Nvidia display software equivalent

qsl

Hello,

Is there an equivalent to the Nvidia display software that allows to fine tune the resolution, alter screen position, etc. (or do I need to dig into the options in Budgie more thoroughly)?

For a 960 GTX, the native display always gets cut off around the edges (in either Solus or Windows, and with any driver), and I can only get the appropriate resolution (can't remember the dimensions off hand) through the Nvidia software.

Harvey

qsl display always gets cut off around the edges (in either Solus or Windows, and with any driver)

Sounds like overscan which crops the output. It is a setting on your TV / monitor that you can disable somewhere it its settings.

Sadly the setting is different on every display. Some call it overscan some simply have a setting for aspect ratio that will include options like 16:9 which is likely what you will want to set it to.

qsl

Yeah, but the remote to control such functions crapped out many moons ago, and the overscan option is used for other things (doesn't function strictly as a monitor). I was hoping for a fix that didn't involve buying a new controller.

The software has other useful functions like color calibration, forcing refresh rates etc.

qsl

So notice to my future time traveling self-

The software is installed with the Nvidia drivers (Other - NVIDIA X Server settings), although I don't know if it was apparent straight away or after I futzed with the terminal (working down the line from a google search. I don't recall the exact steps.).

The software has less granularity than the one supplied for Windows (the resolution I am shooting for is 1768 x 992, which is unavailable with either the proprietary or default linux driver. I am also getting that weird yellowing effect described elsewhere (I could not locate the described color profile), but only on some resolutions, which is really weird.

Thus ends my Solus adventure on this machine, at least until graphics card prices come down to a level for mere mortals (my current card is selling for $125 more than I paid for it new) or unless one of the other Solus releases has more options for fine tuning displays (currently playing with Budgie).

WetGeek

qsl unless one of the other Solus releases has more options for fine tuning displays (currently playing with Budgie

I can't pretend to understand all of this thread, but it may be because I don't use Nvidia for graphics. I streamed content to my 4K television using Budgie originally, because it was the first Solus DE I tried, and thus it was on the computer that does the streaming. I did have issues with tearing occasionally, but those disappeared when I changed the DE to Plasma.

And the video settings in Plasma allow me to fill the screen perfectly. I haven't read every word in this thread, so that may mean nothing to you, but you might want to give it a try and see if it solves anything for you. I might mention that the computer that does the streaming is a Dell, which uses Intel HD graphics, if that matters.

brent

Wowsers never heard overscan, or the seemingly perfecly random 1768X992 resolution....so twenty minutes of distraction sent me to DDG. It's a TV function that's not really noticed when you disable but you want it on to auto re-size stuff (in the subtlest sense). Especially if something is translating from analog. There's a theory that overscan crisps the huge center of tv screen while abandoning the edges--the theory is the eyes don't wander to the edges so no one cares. I watched a movie last night I watched every inch since a lot of action was in the background away from camera. So that's a weird theory. I care about edges🙂. Windows-to-tv communication is OK for this, not perfect, but linux-to-tv leaves a lot to be desired like you said.
Sorry something like this is a dealbreaker to use Solus, but we need what we need digitally, and grateful for all the choices in that realm. Interesting reading/research but I am not going hunting for it on my tv.....
....nothing more frustrating or anti-intuitive on this blue planet than a tv settings menu....🙂

qsl

brent It's a bit more involved than the screen clip.

If I were to work at native resolution (which I did for a time), finding an adjustment for icon and type size that works well at that resolution is tricky (maybe linux has more options in this regard, but I couldn't get far enough along to check). I was actually using the PC input on the tv which bypasses the overscan but still has that resolution available. The next step down is too large. And then the changing hues depending on the resolution was eyebrow raising.

Especially given that getting a large format monitor is in the "you can't be serious" department price wise, I thought using tvs was more common. Apparently it's not (or maybe AMD has better support there. I don't know.).

AND THEN looking at the file explorer options for linux... two, maybe three variations of viewing options? Really? I was actually expecting more than Windows (it's nice to reorganize files on the fly if you identify them visually). Scrolling down a list of 70,00 files (I might be a data hoarder) is just... no.

One or the other I could have worked with, but not both.

I might be I an unusual case for how PCs are used, but regardless it just seems a poor fit for the moment.

It is still doing smashingly well on the laptop though.

qsl

WetGeek So in Plasma, could you look at the resolutions you have available from your graphics adapter please?

WetGeek

qsl could you look at the resolutions you have available

Of course, those resolutions are based on my Intel driver, which offers values based on what my laptop screen can support. Its native resolution is 1920x1080. On my media machine, they would go up to 4x that.

I have no idea what a Plasma installation would report about the computer/screen that you're talking about. I think the only way to find out would be to install a Plasma version of Solus and take a look yourself. SSDs are generally very cheap these days.

qsl

WetGeek Oh, it's less getting another drive, more that everything is held together with bubblegum and spit, and there is a fair bit of disassembly to disconnect the Windows drive. Plus it's dark, requires a flashlight. And spiders. There's spiders down there.

Soooo, after much whining, I am getting the black screen after install. Interestingly though software updates came up during the live USB [never did for Budgie or Mate. I'm wondering if the Plasma download is long in tooth]. After a few cycles of reinstalling, I decide to run the software update to see what happens [it states the home folder is filling up, becomes unstable and several processes crash]).

So now I am working through the forums for black screen remedies (unfortunately I can only get the purple login prompt for a few seconds before it goes black again).

Anticipate either another topic describing a new combination of steps to get past the black screen or a desperate cry for help.

Oh wait, I'm now getting the single white underscore on the screen (that's new).

WetGeek

qsl Anticipate either another topic describing a new combination of steps to get past the black screen or a desperate cry for help.

You're describing problems I've never had, so I didn't need to research or fix them. But I've seen similar issues discussed here in the forum, so I'm confident that others will be able to help you. Best of luck with that.