[CentOS] 1680x1050 Monitor

Johnny Hughes johnny at centos.org
Mon Dec 31 07:10:47 UTC 2007


centos at 911networks.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just got a new Samsung 226bw 22" wide monitor to replace my
> previous one. I also have a nvidia 8600gts video card.
> 
> I can set interactively [through the nvidia-settings utility] the
> 1680 by 1050 resolution. I have saved the settings in the
> xorg.conf, but I can't keep it after a restart of X or a reboot.
> When I restart X, the login is at: 1680 by 1050, then it switches
> to 1280 by 1024. 
> 
> Here are the video sections from my xorg.conf
> 
> Any suggestion with what's wrong?
> 
> Section "Module"
>     Load           "glx"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier     "Videocard0"
>     Driver         "nvidia"
>     VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
>     BoardName      "GeForce 8600 GTS"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Videocard0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     Option         "TwinView" "0"
>     Option         "metamodes" "1680x1050 +0+0"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Depth       24
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 

Do you have a monitor section ... or is it set to autoconfig.

Use system-config-display to see the settings.

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