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Hi all

Yesterday my resolution was changed and I tried to change it back but nvidia wouldn't list the resolution I wanted 1280x1024 so I removed the nvidia driver and re-installed it.
After that it worked, it listed the resolution i wanted, but then this morning I booted up and the resolution was 1152x864 so i entered

gksudo nvidia-settings

and changed my resolution back to 1280x1024 and clicked apply, then save to X configuration file, and it did. Upon reboot the setting were back at 1152x864 so I tried it again but every time I reboot the settings are lost. On Google I found some people having the same problem but clicking "save to X configuration file" does the job but in my case it doesn't.
I am using nvidia accelerated graphics driver (version 180) [recommended]
Can anyone help me please?

Many thanks

HLA91

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For : this kind of "saved settings that vanish after reboot" usually means X is not actually using the file you edited or something else (kernel/DE/display manager) is overriding it. 's suggestion to reinstall drivers can help in driver-mismatch cases, but it is better first to verify what X is loading and where the saved settings actually went.

Start by checking what the X server and kernel are using and whether the NVIDIA module is loaded:

grep -i nvidia /var/log/Xorg.0.log
lspci -k | grep -A2 -i vga
lsmod | grep nvidia

Look for which driver is in use and any mode-selection messages in the X log. Also check whether a per-user NVIDIA file exists (~/.nvidia-settings-rc) and whether a system X config was written to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Back up any existing config before editing.

If X ignores /etc/X11/xorg.conf, apply the mode at session start (works around X config issues). Create a small startup script (make it executable) that runs at login:

#!/bin/sh
xrandr --output <OUTPUT_NAME> --mode <PREFERRED_MODE>

Alternatively, place a minimal X snippet in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf (or edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf) specifying PreferredMode for your monitor. Example structure:

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "Monitor0"
  Option "PreferredMode" "PREFERRED_MODE"
EndSection

Final checks: ensure no conflicting drivers (nouveau) are present, file permissions allow X to read /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and desktop/display-manager tools are not applying their own settings at login. Back up configs before any change; if diagnostics show the proprietary driver is not active, then reinstalling the correct NVIDIA package for your kernel (and rebuilding initramfs) is the next safe step.

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O.K first thiung uninstall everything in the nvidia software drivers....
theres an issue with what your using...second is this a monitor or a flat pannel... if so then do this unplug the monitor after ytou uninstall the drivers( DO NOT RE_INSTALL AT THIS TIME!!!) now once you do this

step 2
check the video card...... now make sure your card dricvers are for that specific card if its intergraded ( attach to the motherboard) that yoou use get the latest driver from the motherboard site .
if its the card check to see what the driver is your using

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