I'm having the same problem. If I don't use the nvidia driver, everything works well (except graphic-intensive applications). If I use the nvidia driver, I'm stuck with two resolution choices: 640x480 and 320x240. However, intensive graphics are smoother.
I tried editing xorg.conf, but I haven't had any success with that. However, I may have been editing the wrong stuff, so please don't exclude editing xorg.conf from your suggestions.
When I type
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$ gksudo displayconfig-gtk
Nothing happens. I tried
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$ gksudo displayconfig-gtk --debug
Output (it requests password in the normal GUI popup about 14 lines in) :
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No ask_pass set, using default!
xauth: /tmp/libgksu-iOwCOi/.Xauthority
STARTUP_ID: gksudo/displayconfig-gtk/1874-0-james-desktop-ubuntu-10gb-hdd_TIME1521041
cmd[0]: /usr/bin/sudo
cmd[1]: -H
cmd[2]: -S
cmd[3]: -p
cmd[4]: GNOME_SUDO_PASS
cmd[5]: -u
cmd[6]: root
cmd[7]: --
cmd[8]: displayconfig-gtk
buffer: -GNOME_SUDO_PASS-
brute force GNOME_SUDO_PASS ended...
Yeah, we're in...
xauth: /tmp/libgksu-iOwCOi/.Xauthority
xauth_env: /var/run/gdm/auth-for-james-kaMW43/database
dir: /tmp/libgksu-iOwCOi
If I type the command after already making that terminal root:
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buffer: --
buffer: --
buffer: --
buffer: --
buffer: --
brute force GNOME_SUDO_PASS ended...
No password prompt found; we'll assume we don't need a password.
xauth: /tmp/libgksu-Bmmmmd/.Xauthority
xauth_env: /var/run/gdm/auth-for-james-kaMW43/database
dir: /tmp/libgksu-Bmmmmd
By the way, the "buffer: --" actually repeats so many times that it goes off the terminal screen.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
EDIT:
Contents of xorg.conf:
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# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Fri Apr 9 10:35:18 UTC 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
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: builtin, VertRefresh source: builtin
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "640x480_60 @1280x1024 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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