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Rajko M.

9 Nov 2007 9 Nov '07

00:49

On Thursday 08 November 2007 07:55:23 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Thursday 08 November 2007 06:55:36 am Ed McCanless wrote:

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Just installed FX 5500 AGP , system Suse 10.1, and resolution was changed to 800 x 600. This happens because I have an old KDS monitor which has to be set manually to the same config. as KDS - xf-70. This time when I reset the resolution using Yast, the settings were displayed as being changed, but did not take effect when re-booted. Is this a known problem? I really need to get more on my screen.

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What you can see as display size in YaST? My old monitors were always recognized as 13" and 15", instead of 15" and 17". Manual correction in YaST always helped.

That true, I had to set resolution manually, and it worked before I installed nvidia drivers.

Resolution is one pair of shoes, monitor physical size the other, but usually problem are third, horizontal and vertical synchronization ranges. SaX2 or Xorg can refuse to load some resolution that is too high for monitor physical capabilities. Check other 2 tabs for horizontal and vertical synchronization ranges and monitor physical size.

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Since I installed the nvidia drivers, the new configuration is displayed in sax2 under Yast, but a new xorg.config is not written. I ran nvidia-config and nvidia-settings, but sax will not allow any res other than 800 x 600. My monitor is a 19" diag. (real size about 17") capable of 1280 x 1024 at 60hz, but sax wont believe it.

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I guess it is time to see /etc/X11/xorg.conf, can you post it? It would be also good to know openSUSE version. BTW, I have PCI version of the same card. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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Ed McCanless

9 Nov 9 Nov

05:05

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Rajko M. wrote:

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SaX2 or Xorg can refuse to load some resolution that is too high for monitor physical capabilities. Check other 2 tabs for horizontal and vertical synchronization ranges and monitor physical size.

Freq. 30 - 70hz horizontal 50 - 160hz vertical Bandwidth 100Mhz

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My monitor is a 19" diag. (real size about 17") capable of 1280 x 1024 at 60hz, but sax wont believe it.

-ED-

I guess it is time to see /etc/X11/xorg.conf, can you post it? It would be also good to know openSUSE version.

BTW, I have PCI version of the same card.

Suse 10.1 for AMD 64 xorg.config # /.../ # SaX generated X11 config file # Created on: 2007-11-08T06:53:34-0500. # # Version: 7.1 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer , 2005 # Contact: SaX-User list https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users # # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (7.1) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" EndSection Section "Module" Load "freetype" Load "type1" Load "dbe" Load "glx" Load "extmod" Load "v4l" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 313 235 HorizSync 30-70 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "XF-70" VendorName "KDS" VertRefresh 50-160 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync -VSync EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "GeForce FX 5500" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "nvidia" Identifier "Device[0]" Screen 0 VendorName "NVIDIA" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection Section "Extensions" EndSection ________________________________ My card is AGP version, which I have discovered may be part of the trouble. I have not yet been able to find any agp drivers in the system. Searches sofar have turned up only old info about agpgart and nvagp and unsolved problems with both. Thanks for the input; -ED- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

23:19

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

On Thursday 08 November 2007 11:05:06 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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SaX2 or Xorg can refuse to load some resolution that is too high for monitor physical capabilities. Check other 2 tabs for horizontal and vertical synchronization ranges and monitor physical size.

Freq. 30 - 70hz horizontal 50 - 160hz vertical Bandwidth 100Mhz

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My monitor is a 19" diag. (real size about 17") capable of 1280 x 1024 at 60hz, but sax wont believe it.

-ED-

I guess it is time to see /etc/X11/xorg.conf, can you post it? It would be also good to know openSUSE version.

BTW, I have PCI version of the same card.

Suse 10.1 for AMD 64 xorg.config

# /.../ # SaX generated X11 config file # Created on: 2007-11-08T06:53:34-0500. # # Version: 7.1 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer , 2005 # Contact: SaX-User list https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users # # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (7.1) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" EndSection

Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" EndSection

Section "Module" Load "freetype" Load "type1" Load "dbe" Load "glx" Load "extmod" Load "v4l" EndSection

Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection

Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection

Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" DisplaySize 313 235

This is what I mentioned under physical size. H=313/25.4=12.3" V=235/25.4=9.25" Diagonal size is 15.4". Your monitor is recognized as 15". You have to change that manually to whatever is visible size of your 19" monitor.

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HorizSync 30-70 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "XF-70" VendorName "KDS" VertRefresh 50-160 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection

Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync -VSync EndSection

Somewhat spartan Section "Modes". You can comment out that line too, like this: # Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync -VSync

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Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection

Section "Device" BoardName "GeForce FX 5500" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "nvidia" Identifier "Device[0]" Screen 0 VendorName "NVIDIA" EndSection

Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection

Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection

Section "Extensions" EndSection

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My card is AGP version, which I have discovered may be part of the trouble. I have not yet been able to find any agp drivers in the system. Searches sofar have turned up only old info about agpgart and nvagp and unsolved problems with both.

