no 1280x1024 option nvidia 9500GT

**sylosis** · August 18th, 2010

I have just purchased a 9500GT card and installed it, however in the nvidia x server display configuration the resolution options are as follow:

1360x768
1152x864
1024x768
800x600
680x384

How can i set it to 1280x1024?

**realzippy** · August 18th, 2010

If you know that your display can run the "1280x1024" (pretty likely),
you can "save to X configuration file" with "1024x768" resolution,then
edit xorg.conf:

from

Option "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

to

Option "metamodes" "1280x1024 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

restart X required.
Feel free to ask if not sure what to do..

**sylosis** · August 18th, 2010

thanks for the reply, my display can run 1280x1024 so thats no problem

i saved the x config file on 1024x768, edited xorg.conf so that it now looks like this:

Code:

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

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
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 "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "CRT-1"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 55.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Configured Video Device"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9500 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

restarted my computer, but it still runs in 1024x768 and there is no 1280x1024 option. is there anything wrong with my xorg.conf file?

**realzippy** · August 18th, 2010

Hm.The "device" and "screen" sections are doubled...???????
If not running 2 monitors/graphiccards this might be a relic.
Or do you have an onboard graphics chip also??

Edit:

or did you "merge" with existing file ?

**realzippy** · August 18th, 2010

Do this:

Code:

sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

deletes current xorg.conf

Code:

sudo nvidia-xconfig

makes new one

Restart X

then try again or post new xorg.conf

**sylosis** · August 18th, 2010

i only have the one monitor but i believe there may be an onboard graphics chip

i didnt use the merge option

i ran 'sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf' and 'sudo nvidia-xconfig' then did the previous steps again and my xorg.conf now looks like this:

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd@yellow)  Fri Apr  9 11:51:21 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: xconfig, VertRefresh source: xconfig
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "CRT-1"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 55.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9500 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

But there is still no 1280x1024 option and it runs in 1024x768