Second Screen Resolution Nvidia (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)

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Edit (After 1 year) After Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release i am having more problems with second screen. The solution below i wrote before doesn't work. It has worked for Ubuntu 14.

Hi, I am new to Linux. This is my 3rd format in 3 months.

I have 2 screen with same resolutions. Both 1920x1080. Nvidia GPU drivers from X.org server

First screen resolution is ok. Second screen resolution is not going higher than 1024 like in the picture from my system.

Edit: As suggested i added more information about my system.

$ sudo lshw
...
       *-display
            description: VGA compatible controller
            product: G94 [GeForce 9600 GT]
            vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
            physical id: 0
            bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
            version: a1
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
            configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
            resources: irq:27 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:fa000000-fbffffff ioport:d800(size=128) memory:fea80000-feafffff

Full output:http://paste.ubuntu.com/12143351/

$ xrandr --verbose
...
DVI-I-2 connected 1024x768+1920+0 (0x6f) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
    Identifier: 0x62
    Timestamp:  346406
    Subpixel:   unknown
    Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
    Brightness: 1.0
    Clones:    
    CRTC:       1
    CRTCs:      0 1
    Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
               filter: 
    dithering depth: auto 
        supported: auto, 6 bpc, 8 bpc
    dithering mode: auto 
        supported: auto, off, static 2x2, dynamic 2x2
    scaling mode: Full 
        supported: None, Full, Center, Full aspect
    color vibrance: 150 
        range: (0, 200)
    vibrant hue: 90 
        range: (0, 180)
    underscan vborder: 0 
        range: (0, 128)
    underscan hborder: 0 
        range: (0, 128)
    underscan: off 
        supported: auto, off, on
    subconnector: DVI-A 
        supported: Unknown, DVI-D, DVI-A
  1024x768 (0x6f)   65.0MHz -HSync -VSync *current
        h: width  1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew    0 clock   48.4KHz
        v: height  768 start  771 end  777 total  806           clock   60.0Hz
  800x600 (0x73)   40.0MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   800 start  840 end  968 total 1056 skew    0 clock   37.9KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  605 total  628           clock   60.3Hz
  800x600 (0x74)   36.0MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   800 start  824 end  896 total 1024 skew    0 clock   35.2KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  603 total  625           clock   56.2Hz
  848x480 (0x7a)   33.8MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   848 start  864 end  976 total 1088 skew    0 clock   31.0KHz
        v: height  480 start  486 end  494 total  517           clock   60.0Hz
  640x480 (0x7b)   25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width   640 start  656 end  752 total  800 skew    0 clock   31.5KHz
        v: height  480 start  489 end  492 total  525           clock   59.9Hz

Full output: http://paste.ubuntu.com/12143387/

$ lspci -v
...
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device 1043
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
    Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
    Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
    I/O ports at d800 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at fea80000 [disabled] [size=512K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau

Full output: http://paste.ubuntu.com/12143392/

$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

http://paste.ubuntu.com/12143403/

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

No such file or directory. Probably i have to create one in recovery mode.

Edit 2: I created xorg.conf file on root shell. But the name has extension. So i made something like... and it gives the link.

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.08222015

http://paste.ubuntu.com/12151283/

Edit 3: I am getting closer. I run 3 command like below.

cvt 1920 1080 60.00
xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode DVI-I-2 1920x1080_60.00

Resolution changes but not as should be. Screen-shot here. Not actual screenshot, made it on gimp since OS doesn't see black sides. It doesn't scale the width.

Solution 1:

[Solved]

I had to broke things couple of times and formatted 3 times. I followed some steps on the link. Not all steps but made it. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaMultiMonitors

Shortly

I declared a new display setting on Nvidia X Server Setting. And by saving it to correct place made it persistent after reboot.

-SOLUTION

• Check if you have the right driver. It should be from Nvidia. See image.

• Open Nvidia X Server Settings by searching computer or by terminal command below:

if installed:

sudo nvidia-settings

If it is not installed. Do this:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings

• And choose X Server Display Configuration. It should look something like the image below.

• Choose second screen, in my case it is CRT-1.
• Open Configuration drop-down menu. Choose New X Screen. And Click Advanced at the bottom.

• Then you should see Resolution settings inputs. Enter your Screen resolutions. It may come with like 1024x768. Change it to your need. I could not change ViewportOut. But we can Proceed.

• Last part is saving those settings.

After entering your resolution there is a button at the bottom Save to X Configuration File .

Click it and save the file to this destination. /etc/X11/xorg.conf

• Reboot and go to Settings > Diplays you will see more options at resolution drop-down.

I hope i can save 3 days of someone else's time.