screen resolution (Solved)

[Ric Moore]

On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 15:38 +1200, chris wrote: 
> On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 23:50 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sun, 2011-04-10 at 14:49 +1200, chris wrote: 
> > > On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 22:36 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2011-04-10 at 11:07 +1200, chris wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Writing xorg files just seem to be ignored.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ideas please before I go completely insane
> <snip>
> > > will give that ago, and get back to you.
> > > With the nvidia driver the screen res drops back to 320x200!
> > 
> > I hope that works for you, it would have me pulling my hair out. :) Ric
> > 
> > 
> Hi Ric, Got it sorted, but for the future here is how I did it.
> 
> Went to old Sanyo multisync E200 crt monitor
> Installed 10.04
> Set resolution to 2180x960  (default for this monitor
> 
> Installed nvidia drivers appropriate for the video card Gforce 5200
> Nvidia 173 driver.
> Shutdown completely 
> Rebooted 
> using the nvidia settings tool set the screen resolution to 1680x1050
> 4:3  to use my Viewsonic Monitor.
> 
> Shutdown 
> 
> Set up with Viewsonic Monitor
> 
> Voilà correct resolution and hertz.  All sweet.
> 
> And here is the bonus.  Hooked up my kvm switch, so I can  flip between
> my 4 machines  Voilà.
> 
> So this method works for kvm switches as well.  Might be brute force but
> all is sweet.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers the kiwi

The Creator of the Universe just loves a persistent Kiwi. I'm glad you
sorted it out, there must be some fluke in what your monitor provided to
X for it's setup. Or, how X reads it. No matter, your fix might help
others! My complete regards, :) Ric


-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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