Questions about display resolution
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Lubuntu resolution trouble
My old computer is used by my mother now. I have installed Lubuntu 12.04 on it (on 2012.11.02), replacing the old, but perfectly working Lubuntu 11.04.
After installing 12.04, it was OK for a while, ...
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TV doesn't support resolution for video game
I downloaded a game from Steam (run via q4wine) and installed it. When I launch it, the screen turns black and my Samsung LED television says, it doesn't support resolution and I only can exit by ...
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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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Hdmi resolution problem
I connected my laptop to the tv with a hdmi cable but the 1920x1080 resolution gives me problems. If I set any other resolution is all great because I can set in the settings of the TV the option "dot ...
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Unity Greeter login screen cuts off login options
I have a pretty newly installed Ubuntu 12.04, using Unity. My external monitor is 1920x1080 max resolution. In the Unity desktop itself everything looks great. I have an NVidia graphics card.
When I ...
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low resolution won't strech to fullscreen
So it happen that i have a netbook with ubuntu 12.10 installed. My netbook's resolution is 1024x600 so for example i run a game which has 800x600 resolution supported but not my native one so when i ...
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nVidia FX5200 Can't set resolution upper than 800x600
When I install nVidia drivers from terminal with this command:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
... and I reboot, I get the max. resolution 800x600.
I added new mode successfully with xrandr, ...
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External monitor resolution is 1024x768 (cvt+xrandr distorts the output)
I have a HP 2009v LCD monitor with VGA input which is plugged to my laptop with Intel graphics card. Windows recognizes the maximum resolution (1600x900) and displays the desktop correctly. Ubuntu ...
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fbset does nothing
I can't change tty resolution/mode by running fbset. No matter what mode or geometry I use (correct syntax, I even referred to /etc/fb.modes), it simply shows no output and it doesn't change ...
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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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Problem grub won't display on my tv at boot up
When I start my computer it won't show my grub screen this box just appears saying something along the lines of "this tv cannot handle this resolution or refresh rate" but after a couple seconds it ...
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Screen Resolution of a Command Line Terminal?
I have disabled the automatic boot into Unity and am booting into a CLI tty with a login shell. While running the CLI login shell the screen resolution is fairly low and only utilizes a tiny portion ...
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Can I unlock other resolutions? Its running on 1024x768 and I need 1280x720 or 1920 × 1080 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change screen resolution?
I've installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS and it doesn't get my screen resolution right. what should I do?
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How to ask developers to think about high resolution screens [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make a Unity suggestion?
I just got a ASUS N56VZ laptop, and it`s all good, but the screen resolution 1920x1080px. I am not asking, how to scale ui elements.
If ...
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VM screen resolution not supported?
Every time I attempt installing Ubuntu on my VM it goes flawlessly until the initial startup of the OS, but I can't seem to fit the machine inside my screen resolution.
I installed a pre-made VM for ...
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ubuntu crashed after the screen resolution changed to 1920 x 1080
I'm new to Linux and ubuntu. I just installed ubuntu to my HP dv2000 laptop. I use an external 22" screen.
I want to change my screen resolution to 1980 x 1080 because that's the best setting I ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 on Dell Mini 9: direct me to screen aspect ratio directions?
Can someone direct me to an existing discussion, if there is one, about how to install the right aspect ratio or screen resolution on my Dell Mini 9 now that I have Ubuntu 12.04? All the discussions I ...
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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, Screen Resoultion stuck at 1024x768
I installed a fresh copy of ubuntu 12.10 but the problem is that it does not recognize my monitor which is LG E1942. The screen resolution is stuck at 1024x768 and the other option is 800x600 but my ...
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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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How do I fix my resolution after Directx install through Steam?
I'm a bit long-winded so see bottom for quick version and specs.
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Hello all on these askUbuntu pages, I just recently built my own computer and decided to switch to Ubuntu for the ...
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Low Resolution and Tiny Font Bug with my xorg.conf
I'm having a very strange issues with my graphics in kubuntu 12.04.
I'm almost certain a package has been downloaded which is disabling my default nvidia drivers and rendering my desktop using a very ...
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Emachines e725 resolution problem
I am new to Ubuntu I cannot set my resolution to 1366x768, as all the options in graphical displays are 1024x768 only. I have tried cvt 1366 768 and
xrandr --newmode "1368x768_60.00" 85.86 1368 ...
