Help with resolution settings

[Vic Main]

At 05:36 AM 09/11/10, you wrote:
>On 11/09/2010 22:00, Larry Shields wrote:
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> > *I am using the same Nvidia card as you, and have had no problems with
> > it...I use the driver 1.5.8 Nvidia 96.49.17 the default is 1600x900
> > refresh rate 50hz the Rotation is at normal...Display depth 24, the
> > metamodes I have set at 1024x768...I have a 20" HDMI monitor and the
> > screen is very clear on everything being shown...
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> > Larry*
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>I suspect that it may all have to do with the fact that while you are
>using an LCD (HDMI as you mention) monitor connected via DVI I assume,
>the OP is using a CRT (analog) monitor. Therein lies the difference?
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>BC
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>Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how 
>fervently they believe it.
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The card I have doesn't have a DVI output at all, just VGA, and from 
all the replies,
posts in Nvidia's forum and the bug report, the real problem is the 
recognition of the monitor. In my case that just doesn't happen.
I did try 2 different monitors, one a brand new Dell just out of the 
box, and my system refused to recognize either.
Even after getting the resolution settings to where I wanted, using 
the query button on the driver resulted in no
changes in the name or model.in the xorg.conf file or in the driver windows

Seeing as my system is an example of one that doesn't work,
I would be willing to try anything on it as far as tests with a code 
developer to try to find the problem.
This issue would throw someone who just wants to try ubuntu, and 
doesn't want to delve very deeply into problems completely off.

Vic