linux-kernel - Re: NVidia Driver Support

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Message-ID: <972843.17877.qm@web52508.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:12:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Marc Perkel <mperkel@...oo.com>
To:	Michael Lothian <mike@...eburn.co.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NVidia Driver Support - 1680x1050 mode

Thanks - I'll try looking there.


--- Michael Lothian <mike@...eburn.co.uk> wrote:

> OK where to start?
> 
> Firstly this is really the wrong list your writing
> to. Chances are
> you'll be wanting to ask your question at
>
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14
> if your
> using the Nvidia Blob otherwise if your using the 2D
> only NV driver
> then you should really aim your question at the Xorg
> guys and gals
> 
> Secondly how exactly did you tell it differently?
> 
> Chances are your /etc/conf.d/xorg.conf is wrong if
> you were using the
> latest X server with the latest binary blob (nvidia
> driver) chances
> are it would detect the highest resolution and set
> it for you. The
> program nvidia-xconfig should fix the file for you.
> 
> Oh and thirdly do you really think it just works on
> windows is a good
> incentive to get people to help you? Yes it should
> work out the box
> but unfortunately the world of Linux 3D drivers is
> mostly dominated
> with company's that prefers keeping their drivers in
> a black box and
> hopefully in the not too distant future the neuveau
> project might
> remedy this.
> 
> Any way I hope this e-mail both helps with your
> problems and adds to
> your understanding of how things work. The kernel
> mailing list is for
> kernel issues (which include rivafb and nvidiafb but
> not nv and nvidia
> 3d issues) so if you ever plug in a hard drive and
> it's not working at
> full speed or something along those lines that's
> when you should call.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike
> 
> On 27/06/07, Marc Perkel <mperkel@...oo.com> wrote:
> > Trying to get my Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard and my
> > Samsung SyncMaster 215tw Digital to work in
> 1680x1050
> > mode but 1280x1024 is the most I can get. Chip Set
> is
> > GeForce 6150.
> >
> > Looking in Xorg.0.log it ssems to think that the
> panel
> > size is 1280x1024 in spite of my setting telling
> it
> > differently.
> >
> > Sorry if this is off topic but I thought that the
> > smart people would be here. In Windows I just plug
> it
> > in and it works. So I figure Linux should work
> too. :)
> 



       
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