Official configuration utility for x.org.
0
votes
1answer
40 views
Why can't I get a screen resolution higher than 1024x768
I recently built a computer and instead of putting windows 7 on it I put Ubuntu 13.04.
I'm too cheap to buy a graphics card so, I'm using my built-in Intel G41 and the only screen resolution I can ...
0
votes
0answers
116 views
xrandr-VGA1 add and remove
I need help
I'm using ubuntu 13.04 on Dell Inspiron 1545
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset
Integrated Graphics ...
0
votes
0answers
57 views
Can't set resolution to 720p on my 1080p display
My display is a cheap ASUS VE248 that supports 1080p. But it's having some problems with 720p. And guess what. Yeah, I want to set it to 720p.
The reasoning behind this that you probably don't want ...
0
votes
1answer
190 views
How to change the screen resolution in VNC viewer for Ubuntu 12.04 without a monitor?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on a machine and I always use it remotely from VNC.
When I have monitor connected to this machine, I can change the resolution of my VNC viewer in the following line:
...
1
vote
0answers
30 views
How can I shift my monitor image to the right?
I have a Thinkpad X220 with a 1366x768 screen. However, a vertical band of around 300 pixels is now dead on the the left side, and I can't have it repaired for a few months.
I thought one solution ...
0
votes
1answer
66 views
No title bar, window bored or unity launcher in 12.10 after xrandr
-hey guys, need some serious help.
Yesterday I was playing around with xrandr to try to get an HDMI TV to work properly without having over scan/ under scan as I have an Intel graphic chip and could ...
1
vote
0answers
28 views
Use arandr keybindings without metacity?
I use the arandr program (a GUI on top of xrandr) to switch between various monitor layouts quickly and easily. I find its less buggy than Ubuntu's displays application.
One of the features of ...
1
vote
0answers
206 views
Can't change resolution in Xubuntu
i have a freshly installed Xubuntu 12.04 on an old computer.
I'm fairly new to working with ubuntu (i know how to use google) and cannot seem to get the right resolution with it connected to a 16:9 ...
0
votes
0answers
188 views
xrandr is detecting the wrong minimum / maximum resolutions?
xrandr output
$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1920 x 1200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 1920 x 1200
default connected 1920x1200+0+0 0mm x 0mm
...
0
votes
0answers
26 views
Custom display settings with Lubuntu? [duplicate]
I am having a hard time with this HP Mini 210 1000 netbook. The screen just stretched out all of a sudden, forcing a resolution (1024x768) which is higher than the display's actual resolution ...
1
vote
1answer
92 views
configure modeline Ubuntu 12.04
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.2 in dual boot with Windows 7 on the same drive.
In Windows, I customize my refresh rate for my 2nd monitor with the program powerstrip. When I export my Linux modeline and ...
3
votes
3answers
182 views
How do I change the backlight brightness on an iMac 12,2?
Problem: I can't adjust the brightness of my iMac and it's killing me. (My eyes! The goggles do nothing!).
Has anyone gotten this to work?
-Booting with rEFIt 0.14
-Product Name: iMac12,2
...
2
votes
1answer
74 views
Possible to run a script when something plugged in / disconnected from Mini DisplayPort?
In /etc/acpi/ there are several scripts that can be customized to do something when a particular event happens on your physical computer, like the lid.sh script which is called when the laptop lid is ...
0
votes
0answers
34 views
Restore monitor settings (turn 2nd monitor back on)
I have a program which does not quite play nice: it's a fullscreen program, and when it starts, it turns off all monitors except the primary monitor.
Is there some way to for instance create a start ...
0
votes
0answers
22 views
Glitchy display with extended display rotated
I have a laptop running Xubuntu 12.10, with an Ati 7970M and a second monitor in a vertical orientation. I cannot seem to orient it to be two adjacent displays without it glitching. If I rotate the ...
