On Sat, 2025-08-30 at 13:58 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Van Snyder composed on 2025-08-30 10:23 (UTC-0700): > > > I have a monitor that confuses the graphics drivers. When Debian > > (12 or > > 13) starts, the display is shifted about three inches to the right > > — > > both in text mode while things are starting, and later when either > > sddm > > or gdm3 runs. One can choose whether to use gnome or KDE as a > > window > > manager by using the little gear icon at the bottom right corner, > > after > > choosing the user and before submitting the password. But … with > > the > > display shifted, the little gear icon isn't on the screen, so I > > can't > > select one (I have Gnome and KDE installed). > > > I tried putting video=1680x1050 on the "linux" line in grub.cfg but > > that had no effect. > > > 1. Can I specify the video mode that sddm or gdm3 uses? > > > 2. Can I select the window manager other than by way of the little > > (invisible) gear icon? > > > The problem happens with two different computers, both running > > Debian > > 12 (and then 13), using either NVidia drivers (for K2200 or FX > > 1300) or > > nouveau drivers. > > Due to suspicion that neither the K2200 nor the FX 1300 even have VGA > outputs, I > still must ask: Is the monitor being connected using a VGA cable? > I've seen it > happen using VGA that center is wildly wrong, but I don't think ever > with a 100% > digital cable connection, while switching to digital cable solved.
The output is DVI-I. I use an adapter to connect to a VGA cable. The monitor has only a VGA connector. It also has HDMI, but NVidia FX 1300 doesn't.
