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Tonglebeak
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:27 am    Post subject: how to disable mode validation? Reply with quote

In a nutshell, I'm going crazy because no matter what resolution I specify, the nvidia driver complains it wasn't able to validate it, so it defaults to 1024x768 when my monitor's native res is 1680x1050. It has a corrupt edid so I'm trying to just tell nvidia to use the ******* 1680x1050. I've tried using NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoVirtualSizeCheck, but nvidia still wants to try to validate 1680x1050. How can I tell the nvidia driver to shove it and just use the damn resolution I ask it to use?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To get the nvidia driver to run my laptop's panel at its full resolution, I had to drop the refresh rate very slightly:
/etc/xorg.conf:
Section "Monitor"
    Identifier      "DFP-0"
    HorizSync       29-75
    VertRefresh     59
EndSection

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try
Code:
Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"
in the device section
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's the thing though, I tell it to not use EDID and it still tries to tell me the modes I pass to it are no good.

I'll try screwing with the refresh rates but that is a crappy hack. Is there no way to tell nvidia to not bother with validation?
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