[SOLVED] Wrong video resolution aftre upgrade to M4

[mackowiakp]

I just upgraded M3 to M4 using console urpmi procedure as described in WIKI. I use NVIDIA propriety driver for my video card, Login screen seems to work with proper resolution (1280x720) but after log-in to KDE session, resolution change to maximum avaliable by my monitor. I can not change resolution from systemsettings because resolution option is not available (look at attachment).
What can I do to work with resolution I want to use (1280x720)? If any additional info is necessary, I will add it in next posts.

[doktor5000]

The small button with the display and the four diagonal arrows on the screen VGA-0 on the right side does allow you to select resolutions,
but only those that are offered via RANDR. So if your favorite resolution doesn't appear, what does

Code: Select all

xrandr -q

say?
You may also want to look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see which modelines/resolutions are being dropped by Nvidia driver, as it's pretty picky about most combinations.

Check e.g. http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L ... modes.html for more details.
In most cases you either need to supply a correct modeline in xorg.conf or disable the use of EDID data, see http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L ... tions.html for options available to change that behaviour.

[mackowiakp]

At this moment I use workaround, by including in KDE startup such command:

Code: Select all

xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x720

But in M3, it was possible from systemsettings -> Monitor and ... (i dont remember English version of such option).

[doktor5000]

This one you mean probably: http://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings ... nd_Monitor
That also only offered randr settings, which you can still choose in the new applet (kscreen) as described previously.

Bildschirmfoto2_46.png (82.25 KiB) Viewed 2728 times

So please read again, also what I wrote about the modelines and stuff.

You can either add a new randr mode permanently, check e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xr ... esolutions or fix your X/nvidia configuration as mentioned above.

[mackowiakp]

OK. Solved. I was not so clever to use new applet. Shame....