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Can't change from native resolution with latest nvidia drivers
I'm having an odd error on 12.10. I can't change my display resolution to anything but the laptop's native (1440x900) resolution. I noticed this a couple weeks ago when I tried to attach to a ...
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Overscan, Ubuntu 12.04, Nvidia driver
I know there are many questions about overscan around but I cant seem to find a working solution. I know the cause of this is the Nvidia driver, as I have no problems with the default driver, so I ...
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How do I set a custom resolution in 12.04 with a nVidia video card (9600 GSO)?
I have 32 bit 12.04 and my video card drivers are up to date at "304.64" yet my resolution appears capped at 1920x1080. I am trying to get the resolution to 2560x1440 or even higher, as I am running ...
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dual screen doesn't work on ubuntu
I'm not an expert in Linux but I'm currently try to learn it myself. Unfortunately I'm stuck here.
So, I'm using Ubuntu 64-bit ( with Unity desktop ) on a laptop.
I get stuck when I try to plug ...
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Satellite L750 Screen resolution problem
I am new in Ubuntu, I just replaced my windows 7 with it, but after installation I am stuck with a resolution of 1024x768 and I have tried most of the fixes I find here and this is my 3rd time ...
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Xorg does not see my monitor EDID
Below is the output from my Xorg.0.
X.Org X Server 1.11.3
Release Date: 2011-12-16
[ 22.311] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 22.311] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.42-23-generic x86_64 ...
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Low resolution Dektop intel i7 3770 and intel board DH67BL
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 in a desktop with the following specs:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard: Intel DH67B
However the monitor is not identified (Monitor: Unknown) ...
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Problem with the screen resolution on 12.04
I just installed Ubuntu on my laptop. The screen resolution is stuck in 1024x768.
The screen is made for 1280x800. When I run xrandr I get:
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
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How to i install my video driver for nvidia geforce 610M on ubuntu 12.04
I've just installed ubuntu on my laptop and noticed that my nvidia driver wasnt installed. So I installed nvidia-current with the terminal command sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
but now my ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 in Virtualbox 4.2.4 Screen resolution limited to 1600x1200
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 (x64) in VirtualBox 4.2.4 on Windows 7, and installed Guest additions with no problems reported. I set the display memory to 128Mb. After rebooting, the display ...
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I can't find xorg.conf
I am trying to modify the resolution of my monitor and make it permanent. All the tips say I need to modify xorg.conf, typically found in /etc/x11/, but I don't have the file and it doesn't come up on ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 doesn't recognize Graphic Chip in Intel Celeron G540T
I want to use Ubuntu and get away from Windows.
I have bought a new Fujitsu TS ESPRIMO Q510 mini PC a few days ago. But its integrated CPU isnt properly recognized by Ubuntu 12.10. The screen ...
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Screen resolution on Samsung NC110
With 12.04, on the Samsung NC110 the screen resolution sets to 800x600 when it should be 1024x600. Only 800x600 is offered in System Settings/Display.
I have tried putting an xorg.conf file in ...
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cant change my screen resolution
Hi i have a problem with my screen resolution after installing ubuntu 12.04
I think i have the right drivers, but for some reason the resolution is way to small. It is 640 x 480 and thats the only ...
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Change resolution in Waking Mars
I purchased and installed the humble bundle game "Waking Mars" via the Ubuntu Software Center and it works really well except for some issues with changing settings, namely with the resolution. The ...
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Blender 2.63a window position unstable with dual monitor extended desktop
I have two 1920 x 1200 HP monitors and running Ubuntu 12.10. If I set them up as an
extended desktop, (both 1280 x 1024 positioned for 2048 x 1280, all my applications work fine EXCEPT Blender (even ...
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Create startup terminal program
I would like Ubuntu to open up a terminal window and apply the following code upon login:
xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr ...
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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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How can I find out webcam resolution?
I have a webcamera on my T500 Thinkpad. I would like to know its resolution. Is there a way to find it out through software and not referring to documentation (that I do not have on me).
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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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Nvidia driver overscan issue second monitor via dvi-d cable
Ok, I know that I have a bit of a bizarre setup, but here goes.
I have an old laptop, HP Pavilion 6000. The graphics card in there is a GeForce 7150M. The monitor connection is an old 18pin.
The ...
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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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How can I set my screen resolution to match my TV?
I have a computer in my classroom that's connected to an LG smart TV (that's actually not so smart. I wouldn't recommend buying one.). For the touch interface, the TV wants a resolution of 1920x1080 ...
