On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
On 2010/02/15 20:10 (GMT) Mark Misulich composed:
Ken Schneider composed:
Have you tried to use the nVidia Settings tool. It is found in the menu under System-->Configuration.
yes I use that to reset the screen resolution. It is supposed to save it to the X configuration file after I apply a particular screen resolution. But it doesn't do it. On each subsequent startup it autodetects the screen resolution and sets it to the screen's native resolution. I have poked around in the /etc/x.---- files trying to find where the default screen resolution is saved so I can change it to what I want, but without success.
Preferred settings for X have traditionally been specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. This file may not exist in 11.2, but will be used if created. One way to create the file is to use sax2 from runlevel 3, but 'X -configure' or manually with your favorite $EDITOR will do it too. In 'Section "Monitor"' 'Option "PreferredMode" "1366x768"' or whatever your actual preferred mode is should be obeyed by X if supported by the display and gfx hardware. Whether it will be obeyed by proprietary drivers I can't say, as I only ever use open source drivers regardless of gfxchip I'm using. -- "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams, 2nd US President
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Hi, I installed a different operating system on this computer as well as the two opensuse (11.1 & 11.2), and in their file system it uses /etc/X11/xorg.nvidia or something similar. I tried to modify that file but was never successful in getting it to boot into a different resolution other than native. I have tried to find the same file for nvidia in opensuse, but haven't been able to find it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org