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WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution

How can I get WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution with dual link DVI cable. It does not seem to work. I can only get 1900x1200. The monitor is Dell 27" U2713HM. (The other in the dual-display is LG with max ...
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Fix Overscan/ Underscan on HDTV Intel HD Graphics Card

I have my laptop running Ubuntu 12.10 hooked up via HDMI to my 24inch, 1080p HDTV though I am experiencing an overscan problem. When the tv cis connected, it cannot be run at the 1080x720 resolution ...
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Boot issues: Ubuntu 12.10

I'm a complete newbie so I apologise in advance if I'm leaving out any important details. I'm running a Lenovo thinkpad t530 with Ubuntu 12.10 . My issues started with "low screen resolution ...
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Unable to Run Nvidia Settings

I am using Dell Latitude E6510 laptop with Ubuntu 12.10 running on it. It has Nvidia GT218 NVS 3100M. I am using Gnome-Fallback mode. My problem is that my laptop was just working fine. However, it ...
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How do I set the screen resolution to 1600x900 in Ubuntu 12.10?

I'm asking this again because I found this in your site in a related question: "This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific ...
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How to properly install graphics drivers in 12.10

Okay so im new to linux operating systems and im having trouble installing my graphics driver I asked a question before but I'm going to try to be more specific this time. I have a 19.5 inch monitor ...
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How can I get my Nvidia Overscan setting to work on start up. Ubuntu 12.10

Hi all as with a lot of people my new nvidia driver doesn't include a overscan bar so my tv's desktop is chopped off. After many searches and some trail and error I've been able to get my Tv to fit ...
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Ubuntu 12.10. Can't add custom resolution

System: Ubuntu 12.10, nVidia Geforce GT240 (nvidia-current privative driver), LG display connected to VGA-0 The 1920x1080 resolution is not listed, I've added it in Windows but I'm having problems ...
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Trouble with video driver in 12.10 clean install

I just setup a clean install of 12.10, 32bit. Having trouble with my video adapter. It is an AMD RADEON 5450. Downloaded the newest drivers from AMD ...
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Problem with custom resolution

There are lots of topics dealing with my kind of problem, but non of them works for me. I have Ubuntu 12.10 with Nvidia 313.09 drivers installed. I can't change resolution (native for my monitor) to ...
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How to avoid screen being stretched when mirroring a Notebook (16:9) to a projector (4:3)

I use Ubuntu 12.10 (Gnome 3) on a MacBook Air. I would like to connect the notebook to an external projector and mirror the displays. The projector image looks great, however, everything on the ...
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Wrong resolution with VGA, correct with HDMI [duplicate]

I have 12.10 installed with NVIDIA driver 304.43. My card is an XFX GT 240. Monitor is an RCA 32-inch generic 1080p television. My problem is a VGA connection will only expose a maximum resolution of ...
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Amd driver problems!

Yesterday i installed the amd driver on my lubuntu 12.10 following this guide ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 won't install with USB pendrive, incorrect screen resolution

I downloaded 12.10 and used the Universal USB software to create the pendrive. My computer boots up fine with the pendrive, but when it comes to the options screen for the installation, I get 5 or ...
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weird screen resolution in Ubuntu 12.10

I have Dell 7520 with AMD Raedon 7XXXM graphics card, thankfully, I got to make it work. But the problem now is screen resolution, as I have screen resolution of 1920 X 1080 for 15.6" laptop, which is ...
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Resolution will NOT change. xfce-bug

I have this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-settings/+bug/331751?comments=all in Ubuntu 12.10. I've played Teeworld, and after I exitted it, the screen was in 640X480. It does not ...
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Larger resolutions on VGA monitor using GMA 3150

I tried to connect a VGA monitor to my Netbook to increase resolution. Unfortunately, in Lubuntu maximum available resolution is 1024x768, while in Windows I can increase it to 1680x1050. Is there ...
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New to Ubuntu using 12.10 having troube getting a second display to work

I am new to ubuntu so I don't know any information to provide to help me, so let me kno what you need. When I am trying to connect to external display on my laptop, mirroring the display is hit or ...
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How to autodetect screen resolution

i'm using default ati driver, because X always crash when i use fglrx and fglrx-updates driver when i use randr, the output was: Screen 0: minimum 640 x 400, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024 ...
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Why is Unity not loading properly?

I wanted to try out League of Legends. I installed PlayOnLinux and got LoL working through it, but whenever I ran the game it changed my screen resolution to something a bit smaller than my screeen, I ...
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How can I select the 1366x768 resolution for Ubuntu in VMware Player?

Running Ubuntu 12.10 on VMware Player 5.0.1 build-894247. I have installed the VMware Tools and can choose the resolution 800x600 and up to 2560x1600. So I have a fair amount of resolutions to ...
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Screen resolution switcher does not work (won't switch back to 1920x1080)

Running 12.10/KDE on a laptop (Intel 3000 graphics) with an external 1920x1080 monitor, I wanted to use the display settings widget to get the screen to "blink" in order to get rid of an increasingly ...
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Cannot Increase Resolution from 1240x768

I running dual boot with flash drive installation, on Windows XP i can get max resoultion like 1920* any help would much appreciated, i am a linux newbie with no knowledge and cannot understand the ...
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How can I improve my screen resolution?

