[SOLVED] resolution 1680 x 1050 not available

Hi,

My screen is a Samsung Syncmaster 2243nw, resolution 1680 x 1050. Here, on Zorin 9, I can only choose between 1024 x 768 and 600 x 800.

I inserted this passage into /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=VGA-1:edid/1680x1050.bin"

Then I did this:

sudo update-grub

This is the result:

Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... Generating /boot/grub/default file and setting the default boot entry to 0
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ...

Could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Would you like /boot/grub/menu.lst generated for you? (y/N) y
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-30-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Then reboot... but still the same 1024 x 768 screen.

What else could I do? Sorry, I need a step-by-step instruction as I am no expert in this field.

Next time you boot, press the TAB or E key to edit the boot command and enter:

Code:

acpi=off nomodeset forcevesa

Keep us posted!

Thanks, I tried the boot command.

By the way: Is this the correct screen? (See attachment). Looks very primitive & not easy to use.

"CODE: SELECT ALL", then "Enter" does not work (Unlike in the attachment picture I took care of the space between the ":" and the "S". Which means, that the command was not found.

"acpi=off nomodeset forcevesa" seems to be accepted, but there are no results given.

The only way out of this rudimentary terminal seems to be via pressing "ESC".

Oops, I seem to have misunderstood. "CODE..." etc. is what it says at the beginning of every code block. Sorry! Anyway, what about this command afterwards? I still can't choose the correct resolution.

Hi,

once you have fully booted, paste the following command in a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t) and then paste the results back here:

Code:

lspci

You will end up with a result like this, and we are interested in the highlighted part:

wolfman@fred1:~$ lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:08.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430] (rev a1)
02:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
wolfman@fred1:~$

Did you mean "lspci"?

Anyway, here we go (with "lspci"):

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:03.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express MEI Controller (rev 02)
00:03.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express PT IDER Controller (rev 02)
00:03.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Serial KT Controller (rev 02)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IO (ICH9DO) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)

Hi,

oops, a typo; sorry!, I have corrected it!.

Take a look here as you the "Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller" and you might want to follow the advice given on the link below with reference to installing any further packages which may or may not enhance your graphic cards performance!:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/166224/h ... -my-system

You can download the installer directly from here:

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads

Graphics Installer for Linux 1.0.7 for Ubuntu, either the 32 or 64 Bit version, I cannot help you any further as I don't have an Intel graphics card!.

Thanks. Here we go again:

1.)

Code:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
[sudo] password for user:
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.       
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
xserver-xorg-video-intel ist schon die neueste Version.
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 15 nicht aktualisiert.

(In English: Everything is already up-to-date.)

2.)

Code:

sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.       
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
mesa-utils ist schon die neueste Version.
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 15 nicht aktualisiert.

(In English: see above!)

3.)

Install driver (Linux 1.0.7 for Ubuntu, 32 bit) from here:

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads

4.)

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
Updated versions of X.org drivers, libraries, etc. for Ubuntu.

This PPA is for stable upstream releases of X.org components.  If you're looking for something even more bleeding-edge, please see the xorg-edgers PPA.

While Ubuntu does not "officially/formally" support these packages, if you discover problems when installing these debs please feel free to report bugs to launchpad.  However, please make sure to clearly state that you are running packages from this PPA so we know the fixes need to come here.

If you are upgrading from one release to another with this PPA activated, please install the ppa-purge package and use it to downgrade everything in here beforehand. sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates will do it.

[Directions for packaging drivers can be seen at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/DriverBuilding]
Mehr Informationen: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/ubuntu/x-updates
Drücken Sie [ENTER], um fortzufahren oder Strg-c, um das Hinzufügen abzubrechen

gpg: Schlüsselbund `/tmp/tmpoqh3_om3/secring.gpg' erstellt
gpg: Schlüsselbund `/tmp/tmpoqh3_om3/pubring.gpg' erstellt
gpg: Schlüssel AF1CDFA9 von hkp-Server keyserver.ubuntu.com anfordern
gpg: /tmp/tmpoqh3_om3/trustdb.gpg: trust-db erzeugt
gpg: Schlüssel AF1CDFA9: Öffentlicher Schlüssel "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu-X" importiert
gpg: Keine uneingeschränkt vertrauenswürdigen Schlüssel gefunden
gpg: Anzahl insgesamt bearbeiteter Schlüssel: 1
gpg:               importiert: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

5.)

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

6.) Insert this into file and save:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
EndSection

7.) Reboot

Result: Still no 1680 x 1050 screen available...


Edit:

I just discovered a small program on my computer which is called "Intel Graphics Installer for Linux" (see attachment). Sadly - when you want to start it - says "distribution not supported".

Hi,

which version of Zorin OS are you using?.

Reading from the feedback you posted, you already have the latest drivers anyway!.

You can try installing Xrand which will give you more control over the monitor settings, use the following terminal command and run Xrand and see if you can change the settings:

Code:

sudo apt-get install arandr

Anleitung in Deutsch bekommst du hier: (Instructions in German are available here)

http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/RandR

Hi,

did you mean RandR (installed with

Code:

xrandr

) or ARandR (installed with

Code:

arandr

). The latter seems especially suited for two or more monitors (I only have one).

