NVIDIA resolution won't save

[jermza]

This is driving me nuts.

I got myself a 27" Dell with great resolution. However, every time Ubuntu boots up, it reverts the resolution to a lousy one (and not the one I want), so I have to keep opening the Nvidia X Server Settings and clicking it.

When I "save to X configuration file", a window opens asking me where to save it. It previously threw some "failed to parse" error, but I followed a post on these forums which seemed fine because it doesn't give me an error anymore. In fact, it saves fine.

At least, I THINK it does. When I reboot, it goes back to the incorrect resolution.

I've even pasted that location to the config file in my startup applications and no difference.

ANY help will be greatly appreciated.

[TeoBigusGeekus]

You should open it as root with

gksu nvidia-settings

[jermza]

You should open it as root with

gksu nvidia-settings

Done that. Doesn't seem to make any difference...

[komputes]

This is a common problem when using the nvidia binary driver. First you want to start nvidia-settings as administrator.

$ sudo nvidia-settings

Then you want to set your monitors and save to the X config file. The location of this file should be /etc.X11/xorg.conf - IF nvidia-settings complains at this point about the parsing of the file or that it can't save, the workaround is to move/delete the xorg.conf file:

$ sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old-fp

... and then try saving again.

[jermza]

This is a common problem when using the nvidia binary driver. First you want to start nvidia-settings as administrator.

$ sudo nvidia-settings

Then you want to set your monitors and save to the X config file. The location of this file should be /etc.X11/xorg.conf - IF nvidia-settings complains at this point about the parsing of the file or that it can't save, the workaround is to move/delete the xorg.conf file:

$ sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old-fp

... and then try saving again.

Done that a few times. Makes absolutely no difference.

Must I put the location of that file into my startup apps?

[jermza]

Absolutely nothing works. This is heavily frustrating. All I want is for the resolution to stay as I've set it, when Ubuntu boots up.

Any more help, please?

[spook1980]

click save to X configuration file then on the pop up click show preview copy the preveiw then type in a terminal...

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

delete whats in there and paste what u copyed earilyer
and save the file, that should solve all your problems

[jermza]

click save to X configuration file then on the pop up click show preview copy the preveiw then type in a terminal...

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

delete whats in there and paste what u copyed earilyer
and save the file, that should solve all your problems

I've done that over and over again. I've tried everything in this thread, but NOTHING makes a difference. When Ubuntu boots up, the incorrect resolution loads and I have to change it manually.

I'm willing to try more things. Any more help?

[lncoll]

If in any other user you can save the resolution and it works:
Just remove or rename the file ~/.config/monitors.xml

user@host~$ mv .config/monitors.xml .config/monitors.xmlbak

This file keeps your monitor configuration in a per-user basis.

[yzfvie]

I had the same problem and was never able to solve it until I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10