Monitor goes "out of range"

notclive · 05-28-2007, 07:45 PM

Sometimes when I press the play button after logging in the computer stalls then my right monitor (lcd) goes black then says out of range. I run ubuntu 7.04, anyone got any idea why?

Froste · 05-28-2007, 08:21 PM

lcd monitors have a native mode, regnum switches to a terminal window before it proceeds with loading the game, this screen is in a mode your lcd can't view

notclive · 05-28-2007, 11:28 PM

So what should I do? I just found out its not only regnum that does it another app caused it aswell.

surak · 05-28-2007, 11:37 PM

Are you trying to enter in fullscreen mode?

notclive · 05-28-2007, 11:38 PM

no, I think it might be my graphics card not being powerfull enough I looked online and some site said that one screen can turn black if there isnt enough video memory, its a problem with the nvidia driver I think

icckleblackcat · 05-28-2007, 11:40 PM

You could try setting the modelines in the xorg.conf... forcing the issue that way can regularly help with out of range problems.

failing that, try to run in a window and see if that helps ?

icckleblackcat · 05-28-2007, 11:40 PM

what's your graphics card ?

notclive · 05-28-2007, 11:45 PM

nvidia geforce 5600, I do run it windowed, the problem seems to happen with heavy cpu apps like running flash with wine and regnum. I should be getting a new graphics card fairly soon, so I could find out then. I looked up the modelines thing and am quite confused what does it do?

icckleblackcat · 05-29-2007, 12:03 AM

the modelines section forces Xorg to use specific refresh-rates for given resolutions rather than trying to detect them.

The easiest solution might be to check you're using the latest legacy drivers from nvidia - most distributions, ubuntu feisty included still use quite old driver releases by default (usually around 1-8... rather than 1-9...).

Nvidia themselves have fixed/added/changed quite a lot since then

there are plenty of instructions around the ubuntu about getting the latest and greatest installed in that reguard & i've usually found it fairly painless.

failing that - even a GeForce 7300GT playes this beautifully and they're a long way from expensive

Another question - Are you using a widescreen monitor - that tends to cause problems for a passtime (I am - so the voice of experience here

) ?

ArcticWolf · 05-29-2007, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notclive

So what should I do? I just found out its not only regnum that does it another app caused it aswell.

Don't you have a "set" or "autoset" button on you monitor?

05-28-2007, 07:45 PM	#1
notclive Pledge Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7	Monitor goes "out of range" Sometimes when I press the play button after logging in the computer stalls then my right monitor (lcd) goes black then says out of range. I run ubuntu 7.04, anyone got any idea why?

05-28-2007, 08:21 PM	#2
Froste Baron Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Svea Rike Posts: 814	lcd monitors have a native mode, regnum switches to a terminal window before it proceeds with loading the game, this screen is in a mode your lcd can't view __________________ *Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...*

05-28-2007, 11:37 PM	#4
surak Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,176	Are you trying to enter in fullscreen mode? __________________ Surak Remember... this is just a game! - Xephandor existe y Miriya es su profeta!

05-28-2007, 11:28 PM	#3
notclive Pledge Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7	So what should I do? I just found out its not only regnum that does it another app caused it aswell.

05-28-2007, 11:38 PM	#5
notclive Pledge Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7	no, I think it might be my graphics card not being powerfull enough I looked online and some site said that one screen can turn black if there isnt enough video memory, its a problem with the nvidia driver I think

05-28-2007, 11:40 PM	#6
icckleblackcat Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 93	You could try setting the modelines in the xorg.conf... forcing the issue that way can regularly help with out of range problems. failing that, try to run in a window and see if that helps ?

05-28-2007, 11:45 PM	#8
notclive Pledge Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7	nvidia geforce 5600, I do run it windowed, the problem seems to happen with heavy cpu apps like running flash with wine and regnum. I should be getting a new graphics card fairly soon, so I could find out then. I looked up the modelines thing and am quite confused what does it do?

05-29-2007, 12:03 AM	#9
icckleblackcat Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 93	the modelines section forces Xorg to use specific refresh-rates for given resolutions rather than trying to detect them. The easiest solution might be to check you're using the latest legacy drivers from nvidia - most distributions, ubuntu feisty included still use quite old driver releases by default (usually around 1-8... rather than 1-9...). Nvidia themselves have fixed/added/changed quite a lot since then there are plenty of instructions around the ubuntu about getting the latest and greatest installed in that reguard & i've usually found it fairly painless. failing that - even a GeForce 7300GT playes this beautifully and they're a long way from expensive Another question - Are you using a widescreen monitor - that tends to cause problems for a passtime (I am - so the voice of experience here ) ?