Anyway, I tried this:

Code:

user@user-OptiPlex-755:~$ xrandr --query
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 32767 x 32767
VGA1 connected primary 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0*
   800x600        60.3     56.2 
   848x480        60.0 
   640x480        59.9 
DVI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

And:

Code:

xrandr --auto

But no improvement so far. Suggestions welcome!

(Btw, my system is Zorin OS 9. It also says so underneath my postings.)

Hi cestran,

I thought that "arandr" was the frontend for "xrand"?:

"ARandR is a visual front end for XRandR 1.2/1.3 (per display options), which
provides full control over positioning, saving and loading to/from shell
scripts and easy integration with other applications."

What monitor do you have and have you tried resetting that?. (I doubt that it will help though!)

1. Installed

2. Started "Arandr"

Code:

user@user-OptiPlex-755:~$ arandr
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"


Let's hope, I can manage without this scrollbar...

The program looks like this (see below).

For different resolutions but none of them correct. I would like to enter something myself but there doesn't seem to be a possibility. When I click on "new", nothing happens.

Sorry for asking. I know you haven't experienced those kind of problems yet. However, I'm glad for any kind of ideas.

Hi,

run the following terminal commands (Ctrl + Alt + t) in order and see if you can force any missing dependencies you might have that are causing the problem.

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

then:

Code:

sudo apt-get install -f

then:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f

RESTART!.

Let us know if this helps.

I did the updates, then started Arandr again but no luck! (The program looked just like before and I couldnt enter anything...) However, the scrollbar message didnt show up.

Hi cestran,

do you also have a DVI or HDMI connector for your monitor?. I assume from your pic you are using VGA!.

Hi Wolfman,

I happen to have a DVI socket but the monitor plug wont fit in there.

Hi cestran,

maybe you could buy an adapter as they don't cost much!, did you try resetting the monitor like I suggested earlier?.

Do you think with DVI it will work?

With my monitor I tried the auto adjustment button if that is what you mean. (Which is mainly to center and sharpen the image.) I can also choose between "normal" and "wide" (which is not recommendable because everything looks flat and stretched out).

I see you graphics is 'integrated' is it possible to install a separate grahics card in your rig? It might be the simplest solution!

cestran wrote:Do you think with DVI it will work?

With my monitor I tried the auto adjustment button if that is what you mean. (Which is mainly to center and sharpen the image.) I can also choose between "normal" and "wide" (which is not recommendable because everything looks flat and stretched out).

Hi cestran,

if your graphics card has a DVI / HDMI out and your monitor has sockets for those types of connections, it might just work but I cannot be certain!.

I don't think that with an integrated graphics card, you will have such connections; although I may well be wrong!.

What you can try is to run the Live CD and see what screen resolutions you have, if you can get 1680 x 1050 with the Live CD, we will know that the problem lies somewhere within the system settings and maybe we can track it down?. Please try it at least once and see what happens!.

Check this out:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution

See also the last answer here: (you might want to read the whole thread though!)

http://askubuntu.com/questions/316221/r ... -12-04-lts

Hope this helps!.

Thank you both for your replies!

I ran the zorin-live-cd once more but there was no difference concerning resolution.

I will try the two links you provided (they looked quite helpful). If this doesn't improve my situation I have decided that I will return to Ubuntu 14.04 (which I haven't tried on this computer yet, especially with the Intel graphics card, but in my view is easier to handle).

Thanks again!

Hi cestran,

please let us know how you get on so this thread can help others if you find a solution elsewhere or with a different version of Linux!.

Sorry I cannot be of further help!.

Ok!

Last ditch possibility? Text-based install - follow decalman's excellent guide here:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8004&p=38810&hilit=text+based+install#p38810

Hi you guys,

I can't believe it: Now the whole thing suddenly works. I don't know why I haven't tried this before.

Those were my steps (following your advice and the ubuntu-wiki's):

1.)

Code:

~$ randr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 32767 x 32767
VGA1 connected primary 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0*
   800x600        60.3     56.2 
   848x480        60.0 
   640x480        59.9 
DVI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

2.)

Code:

~$ cvt 1680 1050 60
# 1680x1050 59.95 Hz (CVT 1.76MA) hsync: 65.29 kHz; pclk: 146.25 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050_60.00"  146.25  1680 1784 1960 2240  1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync

3.)

Code:

~$ xrandr --newmode "1680x1050_60.00"  146.25  1680 1784 1960 2240  1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync

4.)

Code:

~$ xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1680x1050_60.00"

5.)

Code:

~$ xrandr --output VGA1 --mode "1680x1050_60.00"

At this point I already had my 1680x1050 screen (no reboot needed). I just had to write this into some file to make the change permanent.

6.)

Code:

~$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45x11-custom_xrandr-settings

7.) enter this into file, save and exit:

xrandr --newmode "1680x1050_60.00" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync

xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1680x1050_60.00"

xrandr --output VGA1 --mode "1680x1050_60.00"


That was all! Frankly, I had already abandoned all hope. Thanks again for your help!
I might have another question concerning printer installation. Don't know yet if it works or not. You'll find me on a new forum page...

Glad to hear you are sorted! 60 blue jewels for sharing your steps and 120 to Wolfman!