Ubuntu – How to set up native monitor resolution of 1680 × 1050 with Nvidia Geforce 210 on Ubuntu 14.04

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I use a video card Nvidia Geforce 210.

According to it's specs it can run :Maximum Digital Resolution 2560×1600 and Maximum VGA Resolution 2048×1536.

I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with NVIDIA-Linux-x86-340.96.run driver instaled and activated and the maximum resolution I get is 1360×768 that is to narrow and 1152×864 that is to wide on both of my monitors (used as expanded):

  1. Optiquest Q201wb 1680 x 1050

  2. Iiyama prolite e2200ws 1680 × 1050

Can you give me an advice on how to make my resolution 1680×1050 permanent(not only until first reboot)?

Whith nouveau display driver it's the same thing as is with Nvidia driver 304.131

PS. I saw [this similar post]Cant get full resolution on Second monitor with nvdia geforce 210 on 14.04) but I don't think it's the same problem.

Output from xrandr

    Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2304 x 864, maximum 8192 x 8192
DVI-I-0 connected primary 1152x864+1152+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0 +
   1360x768       60.0     59.8  
   1152x864       60.0* 
   800x600        72.2     60.3     56.2  
   680x384        60.0     59.8  
   640x480        59.9  
   512x384        60.0  
   400x300        72.2  
   320x240        60.1  
VGA-0 connected 1152x864+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0 +
   1360x768       60.0     59.8  
   1152x864       60.0* 
   800x600        72.2     60.3     56.2  
   680x384        60.0     59.8  
   640x480        59.9  
   512x384        60.0  
   400x300        72.2  
   320x240        60.1  
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Best Answer

I resolved my problem by seeking on the internet the horizontal and vertical refresh rate for my monitors:

1.Optiquest Q201wb 1680 x 1050

Horizontal refresh rate 30-80 Hz

Vertical refresh rate 55-75 Hz

2.Iiyama prolite e2200ws 1680 × 1050

Horizontal refresh rate 31-82 Hz

Vertical refresh rate 56-75 Hz

Then by using Torben Gundtofte-Bruun's tutorial from here How do I set the correct monitor resolution with Nvidia drivers for a monitor that does not send EDID? I've edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with

 sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and I entered the values 31-80 Hz for

HorizSync

and 56-75 Hz for

VertRefresh

in the

Section "Monitor"

part. The values from there were very different from the above.

After that , from Displays I could select the 16:10 ratio 1680x1050 resolution. I'm verry happy now. Thank you Torben Gundtofte-Bruun.