[arch-general] Problem regarding Resolution on Nvidia

Moses Miller majora320 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 1 22:53:32 UTC 2017


You *might* want to try adjusting your framebuffer resolution, using the
'vga=0xwhatever' parameter in your bootloader config (you can get a list
of these resolutions with `sudo hwinfo --framebuffer`).

On 06/01/2017 08:59 AM, Junayeed Ahnaf via arch-general wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using nvidia proprietary driver on arch linux (GNOME with Wayland), My HDMI port broke so I connected my monitor using DVI ports (with VGA adapter since my monitor does not have any DVI output). Now my aspect ratio is fixed on 4:3. I can't make it to 16:9 nor can I use 1920*1080.
> 
> Steps I've taken :
> 1. Following archwiki I tried to create a new rule for xrandr but it failed
> 2. I tried editing xorg.conf refresh rate and it added some weird resolution but still no 16:9
> 3. Added subsection on "Screen" defining resolution, it did not do anything ;(
> 
> What can I do? Any suggestion will be helpful.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> J
> 
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