Asus Strix GTX970 Unable to get 1920x1080 Resolution Ubuntu 14.04
Been using linux off and on for a while now, and I have never had a graphics card issue until now. Built a new PC, was running Windows 8.1 on it. Ran just fine, I was able to pull 1920x1080 all day long with no issues. Install Ubuntu 14.04 to make the final push away from Windows and I have had these graphics card issue for the last 3 days.
System Specs:
i7 4790k 16GB DDR3 256GB Samsung EVO Pro Asus Stix GTX970 Asus Sabertooth (no embedded graphics)
AOC F22 Monitor 1920x1080 @ 60HZ
I installed various Nvidia drivers and I can not pull 1920x1080. 346 will only allow for 800x600 resolution 352 will only allow for 1024x740 (or something). I tried adding the 1920x1080 resolution using xrandr, and I received an error message and I was not able to do it.
I have read a ton of different Nvidia driver install guides (to many to list) and I have never been able to pull a 1920x1080 resolution.
I want to stick with linux, however this has really pissed me off. Any assistance would be awesome.
Xrandr Output:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 800 x 600, maximum 16384 x 16384
DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-D-0 connected primary 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 800x600 60.3*+
Unknown-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)Ubuntu Drivers Output:
ubuntu-drivers devices
== /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 ==
modalias : pci:v000010DEd000013C2sv00001043sd00008508bc03sc00i00
vendor : NVIDIA Corporation
driver : nvidia-346-updates - distro non-free
driver : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin
driver : nvidia-346 - distro non-free recommended1 Answer
One thing you can try is to install the NVIDIA drivers from nvidia.com
- Download the driver from
- Go to your downloads folder, right click on NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11.run, and select Properties. Click on the Permissions tab and place a check mark in Allow executing file as program.
- Open up Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T).
In Terminal type the following to edit the blacklist.conf file inorder to blacklist drivers that will interfere with installing the NVIDIA Drivers:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.confAt the end of the blacklist.conf file add the following lines:
blacklist nouveau blacklist nvidiafb blacklist rivafb blacklist rivatv blacklist vga16fbPress Ctrl+O to save the file. Followed by the Enter key to confirm.
Press Ctrl+X to exit Nano and return back to the Terminal.
Next, we need to remove any NVIDIA drivers already on the system by typing the following command in Terminal:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*Restart Ubuntu and return to the login screen.
Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to a virtual console.
Enter your user name and password to log in. Note that when typing in a password, you will not get an indicator on the screen like asterisks.
Stop the display manager running in Ubuntu by typing the following command:
sudo service lightdm stopType the following command to install the NVIDIA Drivers:
sudo ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11.runFrom here, press Tab followed by Enter to accept the license. And then did the same to select 'Yes' and 'OK' all the way to the end. I also let the installation run the nvidia-xconfig to update my X configuration file.
Once everything is installed, reboot Ubuntu by typing the following command:
sudo shutdown -r nowYour PC will reboot with the new drivers installed, and hopefully you get the full 1080p resolution.