The agpgart worked fine in 10.1 with AGP graphic card in old computer. As I have nvidia 3D driver installed there too, I can assume that nvagp works fine if it is used. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

23:34

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

On Friday 09 November 2007 05:19:14 pm Rajko M. wrote:

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Somewhat spartan Section "Modes". You can comment out that line too, like this: # Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync -VSync

Trigger finger :-) it wasn't finished. Commenting out the line will allow Xorg to use highest mode that passes tests. You can look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log which modes Xorg has accepted. The Xorg.0.log section where it probes modes can be used to pick up different modes for Section "Modes" in xorg.conf. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ed McCanless

10 Nov 10 Nov

05:01

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Rajko M. wrote:

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On Friday 09 November 2007 05:19:14 pm Rajko M. wrote:

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Somewhat spartan Section "Modes". You can comment out that line too, like this: # Modeline "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -HSync -VSync

Trigger finger :-) it wasn't finished.

Commenting out the line will allow Xorg to use highest mode that passes tests. You can look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log which modes Xorg has accepted.

The Xorg.0.log section where it probes modes can be used to pick up different modes for Section "Modes" in xorg.conf.

This is a section of the Xorg.0.log showing modes: (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "1" (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration (**) NVIDIA(0): Use of NVIDIA internal AGP requested (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.34.20.87.00 (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0: (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0 (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x768"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "800x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "768x576"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "640x480"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to validate any modes; falling back to the default mode (WW) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select". (WW) NVIDIA(0): (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes: (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select" (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600 (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (58, 58); computed from "DisplaySize" Monitor (**) NVIDIA(0): section option (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't. This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.) Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.) So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

04:20

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

On Friday 09 November 2007 11:01:00 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0: (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0 (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x768"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "800x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "768x576"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "640x480"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to validate any modes; falling back to the default mode (WW) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select". (WW) NVIDIA(0): (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes: (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select" (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600 (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (58, 58); computed from "DisplaySize" Monitor (**) NVIDIA(0): section option (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.

This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.)

Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.)

That is OK. The AGP slot is part of PCI subsystem so it has PCI ID, it doesn't mean it is PCI card.

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So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

You can do that, but it is a question would be that configuration valid for new card. Though, attempt can't hurt. The worst that can happen is to run sax2 one more time. But, first try to configure proper monitor size for your monitor if YaST doesn't work (and here it doesn't as sax2 reads current configuration) than Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root, run init 3 to switch to runlevel without Xorg running. Run sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia The '-r' should tell sax2 to forget database and start from scratch. Now when it gives proposal click on Change and you will have the same screen as with YaST > Hardware > Graphic Card and Monitor and you should be able to change monitor size in tab Display Size to 19". Now your monitor size is set to 15" and nvidia driver set 800x600 resolution as native for that size of the monitor. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ed McCanless

23:26

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Rajko M. wrote:

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On Friday 09 November 2007 11:01:00 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0: (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): @@@ (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0 (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x768"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "800x600"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "768x576"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "640x480"; removing. (WW) NVIDIA(0): (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to validate any modes; falling back to the default mode (WW) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select". (WW) NVIDIA(0): (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes: (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select" (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600 (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (58, 58); computed from "DisplaySize" Monitor (**) NVIDIA(0): section option (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.

This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.)

Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.)

That is OK. The AGP slot is part of PCI subsystem so it has PCI ID, it doesn't mean it is PCI card.

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So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

You can do that, but it is a question would be that configuration valid for new card. Though, attempt can't hurt. The worst that can happen is to run sax2 one more time.

But, first try to configure proper monitor size for your monitor if YaST doesn't work (and here it doesn't as sax2 reads current configuration) than Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root, run init 3 to switch to runlevel without Xorg running. Run sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia The '-r' should tell sax2 to forget database and start from scratch.

Now when it gives proposal click on Change and you will have the same screen as with YaST > Hardware > Graphic Card and Monitor and you should be able to change monitor size in tab Display Size to 19". Now your monitor size is set to 15" and nvidia driver set 800x600 resolution as native for that size of the monitor.

As I said, I have tried that again. It still doesn't work. I have noticed another difference with the nvidia drivers though. The font in Thunderbird and Konqueror seems much smaller than it did running at 1024x768 with the integrated graphics. I am getting ready to run the sys. set that way again, to grab the xorg.conf file it produces. I'll check the appearance then to make sure it's not just my eyes getting tired. -ED- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ed McCanless

13 Nov 13 Nov

18:43

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Rajko M. wrote:

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On Friday 09 November 2007 11:01:00 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

You can do that, but it is a question would be that configuration valid for new card. Though, attempt can't hurt. The worst that can happen is to run sax2 one more time.

