[NTLUG:Discuss] Screen Size 1366x768

[Stuart Johnston]

Based on your logfile, the nvidia module is not being used.  Do you have 
a Driver nvidia in your Xorg config file?  You also might try modprobe 
nvidia to get the kernel module loaded and then restart X.


terry wrote:
> pastebinit /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> http://pastebin.com/f24610f0b
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> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:33 AM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have a Vizio 19" 720p 60Hz Class LCD HDTV, VA19L from Walmart:
>> http://www.walmart.com/Vizio-19-Class-LCD-HDTV/ip/10854033
>> I'm using a standard VGA cable [only type of port the tv / monitor has for
>> PC hookup] and can not seem to get my nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX
>> 440 AGP 8x] to do a screen size of 1366x768
>> I did not have any luck with the opensource nv driver and so I installed
>> nvidia-legacy96-driver-96.43.14-x86-1 and am still unable to do it - (I'm
>> pretty sure that's the correct driver...)
>> I'm using xorg-server-1.6.3-i486 and just looks like it won't detect the
>> capability to do anything higher than 800x600 and I don't know how to force
>> it.
>>
>> xrandr -q
>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
>> default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>>    800x600        60.0*    56.0
>>    640x480        60.0
>>    400x300        60.0     56.0
>>    320x240        60.0
>>
>> (First time to use "xrandr", reading man file now...)
>>
>> I tried a "Screen" section like this:
>>
>>    1. Section "Screen"
>>    2.         Identifier "Screen0"
>>    3.         Device     "Card0"
>>    4.         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>>    5.         SubSection "Display"
>>    6.                 Modes "1366x768"
>>    7.                 Viewport 0 0
>>    8.                 Depth     24
>>    9.         EndSubSection
>>    10. EndSection
>>
>> But that didn't seem to work.  Just not sure what to try next...  Any
>> clues?
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