"Shader model 3 must be supported" (SOLVED)

[PCNetSpec]

What's the output from

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xrandr

?

[chadwix]

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
DVI-I-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 620mm x 340mm
   3840x2160     60.00 +  59.94    50.00    30.00    29.97    25.00    23.98 
   2560x1440     59.95 
   2048x1280     60.00 
   1920x2160     59.99 
   1920x1080     60.00*   59.94    50.00    23.97    60.00    50.04 
   1600x1200     60.00 
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02 
   1280x800      59.81 
   1280x720      59.94    50.00 
   1152x864      75.00 
   1024x768      75.03    60.00 
   800x600       75.00    60.32 
   720x576       50.00 
   720x480       59.94 
   640x480       75.00    59.94    59.93 
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Thanks again, learning all sorts of new commands

[PCNetSpec]

Do you know what the native resolution of your monitor is ?

I'm wondering because as both the icons AND text are larger than expected if this is simply an incorrectly set resolution issue.

If it were JUST large text I'd think it was a DPI issue, but not with both.

[PCNetSpec]

Try running

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sudo xed /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and adding the line

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	Option         "DPI" "96 x 96"

to the "Device" section, so it now reads

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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 384.90  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-05)  Tue Sep 19 18:13:03 PDT 2017

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

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

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Option         "DPI" "96 x 96"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

SAVE the file, and log off/on.

Remember, you may have to change the font size back to default.

[chadwix]

That fixed it perfectly, been using peppermint for over a year and this comp always had this problem. 

Thanks a ton, you fixed my driver and font

Any idea why that setting would change or be deleted?

[PCNetSpec]

None whatsoever .. I've always had to add that with nvidia drivers or I end up with small text (but only in certain places like the menu) .. go figure