[Nouveau] Nouveau doesn't use the maximal resolution of my screen and GPU

[Victor Lefèvre]

Hi Illia,


With Nouveau :
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
    1024x768       76.0*


With the Nvidia Driver :

xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
    1280x1024       0.0*
    1024x768        0.0
    800x600         0.0
    640x480         0.0


Le 27/10/2014 05:19, Ilia Mirkin a écrit :
> What does 'xrandr' output?
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Victor Lefèvre<victorlefevre at free.fr>  wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> I'm using Lubuntu 14.04 on an old desktop PC with a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
>> and a screen of 19 inches.
>>
>> The maximal resolution of my screen with Nvidia drivers is 1280x1024. (In
>> particular, I use the Nvidia 331.89 driver)
>>
>> With Nouveau driver, the maximal resolution falls to 1024x768.
>>
>> Is there a solution for increasing the maximum resolution with Nouveau ?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Victor Lefèvre
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