Damian,<br><br>Interesting:<br><br>1) It first accepts our 1024x768 @ 60hz<br> <br><pre>(II) NVIDIA(0): Validating Mode "1024x768":<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): For use as DFP backend.
<br><br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode Source: EDID<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Pixel Clock : 65.00 MHz<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HRes, HSyncStart : 1024, 1048<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HSyncEnd, HTotal : 1184, 1344<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VRes, VSyncStart : 768, 771
<br><br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VSyncEnd, VTotal : 777, 806<span class="q"><br>(II) NVIDIA(0): H/V Polarity : -/-<br></span>(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode is valid.</pre><br><br>2) Then later on it rejects it based on the "Native resolution":
<br><br><pre>(II) NVIDIA(0): Validating Mode "1024x768":<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode Source: EDID<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Pixel Clock : 65.00 MHz<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HRes, HSyncStart : 1024, 1048
<br><br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HSyncEnd, HTotal : 1184, 1344<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VRes, VSyncStart : 768, 771<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VSyncEnd, VTotal : 777, 806<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): H/V Polarity : -/-<br>
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Mode is rejected: Mode (1024 x 768) is too large for DFP<br><br>(WW) NVIDIA(0): Native Resolution (Max: 800 x 600).</pre><br><pre>II) NVIDIA(0): Validating Mode "1024x768":<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz
<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode Source: X Server<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): Pixel Clock : <br>65.00 MHz<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HRes, HSyncStart : 1024, 1048<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): HSyncEnd, HTotal : 1184, 1344<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VRes, VSyncStart : 768, 771
<br>(II) NVIDIA(0): VSyncEnd, VTotal : 777, 806<br><br>(II) NVIDIA(0): H/V Polarity : -/-<br>(WW) NVIDIA(0): Mode is rejected: Mode (1024 x 768) is too large for DFP<br>(WW) NVIDIA(0): Native Resolution (Max: 800 x 600).
</pre><br>So
what we need to do first of all is convince it to either a) Ignore the
native resolution OR b) that the native resolution is bigger...
<br><br>(Here's someone else with the same problem: <a href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=560726" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=560726
</a> )<br><br>Option a)<br>We try:
<br> <span><span>Option "ModeValidation" "</span><span>NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"</span><br><br>In the Device and Monitor sections (for good measure ;-).<br>Now retry...<br><br>(Remember we're going for 1024 x 768 at 60hz at this point...walk before we run.)
<br><br><br>Option b)<br></span>We up the ante and put in the Monitor section:<br><span><br> HorizSync 15-100 #Let's just go mad here and put a really wide range!<br> VertRefresh 25-100 #again make sure it never refuses us!
<br></span><br>And in both Device and Monitor sections:<br> <span><span>Option "ModeValidation" "</span><span>NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"<br></span></span> Option "UseEDID" "FALSE"
<br><br><span>(Remember we're going for 1024 x 768 at 60hz at this point...walk before we run.)<br><br><br></span>Then
redo the startx with 255 debugging, let us see both log files and the
config files too so we're not confused as to the config and the result.
<br><br>Cheers<br><span class="sg"><br>Steve</span><span id="e_1133f1bcbd80a360_4">- <br></span><br>