LCD display fails to display max resolution

[satimis]

Gentoo AMD64
Gnome light desktop
Gigabyte GeForce 6600, DDRII 256MB
Philips 200WP7ES LCD display, DVI input.
(resolution: 1680x1050)

Just installed the captioned LCD display. Failed to set it display properly. The screen leaves a dark column of about 1-1/4" wide on each side of the display

Desktop --> Preferences --> Screen Resolution
Default Setting:
1400x1050 (max)
Refresh Rate : 60Hz


$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

    Load        "dbe"   # Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection


EndSection


Section "Files"

    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
#    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"


EndSection


Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier  "Keyboard1"
    Driver      "kbd"

#    Option     "Protocol"      "Xqueue"

    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

    Option "XkbRules"   "xorg"
    Option "XkbModel"   "pc101"
    Option "XkbLayout"  "us"

EndSection


Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver      "mouse"
#   Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
#   Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Protocol"    "Auto"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"

#   Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5 6 7"
    Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"

EndSection


Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "Philips 200WP7"

    HorizSync   30-98

    VertRefresh 56-76
    DisplaySize 325 260


EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "nv"

EndSection

# Device configured by xorgconfig:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Gigabyte"
#   Driver      "vga"
    Driver      "nv"
        # unsupported card
    VideoRam    256000
    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection


Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "Gigabyte"
    Monitor     "Philips 200WP7"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1680x1050"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1680x1050"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1680x1050"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection


EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
    Identifier  "Simple Layout"

    Screen "Screen 1"

    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

Please advise how to get the screen displaying 1680x1050 resolution. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[gruven]

Chances are you are going to have to use the proprietary Nvidia driver (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers) because the open source nv driver probably doesn't support that resolution.

You will want to do this (not in X):

emerge nvidia-drivers
modprobe nvidia
depmod -a
eselect opengl set nvidia
nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf (change all instances of "nv" to "nvidia")
/etc/init.d/xdm restart

That should get you the resolution you want. If not, then you can play around with that, at least you will have the 3d acceleration driver working, and you will know you have the ability to run that resolution.

[satimis]

Hi gruven,

Gnome Light Desktop


Your advice worked here.

Resolution: 1680x1050
Refresh rate: 60Hz

Tks.


A minor side problem created.

Clicking
Desktop --> Shutdown --> Restart
has no response.

I have to click the terminal icon on the top toolbar to make it to work.

It happened the same on
Desktop --> Shutdown --> Shutdown

Where should I look at. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[gruven]

I am really not sure what the problem is with that, as my gnome shuts down correctly with the nvidia driver.

Are you running stable or ~arch? I am running ~amd64. I also have the full gnome desktop installed.

[satimis]

Hi gruven,

Are you running stable or ~arch? I am running ~amd64. I also have the full gnome desktop installed.

Gnome 2.14.2 stable

I'm also running amd64.


satimis

[gruven]

2.16 is stable now, you should sync and update.