NVIDIA Driver doesn't recognize entire screen[SOLVED]

Question

Hello,
i just installed Arch Linux onto a 4GB USB drive to test Arch Linux natively on my desktop PC.
It has a GeForce GTX 580 so I installed pacman -S nvidia + xorg-server and gnome.
My monitors native resolution is 1920x1200 @ 60Hz and it is conected via HDMI.
Now it looks like I have a smaller (active area) screen within my screen and 2-3cm black borders on the side.
WIthin that is the actual desktop which doesn't fill the entire active area either. You can see that because
it still has black borders which are little bit lighter thou.
When I use nvidia-settings and set my Desktop to 1920x1200 it streches into the disabled area. I have
to use 1680x1050 in order to have the entire desktop accessible.
During installation everything was fine with nouveau and my setup was using the native resolution. After
I booted my stick for the first time it loaded nouveau to but also didn't use my screen right. So I'm a bit
puzzled.
Anyone has advice?
Kind Regards,
blackout23
Last edited by blackout23 (2012-05-30 11:59:42)

Answer 1

Do you have any advice on how to do that? I searched the internet for "VX2835wm EDID linux" and found similiar problems but no real solution.
I can get my EDID Information when booted into Windows but I don't think I can use it as Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-1:/..." The binaries
I get with AcquireEDID in the nvidia settings while in linux look very diffrent.
Vendor/Product Identification:
Monitor Name : VX2835wm
Monitor Serial Number : QFG081100497
Manufacturer Name : ViewSonic Corporation
Product Id : F1F
Serial Number : 16843009
Week Of Manufacture : 11
Year Of Manufacture : 2008
EDIDVersion : V1.3
Number Of Extension Flag : 1
Display parameters:
Video Input Definition : Digital Signal
DFP1X Compatible Interface : False
Max Horizontal Image Size : 590 mm
Max Vertical Image Size : 370 mm
Max Display Size : 27,4 Inches
Power Management and Features:
Standby : Not Supported
Suspend : Not Supported
ActiveOff : Supported
Video Input : 1
sRGB Default ColorSpace : True
Default GTF : Not Supported
Prefered Timing Mode : True
Gamma/Color and Etablished Timings:
Display Gamma : 2,2
Red : x = 0,65 - y = 0,329
Green : x = 0,3 - y = 0,623
Blue : x = 0,142 - y = 0,065
White : x = 0,316 - y = 0,341
Etablished Timings :
800 x 600 @ 60Hz (VESA)
800 x 600 @ 56Hz (VESA)
640 x 480 @ 75Hz (VESA)
640 x 480 @ 72Hz (VESA)
640 x 480 @ 67Hz (Apple, Mac II)
640 x 480 @ 60Hz (IBM, VGA)
720 x 400 @ 70Hz (IBM, VGA)
1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz (VESA)
1024 x 768 @ 75Hz (VESA)
1024 x 768 @ 70Hz (VESA)
1024 x 768 @ 60Hz (VESA)
832 x 624 @ 75Hz (Apple, Mac II)
800 x 600 @ 75Hz (VESA)
800 x 600 @ 72Hz (VESA)
1152 x 870 @ 75Hz (Apple, Mac II)
Display Type : RGB Color Display
Standard Timing:
Standard Timings n° 3
X Resolution : 1600
Y Resolution : 1200
Vertical Frequency : 60
Standard Timings n° 5
X Resolution : 1400
Y Resolution : 1050
Vertical Frequency : 60
Standard Timings n° 6
X Resolution : 1280
Y Resolution : 1024
Vertical Frequency : 60
Standard Timings n° 7
X Resolution : 1280
Y Resolution : 960
Vertical Frequency : 60
Standard Timings n° 8
X Resolution : 1152
Y Resolution : 864
Vertical Frequency : 75
Preferred Detailed Timing:
Pixel Clock : 154 Mhz
Horizontal Active : 1920 pixels
Horizontal Blanking : 160 pixels
Horizontal Sync Offset : 48 pixels
Horizontal Sync Pulse Width : 32 pixels
Horizontal Border : 0 pixels
Horizontal Size : 593 mm
Vertical Active : 1200 lines
Vertical Blanking : 35 lines
Vertical Sync Offset : 3 lines
Vertical Sync Pulse Width : 6 lines
Vertical Border : 0 lines
Vertical Size : 371 mm
Input Type : Digital Separate
Interlaced : False
VerticalPolarity : False
HorizontalPolarity : True
Monitor Range Limit:
Maximum Vertical Frequency : 76 Hz
Minimum Vertical Frequency : 50 Hz
Maximum Horizontal Frequency : 82 KHz
Minimum Horizontal Frequency : 30 KHz
Maximum Pixel Clock : 150 MHz
Stereo Display:
Stereo Display : Normal display (no stereo)
RAW Data:
0x00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 5A 63 1F 0F 01 01 01 01
0x10 0B 12 01 03 80 3B 25 78 2E 9E 71 A6 54 4C 9F 24
0x20 10 51 57 BF EF 80 D1 00 B3 00 A9 40 95 00 90 40
0x30 81 80 81 40 71 4F 28 3C 80 A0 70 B0 23 40 30 20
0x40 36 00 51 73 21 00 00 1A 00 00 00 FF 00 51 46 47
0x50 30 38 31 31 30 30 34 39 37 0A 00 00 00 FD 00 32
0x60 4C 1E 52 0F 00 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 FC
0x70 00 56 58 32 38 33 35 77 6D 0A 20 20 20 20 01 2E
EDIT: Might have a solution will see if it works.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=227635
Last edited by blackout23 (2012-05-30 11:32:34)