The pop-up display resolution seems locked at 640 x 480 (4:3) on the Compaq Presario CQ60 114EM.
The pop-up display resolution seems locked at 640 x 480 (4:3) on the Compaq Presario CQ60 114EM.
Hello, I just set up Pop OS (Nvidia) on an old Compaq Presario CQ60 114EM with 4GB DDR2 RAM. It’s running smoothly, but the display is stuck at 640 x 480 (4:3) and the settings seem locked. I’m wondering if upgrading to a higher resolution like 1366 x 768 could help improve clarity. Any suggestions on how to achieve that? Thanks!
Estimate: The standard drivers likely won't work for the NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G GPU, leaving you with a limited, backward-compatible VESA mode. You may need to look for compatible drivers. Given the machine's age, an older operating system could be a more viable choice.
Recent Nvidia drivers no longer work with these old GPUs. You might need to use a non-Nvidia PopOS version and set up the drivers manually. The latest support page is https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverRe...6163/en-us
Set up the alternative version, then locate the compatible driver for the Geforce 8200M and apply it. Ensure you have a Kepler GPU (GTX600/700) to access the newest Nvidia updates.
It's just a brief note, but keep this in mind if you decide to continue using Pop. Several distros are adopting Wayland as the standard display server, Arch and its variants now do it by default, Fedora follows suit, and Canonical aims to transition Ubuntu to Wayland soon—probably in the next release with Gnome 40. However, Nvidia GPUs don't work well with Wayland at all. I recommend staying alert for future updates and, if Wayland becomes the default, revert to X.
Same issue persists with the resolution capped at 640X480/4:3 and no options to modify it. This isn't a brand-new setup, yet adjusting it remains impossible (Pop! 21.04 / Asus STRIX Z270E Gaming / nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 / Samsung S27B50). I've tried various distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, and Manjaro without success.