xorg screen res problems, tried dpkg-reconfigure

[crazywizzard]

Fresh install of Debian Etch, default Desktop package with gnome.
Everything seems to work fine except my screen resolution is stuck at 640x480 and my monitor supports up to 1280x1024 @ 60 Hz (eView 17f2).
I tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but it doesn't solve anything. Here is my xorg.conf file;

# /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/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
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 "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "eView 17f2"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
Monitor "eView 17f2"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

edit: yes I have tried manually adding in my desired screen res, no luck either

[Juan Pablo]

What happened when adding manually the res? Did you add it to the correct color depth?

[crazywizzard]

Nothing happened at all, yes I added it to the correct color depth.

[Juan Pablo]

Did you add it First?

[crazywizzard]

yes, i added it first.

[Juan Pablo]

Well, I'm out of options. The way you described have always worked for me a for a lot of people in the forum.

This is really the only way to change the resolution in Linux, but maybe this is a bug

[torinaga]

I was having the same problem as you were on my fresh install using the same basic video card (Geforce 4 MX)

I copied over my working config from my other box and it works fine. I am betting that this has to do with they Horz and Vert Refresh rate. You probably don't want to copy mine as your monitor is likely different.

****Didn't work 640x480 only

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection


*** works swimingly.

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Acer AL1912"
HorizSync 24-80
VertRefresh 49-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Acer AL1912"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"


Good Luck