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Resolution Resets After Every Reboot

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 8139 / 1 Year ago, tue, january 24, 2023, 7:24:01

I know this question has been asked before, and I know I've fixed this before, but I can't find anything that works for some reason.

Background: Every time I log in, my resolution resets to 1024x768, so I have to open up the nvidia settings and change it back to 1280x1024 every time.

Question: Is there a fix for this issue?

Additional Info:

Dell XPS 400

Xubuntu 12.10 (fresh install, not upgraded from 12.04)

Graphics Card: Nvidia GT430

GPU Driver: nvidia-current-updates

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answered 1 Year ago amencisiv · Accepted Answer

The problem I think I was hitting was that the Nvidia x-server would load my preferred resolution (1280x1024), but then the settings manager would load its preferred option, which by default was 1024x768.

How I ended up solving this - in terminal:

sudo leafpad /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Scroll down, likely near or at the bottom, to where it says something like:

Section "Screen"

    Identifier     "Screen0"

    Device         "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    Option         "Stereo" "0"

    Option         "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"

    Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024_75 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

    SubSection     "Display"

        Depth       24

    EndSubSection

EndSection

The third option ("metamodes") is the resolution option. In that line, I removed the ; nvidia-auto-select +0+0. The line now looked like this:

Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024_75 +0+0"

This disallowed the settings manager to select the resolution it wanted and override xorg.conf, thus forcing the computer to use 1280x1024 by default.