The only hardware between the card and the monitor is the little dongle that converts DVI to VGA. These have always been connected to the card.
I was previously running okay with nouveau, and yes, had both displays at 1680x1050. Yes, I switch on twinview in nvidia-settings. I have now booted with only one display connected. I have attached my Xorg.0.log ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/725600/+attachment/1882300/+files/Xorg.0.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725600 Title: nvidia EDID issue, wrong resolution selected _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp