[melbourne-pug] Ubuntu and nvidia and Xorg and no-EDID projectors conspire against me

[Javier Candeira]

Thanks, I tried xrandr too, but the nvidia driver didn't seem to work
with xrandr.

I have asked to borrow a Windows laptop. If I get it I will install my
stack in a VirtualBox VM and look at fixing my projector woes some
other time.

Thanks,

Javier

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You could always try using xrandr directly rather than modifying xorg
> directly (and presumably restarting X).
>
> To output to 2 monitors using 1 vga and 1 hdmi I use:
>
> /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA-0 --preferred --output HDMI-0 --preferred
> --right-of VGA-0
>
> See xrandr --help for info.
>
> On 16 August 2011 11:37, mattb b <mattbster at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What version of the nvidia driver are you using? Or are you using nouveau?
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> On Aug 15, 2011 11:24 PM, "Javier Candeira" <javier at candeira.com> wrote:
>>> The nvidia-settings tool is what restricts me to 640x480.
>>>
>>> I have tried editing the xorg.conf by hand, using the strategy you
>>> suggest, with not much success. I'll give it another try tomorrow
>>> between classes.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Rory Hart <hartror at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Are you just using the nvidia config tool or are you hacking the
>>>> xorg.conf?
>>>> If you haven't attacked the xorg.conf back it up first then use the
>>>> nvidia
>>>> tool to overwrite it with the projector settings then edit the file for
>>>> the
>>>> higher resolution.
>>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Today I have spent the best part of an afternoon fighting a projector
>>>>> in a classroom. My laptop runs ubuntu 10.10, has a nvidia geforce go
>>>>> 5200, and will only output 640x480 through VGA. I think the problem is
>>>>> that the projector is behind an AV system that obscures the EDID,
>>>>> because with monitors I have managed better.
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone has experience marrying nvidia cards under ubuntu to
>>>>> projectors, I will appreciate their help. Especially since I am
>>>>> presenting at pycon this coming weekend!
>>>>>
>>>>> Struggling,
>>>>>
>>>>> Javier
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
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