[Solved] Login Manager - fonts too big after installing nvidia proprietary driver 367.57

[GioF71]

Hello Mint users,

I am writing here to report a small issue with the login manager and the nvidia proprietary drivers version 367.57.
My graphic card is a GeForce 750Ti and my monitor is a Samsung TV Monitor, 16:10 aspect ratio, so the resolution 1920x1200.
The Operating System is Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Edition, 64bit.
Other aspects of my configuration do not seem relevant to me, but if requested I will be posting more details.

As mentioned in the topic, after installing the proprietary drivers, the login window appears with fonts bigger than usual.
Nothing major, I have always been able to login correctly.

I was able to fix the issue after looking at this page:
http://www.techytalk.info/lubuntu-chang ... ia-driver/

I did the exact same thing and the problem is solved now.

So in details, I opened the terminal, and executed this instruction

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sudo nvidia-xconfig --no-use-edid-dpi

The output says a new configuration file has been created as /etc/X11/xorg.conf
So I edited that file:

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sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And added this line:

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Option "DPI" "96 x 96"

as last in the "Monitor" section.
To make it clearer, the "Monitor" section on my xorg.conf is like this:

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Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
    Option         "DPI" "96 x 96"
EndSection

Almost forgot to mention the xorg.conf file can also be edited in a more friendly text editor application

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gksu xed /etc/X11/xorg.conf

It seems strange to me to not have found some reports for the same issue from other Linux Mint users. My hardware is very standard, the only slightly unusual thing is the 16:10 aspect ratio of my monitor. Did anyone with the same configuration experience the problem?

Thanks everyone.

[jmss]

Same issue here with an LG TV and Nvidia drivers.