Ubuntu – How to get 1366×768 resolution working on 12.04 with nvidia GTX275

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My PC (VGA Nvidia GTX275) is connected directly to a TV (Philips 42" lcd) and Ubuntu does not recognize the native resolution, the closest working resolution is 1280×768
I have tried some xorg tricks found on Google but have had no luck

Any idea how to set the native resolution?

Best Answer

I was faced with a similar dilemma when I hooked up my pc to a Philips 42" LCD (model 42PFL5704D/F7). You can have it set up at at that resolution (i have mine at 1920 x 1080 - and it's great. To do that you need to install the proprietary drivers from Nvidia. Simply open the terminal and enter the following commands, one line at a time:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

The reason being that the latest drivers has not yet made it to Ubuntu's repositories.

Note 1: I think the resolution you were going for is 1360x768. Note 2: Make sure your tv is setup to unscaled (Menu > TV Settings > Picture > Unscaled).

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