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xrandr reports size “not found in available modes” when coming from wine
My monitor's native resolution is 1680x1050. I can switch to another resolution with
xrandr -s 1280x960
and then switch back with
xrandr -s 1680x1050
without a problem.
However, if I run XCOM: ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How can I get a 1920x1080 resolution?
I a newbie Linux and have just installed Ubuntu in a dual boot with Windows 7. I love the interface of Ubuntu but unfortunately I can only get a 800x600 or 1024x728 resolution with black bars all ...
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How can I configure my system to use Twinview correctly?
Story:
I have a HP dv7 1020us with a Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT. My internal monitor is broken, so essentially I cant' use it, as I can hardly see anything through it.
Recently, I upgraded to Ubuntu ...
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How do I set resolution to 1440x900 with Nvidia?
I have an Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT card and suddenly after some recent updates on 12.04, I am unable to get my resolution higher than 1024x768. It used to be 1440x900. I have tried uninstalling and ...
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Xrandr display recieving problem
I have two displays connected to a Ge-force 210 on my Dell running Ubuntu 12.04. One is using DVI the other VGA. The DVI display had a mode for its max resolution (1680x1050) which I selected. The VGA ...
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Can't set correct resolution with xrandr
I'm totally new to Ubuntu and love it except I can't get my screen's resolution correct which is a problem since I do graphic design! I have a month old Alienware M14X. I've tried looking at all the ...
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How can I reflect the screen when using the Nvidia proprietary driver? [closed]
The nouveau/opensource work fine with xrandr screen reflection (mirror image) ala
xrandr --output HDMI --reflect x
or (when using then closed source drivers)
xrandr -x
However the HDMI Audio ...
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xrandr: can't add new mode with Nvidia driver
I'm in the same situation as the question "xrandr: Can't add new mode…", I can't add a new mode because xrandr does not support Nvidia binary driver (blame Nvidia yeah I know) but nvidia-settings can ...
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Is it possible to get xRandR to see two separate outputs with the nvidia driver?
I have two monitors, which I have set up with nvidia-settings in Twinview. The result: When I want to do something in xRandR, it does not function. It doesn't report one output per video card head, ...
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xrandr: Can't add new mode
After enabling NVIDIA drivers in Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu sets monitor refresh rate to 50 Hz. When I try to change it to 60 Hz, I get this error:
CVT Output
cvt 1280 800
1280x800 59.81 Hz (CVT 1.02MA) ...
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How to get second display to work alongside primary display?
I've almost got this problem solved... I've got both displays working now. The secondary display is displaying a purple background. Unfortunately, I can't use it. (I can't move the mouse into it, ...
