screen resolution

[chris]

On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 17:26 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 27/03/2011 14:29, chris wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am running an asus p4 with an nvidia graphics card, and 2 gig of ram.
<snip>
> But you don't say what resolution you get with XP :-) .
> 
1600x1200
> I have 3 ViewSonic lcds and each working perfectly at its native 
> resolution. Which ViewSonic model do you have?
> 
Viewsonic vx 2235 native resolution 1600x1200
> How do you have them connected to the card- analog cable or digital cable?

analogue
> And which nVidia card do you have (and which driver for it do you have 
> installed)?
> 

Geforce Fx5200 using nvidia drive 173 listed as correct and chosen as
such by both ubuntu 10.04.2 and Mint 10.4


This is getting crazy.  I have reinstalled both Ubuntu 10.04, and mint
10.04 using the same system video card and nvidia driver on my Sanyo
CRT, and can get a range of resolutions up to 1600x1200, ( which the
Sanyo supports).

However I cannot get the resolution to "stick", and the moment the
Viewsonic is plugged in I get 640x 320, or it will not boot.

Where does ubuntu now keep its resolution information?

Writing xorg files just seem to be ignored.

Ideas please before I go completely insane

-- 
Cheers the kiwi