I followed the solution suggested here but making those changes in my xorg.conf file didn't help. When I restart my computer, I still have a resolution of 1280x1024 even though my native resolution is ...
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Low resolution for Nvidia Quadro 600 on Ubuntu 12.10

I have installed and activated nvidia's driver but still on display it only shows only 1024x768 (4:3) and 800x600 (4:3). My monitor's default resolution is 1920x1080. nvidia settings also does not ...
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Ubuntu won't do 1920x1080

Both my monitors (one over DVI other over HDMI) have a native resolution of 1920x1080 (16:9) but the only two options for resolution in the "Display" section of system settings are 800x600 (4:3) and ...
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AMD Video Card not allowing other resolutions than default with AMD 12.11 driver

![enter image description here][1]I've installed Ubuntu on my home system, trying to take the step to using it full time instead of Windows! My problem is that I can't seem to get my AMD video card ...
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Overscan compensation issue

Since upgrading to 12.10 I cant permanently fix overscan on my tv. Using this code I can fix the overscan sudo nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="DFP-1: 1920x1080 { ...
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My Ubuntu is a slower than Windows, what could be causing this lack of performance? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where do I get a SIS mirage 672 vga driver? I have recently moved to Ubuntu, following some tutorials on internet I have installed a 12.10 version of ubuntu in a ...
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Stuck on extremely low resolution 800x600; Native Resolution 1680x1050

I know this has been touched on by a lot of different threads by a lot of different people, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it. I'm on a duel boot Windows 8/Ubuntu system and ...
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12.10 low screen resolution problem

I have successfully repaired my nvidia driver issue so that the driver is loaded correctly. Within nvidia-settings i can setup my desktop to my needs (2 displays both at 1920x1080, twinview). After ...
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Native screen resolution not available after fresh install

After fresh install of ubuntu 12.10 I've got a wrong resolution: 1920x1080 instead of 1920x1200. And neither default drivers, nor nvidia's can recognize my 1920x1200 resolution. What can I do to fix ...
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Screen resolution messed up after installing Gnome Shell

It's been hell getting Ubuntu 12.10 installed, but I've finally got it working. I'm using nomodeset, and I have an AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 graphics card. Last time I tried to install fglrx, it messed up ...
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Can't get native resolution

I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on HP Pavilion Slimline with Nvidia GT220 video card and Nvidia driver 310.14. I have Samsung LCD connected through HDMI, native resolution of this TV is 1366x768, but the ...
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After system update, screen size very small

Please help! I am pretty "newb" to linux and have no idea what to do. I got the message "your system must reboot to complete updates" (or similar). After rebooting I am greeted with a giant login ...
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Trouble setting monitor resolution higher than 1024x768 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Screen resolution stuck at 1024x768 I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (32bit) and everything seems to be working fine with the exception that the only resolutions that the ...
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Screen resolution very low in tty with nvidia driver

I have this machine with a 1080p HD screen with a nvidia gforce GTS250 card and I just installed Ubuntu server 12.10. After the first boot the GRUB screen was in a wrong resolution, 1280x720. However ...
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Detect correct resolution dual monitor VGA 9800gt Ubuntu 12.10

I connected a second monitor to my 9800gt on the VGA port. The first monitor is on DVI. Both monitors have a native resolution of 1920x1080 but the second monitor doesn't get past 1360x768 and appears ...
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Resolution Resets After Every Reboot

I know this question has been asked before, and I know I've fixed this before, but I can't find anything that works for some reason. Background: Every time I log in, my resolution resets to 1024x768, ...
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No Launcher, Messed Resolution and Artifacts!

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my desktop, and it boot up ok, but I was having some artifacts, so I read somewhere that I needed nvidia drivers, I downloaded them, along with compiz (I enjoy the nice ...
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12.10 screen resolution on Acer Aspire S3

I'm new to Linux and recently installed 12.10 alongside Windows on my laptop. Initially 3D screen effects (i.e., Docky) were not working and I tried different things like installing and reinstalling ...
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Bad resolution in 12.10 after upgrade from 12.04

I just upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and the max display resolution is only 1024 x 768. In 12.04 it was 1680 x 1060 and working fine. I have a Samsung SyncMaster 225BW Display and a Graphic ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 doesn't boot after fresh install

I've installed yesterday Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit version (as recommended) on my laptop. It was a fresh install, alongside Windows XP. On grub, after choosing normal boot on ubuntu, it starts loading ...
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KDE does not offer my native resolution

I had Ubuntu 12.04 with removed unity and installed KDE + installed kernel 3.6.2 insted of 3.2 Everything was fine. Today I performed upgrade, so i have 12.10 with KDE and 3.6.2 kernel, but after ...
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Desktop does not show when I installed nvidia drivers!

The desktop does not show after I installed nvidia experimental drivers. I tried nvidia simple proprietary drivers, and they did not work either. Here is how it looks. This is not cropped or any ...