10.04 nvidia x server 1440x900 resolution

[lastrider]

Recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04, got the Nvidia graphics drivers set up and working. However I've been having a horrible time trying to get the display resolution of 1440x900.

I've been looking through several threads on getting the resolution of 1440x900 but to no avail. I wasn't sure whether to post a new thread or in those threads since x server seems to display a warning which wasn't mentioned else where.

When booting into Ubuntu, after logging on. A notification is shown, with the following. "Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors X server does not support size requested".

I've included my xorg.conf below, I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.


# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Fri Apr 9 10:35:18 UTC 2010

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder75) Fri Mar 12 01:42:27 PST 2010

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

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
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"

# 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz
# Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-1"
DisplaySize 1440 900
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
# ModeLine "1440x900_70.00" 126.98 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 901 904 937 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -hsync +vsync
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7600 GT"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "1440x900_60 +0+0; 1280x768_60 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "TwinView" "0"
# Option "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0"
Option "metamodes" "1440x900 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[ratcheer]

Hmmm, I have no idea. But my system is running at 1440 x 900 with the nVidia proprietary driver (version 195.36.15).

Tim

[lastrider]

Hmmm, I have no idea. But my system is running at 1440 x 900 with the nVidia proprietary driver (version 195.36.15).

Tim

Would you be able to post your xorg.conf? I'd like to compare yours with my own. I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

[VeeDubb]

Here's mine:


# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@yellow) Fri Apr 9 11:51:21 UTC 2010

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Fri Mar 12 02:12:40 PST 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"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "WDE L1975NW"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GT"
EndSection



Please note that I used the nvidia settings app to change my screen resolution. Manually editing xorg.conf is more or less an outmoded way of doing things these days.

Sadly, that means that the Gnome-Color-Manager can't profile my monitor for me, and I'm stuck using argyll the old fashioned way, or with dispcalGUI, which rocks, but not as much as a built-in app.

[ratcheer]

Would you be able to post your xorg.conf? I'd like to compare yours with my own. I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

Sure, here it is:



# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder75) Fri Mar 12 01:42:27 PST 2010
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Thu Feb 25 05:40:23 PST 2010
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
#
# # generated from default
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "auto"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
#
# # generated from default
# Identifier "Keyboard0"
# Driver "kbd"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Philips MAGNAVOX TV"
HorizSync 30.0 - 56.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 62.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Option "Xinerama" "0"
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
# InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
# InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9400 GT"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection



Tim

[lastrider]

Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately by default the nvidia settings application didn't list the resolution 1440x900 instead the highest resolution I was able to apply was 1024x768.

However changing HorizSync and VertRefresh from


HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0


to


HorizSync 30.0 - 56.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 62.0


Then a
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop and
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

Did the trick, 1440x900 was available in the nvidia x server settings application.

Though I still get the following notification after logging on. Ideally I would like to get rid of it, but it's not such a major problem.

[MrPok]

...
Though I still get the following notification after logging on. Ideally I would like to get rid of it, but it's not such a major problem.

I am also getting this popup since I updated from 9.10 Karmic to 10.4 Lucid. (I am not sure if 9.04 to 9.10 also produced this)

I have searched the ubuntuforums & google'd the notification, being:

Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors
X Server does not support size requested

There were two earlier posts, both without working solutions:
* January 2009, in Ubuntu 9.04 (http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1040991) , and
* March 2010, in Ubuntu (?) (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1441920)

Does anybody know how to solve this, or refer me (us) to the solution?

Kind regards,
Paul

[jefchenko]

I'm having the same problem on 10.04 with Acer monitor P235H

[munzli]

this problem usually occurs because of nVidia Twinview... described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/577640/comments/2

[TrotskyIcepick]

I have the same problems with Ubuntu 10.04 running in a VirtualBox v3.1.6 VM. My graphics card is a Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express in my Windows Vista host OS:

could not apply stored configuration for monitors

This does'nt appear to cause any problems at all, but it would be nice to get rid of the error.

[scorp123]

Same problem here: I also get that pop-up. But other than that everything seems to work tip top.

[saradisn]

I have installed 10.04 for a couple of weeks , screen resolution 1440x900 , without any problems.Today when I started it , there is no option for 1440x900! It may be irrelevant , but I had changed the system language from English to Greek , and it was the fist time which Greek applied to the whole system.I changed it back to English , but can't get 1440x900 again.

[saradisn]

I uninstalled and re-installed nvidia drivers , and now it's ok.

[CaponeSA]

Hi see the following for some help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1485110

[kansasnoob]

If an undetected resolution is the only problem I prefer these two solutions:

http://www.linuxreaders.com/2009/11/04/change-ubuntu-9-10-resolution/

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-change-display-resolution-settings-using-xrandr.html

Note: The first of those does not change the login screen resolution, but the second one does. However the second one does not work with auto-login.

I have tried using both together with the regular Gnome desktop and it's fine.

[Hex99]

Hi all.
I am a complete neewb on Ubuntu but I have nevertheless managed to create a xorg.conf file in ubuntu 10.04 (32 bit)and copy the content that was suggested on ebuyer from where I bought the laptop

The problem is that the xorg.conf file sets the laptop up to run at 1024 x 768 instead of the 1366 x 768 which is actually the laptop spec. So everything looks a bit stretched horizontally making it hard on the eyes.

Can anyone here help explain to me what I need to tweak in the xorg.conf file to get this resolution right please?

When the machine is booting up it also cycles very rapidly in a loop so that the start-up word UBUNTU is scrolling rapidly on the screen, so obvioulsy it's not a perfect solution as it is.

Also...how to recover if something goes wrong and I end up with a dead screen.


The Xorg.conf file is posted below:


THANK you for any help. If this problem can be fixed the laptop is great and only £299 from ebuyer so it's a great buy overall as it has excellent specs.


****

# xorg.conf (X.Org 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 "InputDevice"

Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "es"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Configured Mouse"

Driver "mouse"

Option "CorePointer"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"

Driver "synaptics"

Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Configured Video Device"

Boardname "VESA driver (generic)"

Busid "PCI:1:0:0"

Driver "vesa"

Screen 0

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Configured Monitor"

Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"

Modelname "LCD Panel 1280x800"

Horizsync 31.5-50.0

Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0

modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync

modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync

modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync

modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync

modeline "1280x800@60" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -hsync +vsync



Gamma 1.0

EndSection



Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Monitor "Configured Monitor"

Device "Configured Video Device"

Defaultdepth 24

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "800x600@56"

EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Default Layout"

screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0

Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "glx"

Load "GLcore"

Load "v4l"

EndSection

Section "device" #

Identifier "device1"

Boardname "VESA driver (generic)"

Busid "PCI:1:0:0"

Driver "vesa"

Screen 1

EndSection

Section "screen" #

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Defaultdepth 24

Monitor "monitor1"

EndSection

Section "monitor" #

Identifier "monitor1"

Gamma 1.0

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

EndSection

[bullet69]

If an undetected resolution is the only problem I prefer these two solutions:

http://www.linuxreaders.com/2009/11/04/change-ubuntu-9-10-resolution/

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-change-display-resolution-settings-using-xrandr.html

Note: The first of those does not change the login screen resolution, but the second one does. However the second one does not work with auto-login.

I have tried using both together with the regular Gnome desktop and it's fine.

I tried both options with no success. This worked for me:

I just remove the line

Option "TwinView" "0" from Section "Screen"

The notification is gone and everything seems ok.