NVIDIA GeFORCE 8400M resolution worse with proprietary drivers

[idk666]

Hi,

Just installed Fedora 8.

The generic NVIDIA drivers that came out the box seemed to work well except that they did not support Compiz and Desktop effects. So, I installed kmod-nvidia and dependancies on my laptop (LCD max. resolution 1280x800) via yum from the Livna repository.

When I restart X, desktop effects etc work fine but the screen resolution is worse when compared to the generic driver..and I have the screen resolution correctly set to the maximum of 1280x800.

I have the NVIDIA GEFORCE Go 8400M GS chipset.

Any ideas ???

Thanks !

[idk666]

Oh dear, senior moment...obviously you have to reset the fonts after you install the new driver.

Everything is working great including Compiz !

[msaragnoli]

Hello, idk666.

I think I'm having a similar problem.....with the "nv" driver the graphics are very bad......after install the nvidia driver from livna repo the graphics become better but not excellet! for example my friend with a nvidia FX 5500 get better graphincs than me with a nvidia 8400M GT.......

Do you have some idea??????

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by msaragnoli

Hello, idk666.

I think I'm having a similar problem.....with the "nv" driver the graphics are very bad......after install the nvidia driver from livna repo the graphics become better but not excellet! for example my friend with a nvidia FX 5500 get better graphincs than me with a nvidia 8400M GT.......

Do you have some idea??????

Please don't cross post , thread closed

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