Hello
I cannot change my screen resolution. Only screen size available is 1024x768 but both my video card and monitor supports 1280x1024
Graphic card NVidia 6600 GT + monitor Samsung SyncMaster 710N
I have tried all this commands:
~$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected primary 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 76.00*
~$ xrandr -s 1280x1024
Size 1280x1024 not found in available modes
~$ xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00"
xrandr: failed to parse '1280x1024_60.00' as a mode specification
Try 'xrandr --help' for more information.
$ xrandr --query
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected primary 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 76.00*
$ xrandr --addmode VGA1 "1280x1024_60.00"
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr: cannot find output "VGA1"
$ xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
~$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected primary 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 76.00*
1280x1024_60.00 (0x540) 109.000MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1368 end 1496 total 1712 skew 0 clock 63.67KHz
v: height 1024 start 1027 end 1034 total 1063 clock 59.89Hz
~$ xrandr -s "1280x1024_60.00"
Size 1280x1024 not found in available modes
Its a fresh new install of Zorin
At first I 've searched in "install additional drivers" but it return no new driver.
More systems specs:
Intel® Core™2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz × 2
RAM 3,8 GiB
llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0, 128 bits)
Zorin OS 16
64 bit
X11
OK, first before we can do anything, your probably going to have to install the Nvidia PROPRIETARY drivers in order to use your card. As your video card is extremely old, dates to like 2004, your going to need a much older driver to well, drive the card.
CTRLALTT to enter terminal
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-306.97
I believe that was the last driver that supported your card officially.
Once installed, click Zorin icon and type Additional Drivers. Open that up. Hopefully you see Nvidia 306 PROPRIETARY show up in the list. Make sure its selected, wait for install to complete, then restart.
Your card is really old, and this may still not work because of its age, but we can cross our fingers and hope that this works.
To save time, I am going to post this as well. If the above does not fix the problem, you could try running these commands next.
CTRLALTT to enter terminal.
Now run this command...
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Don't forget to restart after this!
This is sort of a magic fix command that seems to work for most people. This is sort of a last resort fix, cause I can't think of anything else to fix.
Tried to install the downloaded file from nvidia website
I got this error:
NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 (304.137)
ERROR: Failed to run /usr/sbin/dkms build -m nvidia -v 304.137 -k 5.11.0-38-generic:
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
Building module:
cleaning build area...
make -j2 KERNELRELEASE=5.11.0-38-generic module
SYSSRC=/lib/modules/5.11.0-38-generic/build.....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel:
5.11.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/304.137/build/make.log for more
information.
Secondly, tried this commands:
~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-driver OK
~$ sudo apt-get update OK
~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-306.97 COULD NOT FIND ANY PACKAGE
~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver- TAB-LIST:
nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-driver-440 nvidia-driver-460
nvidia-driver-418 nvidia-driver-440-server nvidia-driver-460-server
nvidia-driver-418-server nvidia-driver-450 nvidia-driver-465
nvidia-driver-430 nvidia-driver-450-server nvidia-driver-470
nvidia-driver-435 nvidia-driver-455 nvidia-driver-470-server
Deleting module version: 390.144
completely from the DKMS tree.
Done.
Loading new nvidia-390.144 DKMS files...
Building for 5.11.0-38-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 5.11.0-38-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.11.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/390.144/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error al procesar el paquete nvidia-dkms-390 (--configure):
el subproceso instalado paquete nvidia-dkms-390 script post-installation devolvió el código de salida de error 10
dpkg: problemas de dependencias impiden la configuración de nvidia-driver-390:
nvidia-driver-390 depende de nvidia-dkms-390 (<= 390.144-1); sin embargo:
El paquete nvidia-dkms-390' no está configurado todavía. nvidia-driver-390 depende de nvidia-dkms-390 (>= 390.144); sin embargo: El paquete nvidia-dkms-390' no está configurado todavía.
dpkg: error al procesar el paquete nvidia-driver-390 (--configure):
problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar
Procesando disparadores para initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.6) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-38-generic
Se encontraron errores al procesar:
nvidia-dkms-390
nvidia-driver-390
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Can you select the 390 in Additional Drivers APP? I figured this was probably not going to work, your trying to get too new of an OS to run on too old a machine. But the real reason that is actually happening is that both the Linux kernel and Nvidia have dropped all support for those GPU's.
I was hoping that if somehow we could install a much older driver, that somehow we could get around that. It might be time to try a different distro. FrenchPress has recommend MX Linux.
But have you read my comment?
Linux Mint actually recognizes my screen very well 1280x1024. So it seems some configuration problem and not a "not supported" issue.
~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA-1 connected primary 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
1024x768 60.00 + 75.03 70.07
1280x1024 75.02* 60.02
832x624 74.55
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 59.94
720x400 70.08
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
TV-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
When logged with kernel 5.8 the os automatically recognizes the samsung syncmaster 710n monitor and 1280x1024 BUT image appears garbled. When I move the mouse or do anything, more garbled yet.
Change this line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nvidia-drm.modeset=1"
ctrl+x to exit, then y key to say yes to save, then the enter key to save as current configuration.
The terminal will revert to normal. Now, you must run
As I told before, screen image shows tearing when using other kernel. On the contrary, Linux Mint sets up the screen very well. It seems an issue related to kernel. Please still need some help, because Linux Mint is not so fast as Zorin
Thanks
Mariano
icon and type Additional Drivers. Open that up. Hopefully you see Nvidia 306 PROPRIETARY show up in the list. Make sure its selected, wait for install to complete, then restart.