Thnx 1.0E6 Raj, it worked a treat!!!
(I am amazed at the response and accuracy of debian lists;
I must be learning how to suck eggs...)
TA, fcG.
On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 20:07 +0530, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
> Frank Charles Gallacher wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > I am running Debian GNU/Linux ("etch" kernel 2.6.18-6-686) on a PC with
> > an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT connected to a COMPAQ S710 Monitor.
> > I have just upgraded to the latest NVIDIA driver, using
> > "nvidia-installer".
> > It works fine, the only problem I having is when I introduce my trusty
> > KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch, the thing that lets me swap between 2
> > PCs...
> >
> > When I boot up with it connected, the Hardware Probe that checks the
> > capability of the Screen defaults back to 640x480, rather than 1280x1024
> > when the Monitor is plugged in directly; consequently I get a little
> > claustraphobic when trying to use it in this fashion...
> >
> > Running Red Hat Linux 9, I could cheat by installing the OS with the
> > screen connected directly, then introduce the KVM into the loop after
> > the install and boot it up OK; Debian appears to be smarter and checks
> > it at boot time instead...
> >
> > Is there a way to force the issue, and get X to start in 1280x1024 mode
> > with the KVM switch connected???
>
> I had the same problem when my computer boots up with the monitor
> switched off. This problem occurs because the nvidia driver queries the
> monitor for the modes it can support and disables those modes if the
> monitor is switched off (or can't be queried because of the KVM switch)
>
> You can get around this by saving the edid data from the monitor to a
> file and load the file at X startup instead of querying the monitor
> every time. Run nvidia-settings, select your monitor and "Acquire EDID".
> Save the edid to some file. Then under the "Device" section of your
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, add the line:
>
> Option "CustomEDID" "CRT-0:/root/edid.bin"
>
> assuming your monitor is called CRT-0 and you have saved the edid file
> at /root/edid.bin
>
>
> >
> > Thanking you, fcG.
> >
>
>
> --
> Raj Kiran Grandhi
> --
> At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer, you will
> find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the
> computer.
>
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