0
votes
1answer
79 views
xrandr three screens
I have 2 cards and three screens. I got them working before after a lot of difficulty. The solution was to add a setting to the boot config to increase memory allowed for display. Then, I had to do a ...
2
votes
1answer
181 views
Unable to change the refresh rate to 60hz with xrandr
My monitor supports 1920×1080 @ 60hz (LG W2486L) and graphic card (GeForce 9400 GT)
using Ubuntu 12.04.
When I type xrandr -q I get this:
xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output ...
0
votes
0answers
111 views
How do i remove the resolution which shows by xrandr?
I tried to remove using xrandr --rmmode or --delmode output name but it fails. How do i remove it then??
HDMI-1 connected 1280x720+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 160mm x 90mm
...
1
vote
1answer
69 views
Why is xrandr reporting a resolution just above the maximum (native) resolution?
I have a bizarre issue with a Lenovo e430 laptop.
The LCD display is 1366x768, but for some reason it always starts with a resolution of 1368x768. This 2px overscan makes things jump all over the ...
3
votes
0answers
172 views
XFCE Display Setup
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.
...
0
votes
0answers
115 views
Openbox-desktop in Lubuntu alongside with “normal” desktop
I have two monitors and use shall script for xrandr on startup:
xrandr --output DVI-1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1024x0 --rotate normal
xrandr --output DVI-0 --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x312 --rotate normal
...
0
votes
0answers
120 views
XRandR not found with NVidia driver
I am running two monitors in Xinerama, left and right. I cannot convince the NVidia drivers to rotate the right screen, and XRandR will not run, stating "RandR extension missing".
I am running Xorg ...
0
votes
0answers
73 views
Third monitor doesnt detected in Lucid
I have trouble to madee my third display(15" DELL E151FPp, conected to nvidia via VGA cable(without driver instaled, an on motherboard graphic adapter)) work in addition to an ati pci-e card with two ...
1
vote
0answers
102 views
xrandr config not loading properly at startup from .xprofile
I'm using xrandr to rescale the resolution on a netbook (Ubuntu 12.10). When I run the following command it works fine:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1280x720 --scale 1.25x1.2
...
0
votes
1answer
58 views
How to properly get screen rotation programmatically?
I need to programatically obtain screen rotation. I'm using Qt and the X extension XRandr. I'm trying the following:
Display *dpy;
Window root;
XRRScreenConfiguration *conf;
Rotation rotation;
int ...
0
votes
0answers
66 views
Untiy, resolution 800x600 and VNC
I have a tablet with 800x600 resolution. And I want to use it through VNC with my Ubuntu PC. Unity have a bug/feature that when resolution set to 800x600 dash gets bigger than a screen, and user ...
0
votes
0answers
29 views
Changing resolution remotely and removing screenmodes
I have a monitor I use (well actually a widescreen TV) that handles 1920x1080 with no issues, however it can't seem to display common low screenmodes like 800x600. I've found that some older games ...
3
votes
1answer
123 views
Monitor setup and desktop background lost on restart
I have a Lenovo Z570 dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 very happily. I love it, and I'm fairly sure I want to switch permenantly. The laptop has a 1366x768px built in screen, and is connected ...
2
votes
0answers
215 views
How do I create a custom resolution for an external monitor?
I currently trying to add the resolution 1216x676 for my external monitor which is connected via HDMI-1. I'm following the guide found at ...
5
votes
0answers
214 views
How to enable overscan compensation in the i915 driver?
Does the i915 driver support "overscan compensation"? If so, how can I enable it?
EDIT: Or is there any other driver for Intel's HD4000 graphic that supports "overscan compensation"?
1
vote
0answers
82 views
How do I enable a third display with my setup?
I've been able to extend my monitor onto two displays at once, but I can't get it to work with three. When I use the System Settings > Display, it gives me the following error when I try to output to ...
1
vote
1answer
162 views
Is there a way to disable laptop LCD on startup when external monitor is connected
Am running 12.04 and Gnome Shell with a Thinkpad X201 laptop and docking station. When I start the Thinkpad in the docking station with the lid closed, Ubuntu is recognizes that the external monitor ...
