Quote Originally Posted by KaoticEvil[SETI.USA] View Post
I'm having some difficulty here, and if anyone has some insight or input, I would REALLY appreciate it.. Here's the problem:

Running a 17" KDS LCD on my computer, with a native resolution of 1280x1024 (5:4 AR). I can't get Mint 9 to recognize it. Best I can get is 1152x864. I have tried everything I can see on google, and the Ubuntu forums (Mint is based on Ubuntu), using xrandr and cvt to get the modelines for xorg.conf, and nothing seems to work. I cannot get my monitor to 1280x1024.

On a previous install, I had this res, but it won't go this time. Running on an GeForce 7100 (onboard) using version 195 of the nVidia driver. (Latest that installed from the Mint hardware drivers install.)

Any help?! Please?!
First, make sure you don't have two versions of the nvidia driver installed. Install the one from the package manager. Make sure /etc/X11/xorg.conf has "nvidia" for driver and not "nv". Reboot. If that doesn't do it, completely uninstall the package management version, get the kernel source for your currently running kernel and install the latest from the nvidia website.

It's always best to install the nvidia driver from single user mode whether you're using the package manager or not.

If you don't have aptitude installed, I highly suggest you install it and learn to use it. Aptitude is started by typing "aptitude" in a terminal window. As a quick start, the '/' key is for search. 'n' is for next. 'N' is for previous. To install, press the '+' on the '=' key. To uninstall, press the '-'. 'g' is to apply the install/uninstall changes. It's easier than it sounds. I always use aptitude whether I'm in gui mode or not.

Hope that helps.