ubunut 11.04 is not giving me a 1366x768 resolution option

[spongefinger]

**meant 'ubuntu 11.04' **

nvidia 550ti card, using the current release drivers. (275.13??)

the maximum resolution listed is 1360x768 which just doesnt work right at all on my panasonic viera hd tv (it seems to stretch over the sides of the screen - even though its native 1366x768 tv - and the nvidia overscan option doesnt work right at all)

its connected via a dvi-vga adapter and a vga cable going into the tv.

i need a way to force it to display in 1366x768. at the moment the only res that works, and the the driver defaults to, is 1024x768... and that looks horrible and is also shifted right, off the screen by about 1-inch.

[devils casper]

How did you install Nvidia Driver?
Post the output of these commands here :

lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[spongefinger]

i got the instructions on how to install the new drivers from thsi website

Install Nvidia driver in Ubuntu 11.04 | FOSSAPPS

i used the 'add ppa to ubuntu software manager' approach

output of the first command is :
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 1244 (rev a1)

output of the second command is :
Driver "mouse"
Driver "kbd"
Driver "nvidia"

[devils casper]

Correct driver has been installed. Some other settings are not correct in xorg.conf file. Post all the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file here.

[spongefinger]

hi, heres the output for my current res. 1024x768.


# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 275.19 (buildd@louvi) Sun Jul 17 01:40:10 UTC 2011


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: builtin, VertRefresh source: builtin
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GTX 550 Ti"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768_60 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection




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heres the output for the file when the res is set to 1360x768 through the nvidia x server config program and then the xconf file is written back out using the 'merge with existing' option

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 275.19 (buildd@louvi) Sun Jul 17 01:40:10 UTC 2011


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: builtin, VertRefresh source: builtin
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GTX 550 Ti"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768_60 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "1360x768 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[devils casper]

Check your Monitor's manual. Do these Refresh Rates supported by your Monitor?

HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0

Have you tried to add Modes "1366x768" line in SubSection Display instead of using option "metamodes"?

Subsection "Display"
             Depth 24
             Modes "1366x768"
EndSubsection

[spongefinger]

hi,

yeah my panasonic viera x15b hd lcd tv supports those horiz and vert rates @ all resolutions upto and including 1366x768


i dont know how to add things to the xorg.conf file (i used the 'cat etc/x11/xorg.conf' command in terminal - that id seen used somewhere else - to display the files contents) . the file itself was created by the nvidia x-server configuration program. so it chose to put 'metamodes' in there. ive got no idea what they are, or if they should be there.

can you give me instructions on how to do add those lines please?

[spongefinger]

ok i used the sudo gedit command to alter xorg.conf
adding that line made np dofferemce. 1366x768 res isnt listed in nvidia x-server config or the ubuntu monitors utility.

here is what my xorg.conf looks like now just so you can make sure i added the line corrcectly

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 275.19 (buildd@louvi) Sun Jul 17 01:40:10 UTC 2011


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: builtin, VertRefresh source: builtin
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GTX 550 Ti"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "1024x768_60 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "1360x768 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1366x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

[devils casper]

Put # sign before metamodes line.

# Option "metamodes" "1360x768 +0+0"

To open xorg.conf file with root privileges, press Alt+F2 and type this in Command Text box

gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[spongefinger]

right i did as you said and put the '#' before the metamodes line.

im afraid it didnt do anything at all seemingly. 1366x768 still is not listed in either the nvidia x-server config or ubuntu's monitor utility.
infact the monitor utility lists even less resolution choices (just bog standard ones like 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 etc - no 16:9 res's)

its like xorg.conf isnt even being used by the system. its created by the nvidia program, could that mean the nvidia program is overwriting it or ignoring it completely?

at the moment im stumped and i think im going to try fedora 15 to see if that gives the correct resolution options. i havent put any information onto ubuntu, its pretty much still vanilla so im not losing anything by wiping and reinstalling.

ill report back here if fedora 15 works, or if it doesnt just for info for other people with a similar problem.
although i think its just me... linux hates me :/ lol