How does one change Resolutions?"

[sagasha]

How can I set my 16x10 monitor to 1280x800, instead of the native 1400x900 (too small.) I have a Nvidia 9400 with a viewsonic 19". I have installed the Nvidia drivers and the Nvidia control panel shows the correct Monitor but does not show 1280x800. In SUSE 11.1, which did allow me to use 1280x800. When I look at xorg.conf it does not show resolutions to edit.

How does one change screen resolution to one that is not listed?

[Teunis]

Re: How does one change Resolutions?"

I have never felt like setting a flat screen to anything but native resolution as it looks terrible.
You're possibly better off to select a slightly larger font, after all the difference between 1400 and 1280 is next to nothing.

But on my laptop there is a utility called NVIDIA X Server Settings, on the first page it calls itself NV-Control Version 1.17 and it does give me a lot of options, have you checked the Advanced button?

What are the resolution options you do get?

[dibl]

Re: How does one change Resolutions?"

No guarantees, but try putting this line into the "Section Screens" stanza in your xorg.conf file:

Option "metamodes" "1280x800 +0+0"

[sagasha]

Re: How does one change Resolutions?"

I have never felt like setting a flat screen to anything but native resolution as it looks terrible.
You're possibly better off to select a slightly larger font, after all the difference between 1400 and 1280 is next to nothing.

But on my laptop there is a utility called NVIDIA X Server Settings, on the first page it calls itself NV-Control Version 1.17 and it does give me a lot of options, have you checked the Advanced button?

What are the resolution options you do get?

Thanks but does not show that resolution but thank you for the suggestion and your time.

[sagasha]

Re: How does one change Resolutions?"

No guarantees, but try putting this line into the "Section Screens" stanza in your xorg.conf file:

Option "metamodes" "1280x800 +0+0"

I did as you suggested but it did not work, I rechecked the file after a reboot and the edit was still there though. Thanks for your thoughts and time.

I edited the Section Screens as follows

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Option "metamodes" "1280x800 +0+0"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

[Teunis]

Re: How does one change Resolutions?"

In the ubuntu usenent group I just noticed someone mentioning a terminal command xrandr, it'll give you the available resolutions.

The next question is of course what to do with this knowledge...
Check the man pages for more info.

Which nvidia driver are you using right now, for me there are three available; 170, 177 and 180?
Changing to one of the others might just do the trick...