Fixing Screen Resolution with Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu

Just reinstalled Ubuntu Feisty, but my resolution wasn’t automatically detected. Bummer.

sudo nvidia-settings

Go to ‘X Server Display Configuration’ and then select the resolution for your monitor. Click ‘Apply’ to ensure it works correctly, then ‘Save to X Configuration File’.

2007-07-24 []

Comments

  1. Highest resolution option when I follow this is 640×800 (running a 7300GT) Any ideas on how to get a high res to show as an option?

    john kennedy (2008-08-18 @ 22:32)

  2. Correction …Highest resolution option when I follow this is 640×480 (running a 7300GT) Any ideas on how to get a high res to show as an option?

    john kennedy (2008-08-18 @ 22:32)

  3. Highest resolution for me is 800×600 but it should be at LEAST 1024×768.. this guide is not very detailed =(

    david (2008-08-29 @ 11:11)

  4. Had this problem too, but it can be fixed easily enough by ditching Ubuntu and get Slack or Fedora , that’s what I did

    joe (2008-11-06 @ 20:18)

  5. I allowed my kubuntu 8.10 to do an automated upgrade the other day, and now the 1280×1024 resolution is not an option anymore.

    Running kernel 2.6.27-10-generic, NVIDIA 177.82 drivers, GeForce 7300 SE card.

    I’ve tried re-installing the drivers (no change) altering the xorg.conf file to match the max res (no input) nvidia-xconfig (error at startx) throwing the xorg.conf away and using the default one (no resolution)

    Anybody got any ideas?

    Gralgrathor (2008-11-29 @ 18:14)

  6. Why dont official release makers put not “any” resolutions like it does with windows… if it is out of range, the screen turns black, you press escape and put a self note .do not use this resolution again” …. These geeks sometimes does it so no-good…. Like, i havent found any safe tutorials yet about safely modifying xorg.conf like it used to be, easy, in version 7, the gusty one. If i add my 1280×1024 tag at modes, it makes the buntu run in safe graphical mode, offering me to reset xorg.cong…. I dont even belive that my nvidia drivers has been applied like it should… Koz the nvidia config tool says that it appears like i have not the propper nvidia drivers installed. … Aaaaaaah……… Sighs….

    Matt (2008-12-24 @ 01:17)

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