Stuck in 640x480 4:3 after hardware change/new computer

[TimRambo]

@nepti

Have you installed the Nvidia card and tested whether the old monitor works with it?

Yeah, I did and it was still stuck in 640 >_<

@nepti

@TimRambo

here is the output of

pacman -Qs nvidia

> pacman -Qs nvidia
╰─λ pacman -Qs nvidia
local/libvdpau 1.5-3
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/mhwd-nvidia 565.77.3-1
NVIDIA pci id list for MHWD
local/mhwd-nvidia-390xx 390.143-1
mhwd-nvidia-390xx PCI ID database
local/mhwd-nvidia-470xx 470.94-1
mhwd-nvidia-470xx PCI ID database
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.18-1 (xorg-drivers)
Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards

You can leave it like that, i.e. don’t remove it. vdpau is required by ffmpeg and xf86-video-nouveau is just the nvidia open source driver (required by garuda-video-linux-config). None of this is relevant to the issue with your old monitor.

I did this earlier, it f up the system badly, I am so happy that snapshots are a thing without them oh boy…

@nepti

Post the output from:

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

Here is the output of this

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

.rw-r--r-- 263 root 15 Jan 03:55  00-keyboard.conf
.rw-r--r-- 240 root 28 Apr  2024  30-touchpad.conf

And

@nepti

and:

ls /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

ls /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

.rw-r--r--  126 root 31 Mar  2024  10-amdgpu.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.1k root 15 Oct  2024  10-evdev.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.7k root 17 Dec  2024  10-quirks.conf
.rw-r--r--   92 root 31 Mar  2024  10-radeon.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.4k root 15 Oct  2024  40-libinput.conf
.rw-r--r-- 3.5k root 15 Apr  2024  70-wacom.conf

@nepti

You should first test whether the old monitor works in general, so try this first:

Download the garuda.iso again and flash it onto a USB stick using ventoy or balena.
Turn off the computer and connect the old monitor to your computer.
Boot the garuda live environment from this USB stick and select “Boot with open source drivers”:

Can you select that? If so, will the old monitor then correctly recognized in the live environment?

Still stuck in 640x480p 4:3 and its stuck in it no other resolution to choose from…

[nepti]

@TimRambo

.rw-r--r-- 263 root 15 Jan 03:55  00-keyboard.conf
.rw-r--r-- 240 root 28 Apr  2024  30-touchpad.conf

@TimRambo

.rw-r--r--  126 root 31 Mar  2024  10-amdgpu.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.1k root 15 Oct  2024  10-evdev.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.7k root 17 Dec  2024  10-quirks.conf
.rw-r--r--   92 root 31 Mar  2024  10-radeon.conf
.rw-r--r-- 1.4k root 15 Oct  2024  40-libinput.conf
.rw-r--r-- 3.5k root 15 Apr  2024  70-wacom.conf

It’s all clean, no nvidia residue.

@TimRambo

Yeah, I did and it was still stuck in 640 >_<

@TimRambo

Still stuck in 640x480p 4:3 and its stuck in it no other resolution to choose from…

Looks like the old monitor is the cause…
The only thing I can think of now is to test the old monitor with a DP->HDMI adapter on the HDMI port. The question is whether the monitor has implemented a HDMI 2.x specification, since it only has a DP port - the AMD GPU and the AMD drivers definitely support this.

Edit: Have you tried a different DP cable on the monitor?

[TimRambo]

@nepti

Looks like the old monitor is the cause…
The only thing I can think of now is to test the old monitor with a DP->HDMI adapter on the HDMI port. The question is whether the monitor has implemented a HDMI 2.x specification, since it only has a DP port - the AMD GPU and the AMD drivers definitely support this.

I do not know where I have put my DP to HDMI cable, but I do have one.

@nepti

Edit: Have you tried a different DP cable on the monitor?

Just tried with the brand new cable that came with my new monitor still stuck. Now my new monitor is stuck in its own limbo with HDR being super dark on the screen itself. It is stuck in 1024x768 4:3 DPv1.4.

[nepti]

@TimRambo

Just tried with the brand new cable that came with my new monitor still stuck. Now my new monitor is stuck in its own limbo with HDR being super dark on the screen itself. It is stuck in 1024x768 4:3 DPv1.4.

Boot live.iso and verify.

Is the GPU properly seated in the slot?
The board has two PCI-E x16 slots, try the other slot.

Are the BIOS settings correct?
And see if there is a BIOS update.

If you have issues with both GPUs, both monitors, and the installed OS and live environment - then something is wrong with your new machine.
What kind of RAM is that and what power supply is installed?

[TimRambo]

@nepti

Are the BIOS settings correct?
And see if there is a BIOS update.

Bios is fully updated.

@nepti

Boot live.iso and verify.

Same thing

@nepti

Is the GPU properly seated in the slot?

my 1080P monitor with 165Hz works just fine

@nepti

If you have issues with both GPUs, both monitors, and the installed OS and live environment - then something is wrong with your new machine.
What kind of RAM is that and what power supply is installed?

I do not think its any of this at all, think its that my new monitor has gotten a smack in the mail and my old monitor is just very old.

I will either way see if I can’t get a new cooler for my other rig to give it more life and install windows to see, but I know there is a fault in the new monitor either way. Since the OSD menu goes all side ways and the menu looks glitchy out after doing so with the monitor being really dark.

[nepti]

@TimRambo

my 1080P monitor with 165Hz works just fine

Oh, now you have 3 monitors…and the third one works without any issues? And you couldn’t have said that earlier?

@TimRambo

I do not think its any of this at all, think its that my new monitor has gotten a smack in the mail

@TimRambo

but I know there is a fault in the new monitor either way. Since the OSD menu goes all side ways and the menu looks glitchy out after doing so with the monitor being really dark.

And you didn’t think it was necessary to mention that?

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You neither have a garuda issue nor do you provide all the information needed to resolve your Problem.
From now on you are on your own. Good Luck.