How do i switch video display output command line?

Question

How do i switch my video card output on Ubuntu Server 11.10? It has a video card with one DVI and one VGA. It's defaulting to the VGA. I want it to default to the DVI.

I only have ssh connection via the network and no monitor until i can switch to the DVI output.

What's the command or config file i have to mess with to switch to the DVI output on the Video Card?

Answer 1

You can try xrandr. With no commands it will list the different options you have. Then you can choose the one you need:

xrandr

xrandr --help

xrandr --output HDMI-0