0
votes
0answers
52 views
How to get 640x400 out of an ATI HD5670?
I am trying to get 640x400 out of an ATI HD5670, the card is connected via VGA to an old ~1996 TuTCybermax VR headset. Goggling around tells me something like this should work:
$ gtf 640 400 60
# ...
2
votes
0answers
86 views
USB2VGA device not listed as output device
When I type xrandr the usb2vga device "Magic Control Technology Corp. (USB2VGA dongle)" does not show up.
A reboot with the device plugged in doesn't change it.
The kernel.log shows that it has been ...
1
vote
0answers
198 views
Screen resolution startup script in LightDM
I used to fix the resolution of my screens (Which occur quite often, we have 5 computers having this problem at office and one at home) by setting and adding mode with xrandr in the gdm start script.
...
2
votes
1answer
440 views
Monitor resolution problem (nouveau-driver, 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04.1)
All of a sudden the system changed the screen resolution to 1240x768. I have an AOC 931 Swl with optimal resolution: 1366x768 (60 Hz).
outputs:
xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x ...
0
votes
0answers
214 views
Resize VNC screen
I would like to be able to resize a VNC session, where the Ubuntu 12.10 server is running with the default VNC server by selecting "Allow other users to view your desktop" and "Allow other users to ...
1
vote
0answers
201 views
Error when using XRANDR to add new resolution
I've been having some difficulty adding a new resolution using XRANDR and outputting it to my second monitor, which is a Panasonic Viera TX-P42G10E. This is what I run on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
...
0
votes
0answers
607 views
How to set screen resolution in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server?
I have installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS 64 bit on a machine with:
Mother Board -- INTEL S1200BTS
CPU -- XEON E3 1220V3
HDD -- 1TB Seagate SATA
RAM -- Transcend 16GB DDR3
I have installed ...
4
votes
1answer
894 views
Xconfig xrandr badmatch
Recently I minimal installed my OS, but got an unexpected error while setting my monitor resolution. it seems like a very old problem, but this time there are something else(I think).
to install the ...
0
votes
0answers
106 views
Problem with s-video output
I have the following problem:
I am using an old laptop which is permanently connected to the TV just for watching movies. The model of the laptop is Acer Ferrari 3000, and it's using an ATI Mobility ...
4
votes
0answers
276 views
How to adjust contrast with xcalib
I trying to adjust contrast on my laptop, a ThinkPad E430, running ubuntu 12.04:
xcalib -co 70 -a
xrandr --output LVDS1 --brightness 0.7
Either of them works only for 1-2 seconds and after that ...
2
votes
1answer
278 views
xrandr ignores setting DPI (Zenbook running 12.10)
I recently got a Zenbook Prime and installed ubuntu. Following The tips at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbook worked out pretty well.
Only one problem remains: I can not set the DPI.
I ...
0
votes
1answer
524 views
xrander problem with 1900x1080p
i have a problem with xrandr
i successfully executed the following :
#cvt 1900 1080
#xrandr 1900x1080 170.75 1904 2024 2224 2544 1080 1083 1093 1120 -hsync +vsync
but unfortunately the following ...
0
votes
0answers
180 views
Major opcode of failed request: 141 (RANDR) when trying to add a mode with xrandr
I just bought a Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition (T2G-D3D-IF) to drive my three widescreen monitors because the regular fglrx drivers were very sluggish when doing it directly from the video card ...
2
votes
1answer
361 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
75 views
Xrandr modes trouble
I have a laptop, and i whant 1366*768 resolution.
georg@laptop:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right ...
0
votes
0answers
151 views
I cant keep my second monitor detected in 12.04
On my work machine the second monitor, connected to the DisplayPort (DP1), is flickering into and out of existence. I'm only running onboard graphics, i.e.:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel ...
0
votes
0answers
49 views
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 ...
1
vote
2answers
388 views
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 ...
