[opensuse] nvidia binary driver - Lcd can't display at 60 Hz
Hi all, I've been following some of the advice on the list recently about improving the fonts in 10.2. I have seen a huge improvement so far, but there are still some issues. In looking into all of this however, I have discovered that I can't get my monitor to display at its native resolution (1280x1024) at 60 Hz. NOTE: I'm using KDE and to get the refresh rate I right click on the desktop, choose "Configure Desktop..." and then look at the refresh rate under "Display". Is there a command line alternative to get this info? Monitor: LCD BENQ FP937s Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce PCX 5750 NVidia Driver: 1.0-9746 I have been using sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia and have tried many variations but I can't get 60 Hz. I have tried selecting the generic LCD monitor (instead of the BENQ) and explicitly choosing the "1280x1024@60" mode, testing looks ok and claims to be at 60 Hz, but when I save the results and go to init 5, the display is back at 50 Hz. I've also tried (even though I don't know if I should) sax --vesa 0:1280x1024@60 which didn't help. I've also tried to generate another modeline using gtf 1280 1024 60 and replacing the modeline in xorg.conf with these values. This allows me to select between 50 Hz and 55 Hz from the KDE desktop settings, but still no 60 Hz. Finally, if I modify my current xorg.conf file and change the driver from "nvidia" to "nv" (and make only that change), I can get a display at 60 Hz, but I lose the 3D acceleration and some of the font improvements as well. Does anyone know how I can get 60 Hz on this monitor with the binary nvidia driver? -- Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Le Donnerstag, 1. Februar 2007, Don Raboud a écrit :
Hi all,
I've been following some of the advice on the list recently about improving the fonts in 10.2. I have seen a huge improvement so far, but there are still some issues.
In looking into all of this however, I have discovered that I can't get my monitor to display at its native resolution (1280x1024) at 60 Hz.
NOTE: I'm using KDE and to get the refresh rate I right click on the desktop, choose "Configure Desktop..." and then look at the refresh rate under "Display". Is there a command line alternative to get this info?
Monitor: LCD BENQ FP937s Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce PCX 5750 NVidia Driver: 1.0-9746
I have been using
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
and have tried many variations but I can't get 60 Hz. I have tried selecting the generic LCD monitor (instead of the BENQ) and explicitly choosing the "1280x1024@60" mode, testing looks ok and claims to be at 60 Hz, but when I save the results and go to init 5, the display is back at 50 Hz.
I've also tried (even though I don't know if I should)
sax --vesa 0:1280x1024@60
which didn't help. I've also tried to generate another modeline using
gtf 1280 1024 60
and replacing the modeline in xorg.conf with these values. This allows me to select between 50 Hz and 55 Hz from the KDE desktop settings, but still no 60 Hz.
Finally, if I modify my current xorg.conf file and change the driver from "nvidia" to "nv" (and make only that change), I can get a display at 60 Hz, but I lose the 3D acceleration and some of the font improvements as well.
Does anyone know how I can get 60 Hz on this monitor with the binary nvidia driver?
-- Don
I had the same problem with my ati card and the binary driver. Adding a line "VertRefresh 50-60" in the monitor section of xorg.conf helped. Here is the monitor section of my xorg.conf: Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 376 301 HorizSync 30-83 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "CM2019" Option "DPMS" VendorName "ICP" VertRefresh 50-60 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection -- Gruß Andreas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 01 February 2007 11:45, Andreas wrote:
I had the same problem with my ati card and the binary driver. Adding a line "VertRefresh 50-60" in the monitor section of xorg.conf helped.
Here is the monitor section of my xorg.conf: Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 376 301 HorizSync 30-83 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "CM2019" Option "DPMS" VendorName "ICP" VertRefresh 50-60 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection
Merci. However, I already had that in my xorg.conf file Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 376 301 HorizSync 30-82 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "1280X1024@60HZ" Option "DPMS" VendorName "--> LCD" VertRefresh 50-60 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Any other ideas? -- Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:07:15AM -0700, Don Raboud wrote:
In looking into all of this however, I have discovered that I can't get my monitor to display at its native resolution (1280x1024) at 60 Hz.
According to what? Gnome or KDE? Ignore them. What does the OSD in the *monitor* think you're feeding it? Worry about what's actually coming out of the video card first. -- Marc Wilson | It is very difficult to prophesy, especially when msw@cox.net | it pertains to the future. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 01 February 2007 22:37, Marc Wilson wrote:
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:07:15AM -0700, Don Raboud wrote:
In looking into all of this however, I have discovered that I can't get my monitor to display at its native resolution (1280x1024) at 60 Hz.
According to what? Gnome or KDE? Ignore them. What does the OSD in the *monitor* think you're feeding it? Worry about what's actually coming out of the video card first.
Marc, thanks for the tip! Yes, I was using KDE. I couldn't find a command line alternative to get this information and didn't even think of checking the monitor itself. The monitor reports 1280x1024 @ 60 Hz, so it looks like all is well (apart from what KDE reports). Having said that, I checked my laptop last night and found the same behavior, KDE reports that the display is at 50 Hz when I have set it for 60 Hz. Of course, there are no monitor controls on the laptop to get at the OSD information. Is there a reliable way to get the refresh rate information for a laptop? -- Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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