unix is case-sensitive, so "X" in X11 has to be upper-case)

[Tomatz]

Open a terminal and type:

gksu nvidia-settings

Setup your correct resolution

[tadcan]

Thanks frodon that solved the problem.

Thanks for everyones imput.

I have restricted and multiverse ticked but when I go to the restricted driver manager I dont see the option to install the Nvidia driver. Is there something else to do.

[shearn89]

try nvidia-settings. Set up my cards perfectly on 3 different computers. Code mentioned above. ^^

[tadcan]

All that happens is I get a fresh line in the terminal.

tadcan@Quad:~$ gksu nvidia-settings
tadcan@Quad:~$ gksu nvidia-settings
tadcan@Quad:~$