But, first try to configure proper monitor size for your monitor if YaST doesn't work (and here it doesn't as sax2 reads current configuration) than Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root, run init 3 to switch to runlevel without Xorg running. Run sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia The '-r' should tell sax2 to forget database and start from scratch.

OK, tried that, but the change was ignored. The only difference I see in the new xorg.conf is that there are no mode lines in the modes section. Ben Kevan asked about nvidia-settings, but that offers no options to auto-detection.

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Now when it gives proposal click on Change and you will have the same screen as with YaST > Hardware > Graphic Card and Monitor and you should be able to change monitor size in tab Display Size to 19". Now your monitor size is set to 15" and nvidia driver set 800x600 resolution as native for that size of the monitor. I obtained the mode lines from the set-up under the integrated graphics, but the numbers are so different I don't hold much hope of being able to use them. I will probably just use 800x600 until I am ready for a newer monitor.

-ED-

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Ed McCanless

22:34

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Ed McCanless wrote:

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Rajko M. wrote:

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On Friday 09 November 2007 11:01:00 pm Ed McCanless wrote:

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So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

You can do that, but it is a question would be that configuration valid for new card. Though, attempt can't hurt. The worst that can happen is to run sax2 one more time.

But, first try to configure proper monitor size for your monitor if YaST doesn't work (and here it doesn't as sax2 reads current configuration) than Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root, run init 3 to switch to runlevel without Xorg running. Run sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia The '-r' should tell sax2 to forget database and start from scratch.

OK, tried that, but the change was ignored. The only difference I see in the new xorg.conf is that there are no mode lines in the modes section. Ben Kevan asked about nvidia-settings, but that offers no options to auto-detection.

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Now when it gives proposal click on Change and you will have the same screen as with YaST > Hardware > Graphic Card and Monitor and you should be able to change monitor size in tab Display Size to 19". Now your monitor size is set to 15" and nvidia driver set 800x600 resolution as native for that size of the monitor.

I obtained the mode lines from the set-up under the integrated graphics, but the numbers are so different I don't hold much hope of being able to use them. I will probably just use 800x600 until I am ready for a newer monitor.

-ED-

P.S. I just installed 10.3 on my second drive. It recognized the resolution capabilities of the monitor, and runs with 1024x768. I can deal with the lesser resolution on 10.1 until I get everything moved to 10.3. I should add, I am very impressed with the new OS. It is the only distribution so far that I have installed as a second system without major problems. -ED- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

14 Nov 14 Nov

01:37

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

On Tuesday 13 November 2007 16:34, Ed McCanless wrote: ...

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P.S. I just installed 10.3 on my second drive. It recognized the resolution capabilities of the monitor, and runs with 1024x768. I can deal with the lesser resolution on 10.1 until I get everything moved to 10.3.

The xorg 6.9 in 10.1 was my first bug report. The problem is that it was last monolithic X server and transition to 7.x modular X servers was already on the way and nobody wanted to spend time debugging it. My problem was fixed, but just because it was important.

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I should add, I am very impressed with the new OS. It is the only distribution so far that I have installed as a second system without major problems.

Clean install plus bunch of updates make 10.3 really good. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ben Kevan

10 Nov 10 Nov

06:31

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

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This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.)

Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.)

So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

Have you tried running nvidia-settings? Ben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ed McCanless

06:50

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Ben Kevan wrote:

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This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.)

Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.)

So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

Have you tried running nvidia-settings?

Ben

Yes, but it gave me no options. I was just going to try your last suggestion when this post came thru. Thanks for the help. I probably won't do any more tonight. Will post results tomorrow. -ED- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ed McCanless

07:37

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

Ed McCanless wrote:

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Ben Kevan wrote:

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This indicates to me that NVIDIA could not recognize the monitor at all (except that it is there.)

Note the line "(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5500 at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)." I have AGP (unless pci and agp slots are interchangeable. Maybe I should examine the card more closely.)

So, my next question is: Could I obtain the proper mode lines by removing the card and using sax2 to generate a new xorg.conf file, since sax2 did this properly before I added the new card?

Have you tried running nvidia-settings?

Ben

Yes, but it gave me no options. I was just going to try your last suggestion when this post came thru. Thanks for the help. I probably won't do any more tonight. Will post results tomorrow.

-ED-

Sorry; that was Rajko's suggestion I referred to. Resolution change was still rejected, and when I re-booted, Rajko's message was gone. Guess I should have closed T-bird before I did that. Will try something else tomorrow (later this morning.) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

16:45

New subject: [opensuse] Can't set resolution after NVIDIA graphics card installation.

On Saturday 10 November 2007 01:37:30 am Ed McCanless wrote: ...

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Sorry; that was Rajko's suggestion I referred to. Resolution change was still rejected, and when I re-booted, Rajko's message was gone. Guess I should have closed T-bird before I did that. Will try something else tomorrow (later this morning.)

Here it is the same message :-) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2007-11/msg01096.html -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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