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  1. 07-05-2006 #1
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    Unhappy Nvidia drivers wont work under 1024x768 Resolution

    I had this problem with Ubuntu 64bits 6.06 and Fedora Core 5 x86_64.

    In both cases I installed correctly Nvidia drivers and launched the Distro with nvidia as default desktop viewer, but I could only use it with 800x600 resolution anf If I change it to 1024x768 I'll get a black screen.

    For now I can only see the screen in 1024x768 using "vesa" driver. But ofcourse it's quite slow and wont work well with video software.

    Thanks to MEPIS I managed to discover the "vesa" settings.

    My MEPIS settings:

    Code:
    Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
  Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
 #Screen 0 "ATIScreen" 0 0
  InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "Touchpad" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "Stylus" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "Eraser" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "Cursor" "CorePointer"
 #InputDevice "Serial Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
  RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
  ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
# True type and type1 fonts

    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-xfree86-nonfree"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/java"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType"
    FontPath 	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
    FontPath 	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
    FontPath 	"/usr/local/share/fonts"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/afms"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/bitmap"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/ttf"
    FontPath 	"/usr/share/fonts/type1"
    FontPath 	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load "GLcore"
  Load "bitmap"
  Load "dbe"
  Load "ddc"
  Load "dri"
  Load "extmod"
  Load "freetype"
  Load "glx"
  Load "int10"
  Load "record"
  Load "speedo"
  Load "type1"
  Load "vbe"
  Load "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Keyboard0"
  Driver "keyboard"
  Option "CoreKeyboard"
  Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
  Option "XkbLayout" "us"
  Option "XKbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Serial Mouse"
  Driver "mouse"
  Option  "Protocol" "Microsoft"
  Option  "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
  Option  "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
  Option  "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Touchpad"
 Driver "synaptics"
 Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
 Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
 Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
 Option "RightEdge" "5300"
 Option "TopEdge" "1700"
 Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
 Option "FingerLow" "25"
 Option "FingerHigh" "30"
 Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
 Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
 Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
 Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"
 Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"
 Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
 Option "SHMConfig" "on"
 Option "Repeater" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"
  Driver "mouse"
  Option "Protocol" "auto"
  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
  Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
  Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "USB Mouse"
  Driver "mouse"
  Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
  Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Stylus"
  Driver "wacom"
  Option "Mode" "Absolute"
  Option "Type" "stylus"
  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection

# Settings for wacom eraser
Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Eraser"
  Driver "wacom"
  Option "Mode" "Absolute"
  Option "Type" "eraser"
  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection
# Settings for wacom cursor (mouse)
Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Cursor"
  Driver "wacom"
  Option "Mode" "Absolute"
  Option "Type" "cursor"
  Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "Monitor0"
  VendorName "unknown"
  ModelName "unknown"
 #Option "DPMS" "true"
  HorizSync    30.0 - 82.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
  VertRefresh  50.0 - 70.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
  Modeline "640x480"     25.175 640  664  760  800   480  491  493  525 #60Hz
  Modeline "800x600"     40.12  800  848  968 1056   600  601  605  628 #60Hz
  Modeline "1024x768"    75    1024 1048 1184 1328   768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
  Modeline "1024x768"    85    1024 1056 1152 1360   768  784  787  823
  ModeLine "1152x864"    65    1152 1168 1384 1480   864  865  875  985 Interlace
  Modeline "1152x864"    92    1152 1208 1368 1474   864  865  875  895
  Modeline "1152x864"   110    1152 1240 1324 1552   864  864  876  908
  Modeline "1152x864"   135    1152 1464 1592 1776   864  864  876  908
  Modeline "1152x864"   137.65 1152 1184 1312 1536   864  866  885  902 -HSync -VSync
  Modeline "1280x768"    80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680   768  769  772  795
  ModeLine "1280x800"    80.58 1280 1344 1480 1680   800  801  804  827 -HSync -VSync
  Modeline "1280x1024"   80    1280 1296 1512 1568  1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace
  Modeline "1280x1024"  110    1280 1328 1512 1712  1024 1025 1028 1054
  Modeline "1280x1024"  126.5  1280 1312 1472 1696  1024 1032 1040 1068 -HSync -VSync
  Modeline "1280x1024"  135    1280 1312 1456 1712  1024 1027 1030 1064
  Modeline "1280x1024"  135    1280 1312 1416 1664  1024 1027 1030 1064
  Modeline "1280x1024"  157.5  1280 1344 1504 1728  1024 1025 1028 1072 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1280x1024"  181.75 1280 1312 1440 1696  1024 1031 1046 1072 -HSync -VSync
  Modeline "1440x900"   106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904   900  901  904  932 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1400x1050"  129    1400 1464 1656 1960  1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1600x1200"  162    1600 1664 1856 2160  1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1600x1200"  189    1600 1664 1856 2160  1200 1201 1204 1250 -HSync -VSync
  Modeline "1600x1200"  202.5  1600 1664 1856 2160  1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1600x1200"  220    1600 1616 1808 2080  1200 1204 1207 1244 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1680x1050"  147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256  1050 1051 1054 1087
  ModeLine "1800x1440"  230    1800 1896 2088 2392  1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
  ModeLine "1800x1440"  250    1800 1896 2088 2392  1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
  Modeline "1920x1200"  230    1920 1936 2096 2528  1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier  "ATIMonitor"
  VendorName "unknown"
  ModelName "unknown"
 #Option "DPMS" "true"
  HorizSync    30.0 - 82.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
  VertRefresh  50.0 - 70.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier  "Card0"
  Driver "vesa"
  BoardName "unknown"
  
