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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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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Can't get the right resolution for external monitor
This problem is probably pretty specific to my hardware, but I'm getting frustrated with my limited knowledge on things I might try to solve it, so I post it anyway and hope for help :)
I've got a ...
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How to set the monitor to its native resolution when xrandr approach isn't working?
I am trying to setup my Samsung syncmaster B2030 monitor in ubuntu 12.04. It's native resolution is 1600x900 which I am not getting in ubuntu and which I am trying to get.
I tried using xrandr ...
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Dual Monitor: Second Screen is Rotated. Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
I have a laptop connected to a second monitor using a vga port. No proprietary drivers used. When I go to System Preferences --> Monitor and I turn that on it doesn't look as it should, and it's ...
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Added resolution not working
Xrandr commands are not looking as they should. When I type xrandr in terminal it's says 1280x1024 but it doesn't fit in the screen (wich is 1280x1024). There is a side in black.
First of all the ...
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unable to delete faulty xorg.conf
I upgraded to 11.10. Unfortunately, this upgrade overwrote a previous configuration file for my monitor, resulting in the "out of range" error on the monitor. (It is an old lcd screen and I need ...
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How do I configure a Compaq v570 monitor? [closed]
I have a Compaq v570 monitor witch horizontal geometry isn't working well. In Windows XP there is a program called "PowerStrip" that allow me to modify the geometry and make it work fine.
I would ...
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How do I set up a new resolution?
Okay, in my GUI, Ubuntu only allowed me to set a resolution for 1360x768 and 1024x768 even though I know darn well my P76 monitor is capable of 1280x1024.
So, after a little investigation I used cvt ...
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How to set the monitor to its native resolution which is not listed in the resolutions list?
After installing Ubuntu 10.04 with my Samsung SyncMaster B2030, native resolution (1600X900) is not found in the list of resolutions.
