Gnome : Screen resolutions not being saved ( for NVIDIA display cards )

Problem:

On reboot previously saved settings aren't restored, instead default resolutions are set..

Solution:

While the followings are supposed to work, they don't

a) gksudo nvidia-settings

b) NVIDIA Xserver settings from the Gnome "Administration" menu.

While this successfully sets the screen resolution the "NVIDIA Xserver settings" simply crashes on trying to "Save to X Configuration File".

If you encounter the same problem, try the following from a terminal

$ sudo nvidia-settings

In this case the "Save to X Configuration File" perfectly works prompting for the regular "xorg.conf" file ( which is what you want )

Optionally, if you want to disable the nvidia logo that flashes at startup

a) Open /etc/X11/xorg.conf with root permisson

$ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak #### <-----------make sure you have a backup ####

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

b) Add a line' Option "NoLogo" 'within ' Section "Device"

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device0"

VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"

BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"

Driver "nvidia"

Option "NoLogo"  ####  <-------------------- Add only this line ####

EndSection

Save the file and restart the X-Server ( Ctrl + Alt + Backspace ) or reboot.