 #BusID  "PCI:1:0:0"
 #Option "sw_cursor" # needed for some ati cards
 #Option "hw_cursor"
 #Option "NoAccel"
 #Option "ShowCache"
 #Option "ShadowFB"
 #Option "UseFBDev"
 #Option "Rotate"
 #Option "NoUseBios" # needed for some Savage cards
  Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
  
# nvidia special options, use with care
  Option "CursorShadow" "1"
  Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "63"
  Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
  Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"
  Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = native"
  Option "NoLogo" "false"
  Option "IgnoreEdid" "true" # needs to be true for some nvidia cards
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "Screen0"
  Device "Card0"
  Monitor "Monitor0"
  DefaultColorDepth 16
  
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 8
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 15
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 16
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 32
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
  
  # Only the official NVIDIA driver supports twinview
  # these setting are an example
  Option "TwinView" "false"
  Option "SecondMonitorVendorName" "unknown"
  Option "SecondMonitorModelName" "unknown"
  Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-82"
  Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-70"
  Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
  Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
  Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp,dfp"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "ATIScreen"
  Device "Card0"
  Monitor "ATIMonitor"
  DefaultColorDepth 24
  
  SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
  Mode 0666
EndSection
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  2. 07-05-2006 #2
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    My Ubuntu Settings 800x600 only
    Code:
    # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV36.2 [GeForce FX 5700]"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"CT520n"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	30-54
	VertRefresh	50-85
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV36.2 [GeForce FX 5700]"
	Monitor		"CT520n"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
    Fedora Settings 800x600 only
    Code:
    # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, a font server independent of the X server is
# used to render fonts.
	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "fbdevhw"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#	Option	"XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
# or:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
#	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
#
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "CT520n"
	DisplaySize  280	210
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	HorizSync    30.0 - 56.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
	BoardName   "nVidia Corporation NV36.2 [GeForce FX 5700]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection
    My stuff:
    Nvidia Geforce 5700 FX 256MB
    AMD Athlon FX 3200+ 2.20GHz
    Monitor AOC CT520n

    My threads:
    Ubuntu: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202540
    Fedora: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...d.php?t=115768

    Still looking for a way to fix this problem...
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  3. 07-05-2006 #3
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    Both of the last 2 files you posted only had "800x600" and "640x480" lines on the Display section. Add "1024x768" in front of them all and try again.

    It should look like this:
    Code:
    SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
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    Quote Originally Posted by lonrot
    I had this problem with Ubuntu 64bits 6.06 and Fedora Core 5 x86_64.
    64 bits distro are always a bit trickier. How did you install the drivers? Using Ubuntu packages? Or with the NVIDIA installer?
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  5. 07-05-2006 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by techieMoe
    Both of the last 2 files you posted only had "800x600" and "640x480" lines on the Display section. Add "1024x768" in front of them all and try again.

    It should look like this:
    Code:
    SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
    As I said before, if I use "nvidia" driver to view in 1024x768 I'll get a black screen. I can easily use 1024x768 with vesa but this is not the point. What I need is a solution to fix "nvidia" display problem so I can finally get nvidia driver to work under 1024x768 resolution.

    Quote Originally Posted by antidrugue
    64 bits distro are always a bit trickier. How did you install the drivers? Using Ubuntu packages? Or with the NVIDIA installer?
    Using guides in Ubuntu forums, same with Fedora.
    If I can remeber in both cases I used command line, but never downloaded any package directly from Nvidia.
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  6. 07-05-2006 #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by lonrot
    Using guides in Ubuntu forums, same with Fedora.
    If I can remeber in both cases I used command line, but never downloaded any package directly from Nvidia.
    Maybe you could give the NVIDIA driver for AMD64 a try :
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-8762.html

    And use techieMoe instructions to install it :
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...d-drivers.html
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