gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
On 28/07/12 03:24 PM, Britton Kerin wrote:
I installed all the nvidia driver kernel xserver packages, but now
it seems that gnome doesn't know what size the monitor is anymore
(all fonts way too large etc.)
System->Preferences->Monitors looks like the attached screenshot
The odd thing is the explicitly set resolution value is correct. But there
is also all the stuff about the monitor being unknown.
Any help or advice how to fix this greatly appreciated,
Britton
Had the same problem myself with an ATI card. X uses kernel mode
switching these days, or at least tries to, and that usually means
loading a kernel module for your video card in addition to having the
correct xserver drivers.
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gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
On 07/28/2012 02:41 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
On 28/07/12 03:24 PM, Britton Kerin wrote:
I installed all the nvidia driver kernel xserver packages, but now
it seems that gnome doesn't know what size the monitor is anymore
(all fonts way too large etc.)
System->Preferences->Monitors looks like the attached screenshot
The odd thing is the explicitly set resolution value is correct. But
there
is also all the stuff about the monitor being unknown.
Any help or advice how to fix this greatly appreciated,
Britton
Had the same problem myself with an ATI card. X uses kernel mode
switching these days, or at least tries to, and that usually means
loading a kernel module for your video card in addition to having the
correct xserver drivers.
Since the official (And proprietary.) nVidia driver has no support for
KMS, this sort of feature never "natively" works in a desktop
environments' own monitor settings. My recommendation is to install
nVidia's settings utility and use that, since it WILL accurately report
both monitors and their resolution.
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gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Yaro Kasear wrote:
.........snip.......
> >
>
> Since the official (And proprietary.) nVidia driver has no support
> for KMS, this sort of feature never "natively" works in a desktop
> environments' own monitor settings. My recommendation is to install
> nVidia's settings utility and use that, since it WILL accurately
> report both monitors and their resolution.
I see a number of nVidia packages that could be the one you're referring
to, ie nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi and nvidia-xconfig. One of these or
another?
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07-29-2012, 01:32 AM
Yaro Kasear
gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
On 07/28/2012 04:14 PM, Robert Holtzm wrote:
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Yaro Kasear wrote:
.........snip.......
Since the official (And proprietary.) nVidia driver has no support
for KMS, this sort of feature never "natively" works in a desktop
environments' own monitor settings. My recommendation is to install
nVidia's settings utility and use that, since it WILL accurately
report both monitors and their resolution.
I see a number of nVidia packages that could be the one you're referring
to, ie nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi and nvidia-xconfig. One of these or
another?
Oh! Forgive me. That would be nvidia-settings. It's actually a pretty
neat utility, worth looking at!
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On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 08:32:22PM -0500, Yaro Kasear wrote:
> On 07/28/2012 04:14 PM, Robert Holtzm wrote:
> >On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Yaro Kasear wrote:
> >
> > .........snip.......
> >>Since the official (And proprietary.) nVidia driver has no support
> >>for KMS, this sort of feature never "natively" works in a desktop
> >>environments' own monitor settings. My recommendation is to install
> >>nVidia's settings utility and use that, since it WILL accurately
> >>report both monitors and their resolution.
> >I see a number of nVidia packages that could be the one you're referring
> >to, ie nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi and nvidia-xconfig. One of these or
> >another?
> >
>
> Oh! Forgive me. That would be nvidia-settings. It's actually a
> pretty neat utility, worth looking at!
Thanks.
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07-29-2012, 01:30 PM
Camaleón
gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:24:30 -0800, Britton Kerin wrote:
> I installed all the nvidia driver kernel xserver packages, but now it
> seems that gnome doesn't know what size the monitor is anymore (all
> fonts way too large etc.)
>
> System->Preferences->Monitors looks like the attached screenshot The odd
> thing is the explicitly set resolution value is correct. But there is
> also all the stuff about the monitor being unknown.
>
> Any help or advice how to fix this greatly appreciated, Britton
If resolution is okay, have you tried by setting the DPI to a lower value?
Also, attaching or uploading the complete X server log ("/var/log/
Xorg.0.log") will be of help.
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07-30-2012, 05:10 PM
Camaleón
gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
El 2012-07-29 a las 09:26 -0800, Britton Kerin escribió:
(resending to the list)
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:24:30 -0800, Britton Kerin wrote:
> >
> >> I installed all the nvidia driver kernel xserver packages, but now it
> >> seems that gnome doesn't know what size the monitor is anymore (all
> >> fonts way too large etc.)
> >>
> >> System->Preferences->Monitors looks like the attached screenshot The odd
> >> thing is the explicitly set resolution value is correct. But there is
> >> also all the stuff about the monitor being unknown.
> >>
> >> Any help or advice how to fix this greatly appreciated, Britton
> >
> > If resolution is okay, have you tried by setting the DPI to a lower value?
>
> I think the DPI is what I want:
>
> $ xdpyinfo | grep 'dimens|resolut'
> dimensions: 1920x1200 pixels (372x231 millimeters)
> resolution: 131x132 dots per inch
> $
Oh, that seems a little big :-o
As you seem to be using GNOME 2, you can change DPI value from
background/apperance settings → tipography → details. I have set here a
value of 96 DPI though my nvidia card still "thinks" this value is smaller:
sm01@stt008:~$ xdpyinfo | grep -i resol
resolution: 85x86 dots per inch
sm01@stt008:~$ grep -i edid /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (85, 86); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
> This is the max resolution of the monitor. The trouble I think is
> with gnome, it somehow thinks the fonts and suck need to be much
> bigger than they do (so for example I have to select a 7 point font to
> get something about what a 10 point font would normally be.
>
> > Also, attaching or uploading the complete X server log ("/var/log/
> > Xorg.0.log") will be of help.
>
> Attached.
Thanks, I am uploading the full content of the file at
"www.pastebin.com" so others can review it (this log file contains no
sensible data on it):
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Yp2nP3Fk
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07-31-2012, 02:09 PM
Camaleón
gnome doesn't know monitor size under nvidia x server
El 2012-07-30 a las 11:01 -0800, Britton Kerin escribió:
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> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
(...)
> >> >
> >> > If resolution is okay, have you tried by setting the DPI to a lower value?
> >>
> >> I think the DPI is what I want:
> >>
> >> $ xdpyinfo | grep 'dimens|resolut'
> >> dimensions: 1920x1200 pixels (372x231 millimeters)
> >> resolution: 131x132 dots per inch
> >> $
> >
> > Oh, that seems a little big :-o
> >
> > As you seem to be using GNOME 2, you can change DPI value from
> > background/apperance settings → tipography → details. I have set here a
> > value of 96 DPI though my nvidia card still "thinks" this value is smaller:
>
> This was the missing piece for me, thanks so much. Using this I was
> able to crank the font dpi down enough that I could use larger fonts,
> giving some more control over width (e.g. 10 pt vs 11 pt rather than 6
> vs 7), and got my 2-pane vim plus gnome-terminal setup to just fit on
> screen as it used to before upgrade.
>
> Britton
Glad you finally got it working :-)
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