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Lubuntu 13.04 cannot set display resolution, windows invisible, huge mouse cursor
I've been using Lubuntu 12.04 on a somewhat unusual multi-display configuration; 3 displays arranged horizontally, and a fourth centred above them. This had been working fine in 12.04, but when ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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1answer
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Use TV (hdmi) with non-square pixels
I am having a problem when I connect my LG plasma tv (with a native resolution of 1024x768 pixels) to my 12.04 laptop using HDMI. The pixels (actual pixels, not the signal) of my TV are physically ...
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How to detect and configure an output with xrandr?
I have a DELL U2410 monitor connected to a Compaq 100B desktop equipped with an integrated AMD/ATI graphics card (AMD E-350). The installed O/S is Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
The computer is connected to the ...
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Why does cvt change my res value?
I have problems with my resolution and I wanted to adjust it with the help of xrandr, but when I try to set it up it changes the values..
fabio@fabio-EasyNote-TS11HR ~ $ cvt 1366 768
# 1368x768 59.88 ...
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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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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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Ubuntu 12.04 Screen resolution limited at 1024x768
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit) in my PC using wubi installer and have an issue regarding the screen resolution. I have Intel integrated gfx chip and my monitor supports resolution larger than ...
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12.04 Resolution Stuck
I'm very new on Ubuntu and I want to ask how to change resolution because my resolution is stuck at 1024x768 but in Windows I can set my resolution up to 1366x768.
I have use X server to change the ...
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set screen resolution higher than what's supported
When I run xrandr I have this output:
barsoom@ubuntu:/etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu$ sudo xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1024 x 768, ...
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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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Max Resolution Problem - Acer Aspire 5332 [closed]
my laptop's max screen resolution is 1366x768 but when I go into the GUI resolution adjuster, the max (and only resolution) is 1024x768. I tried using xrandr and I get the message, "Failed to get size ...
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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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“xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed” when trying to change resolution on external monitor
I've been trying to set up an external monitor for a bit, finally got it mostly working except the resolution is off. My monitor's native res is 1600x900, which I finally got to show up in xrandr:
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Trying to hook up an external monitor to netbook
When I plug the external monitor up to my netbook it isn't found. I restart with them connected and it displays on the external monitor, but in the wrong resolution, shifted ~100 pixels to the right, ...
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How to force Multiple Monitors correct resolutions for LightDM?
I am affected by the BUG: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/874241
Otherwise, if like me you have a laptop connected to a second monitor of higher resolution, LIGHTDM at the ...
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Issues with 11.10 display resolution
I want to increase the resolution of my Acer Aspire One D250-1326 which has Ubuntu 11.10 installed. The native resolution is 1024x600 and I want to increase it to 1440x810 or 135%. I've tried two ...
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Error with xorg.conf when trying to add virtual screen to fix the problem of too small screen resolution for an application on 10.1" screen
I am using a netbook with a 10.1 inch screen and resolution 1024x600. I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and when using the neural network toolbox from Matlab a window is off the screen and I cannot access ...
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Set a specific screen resolution with xrandr
So I installed LUbuntu 11.04 on my VirtualBox. I couldn't find the 1366x768 resolution so I installed Guest Additions but it wasn't there.
So I used this code to set the correct resolution:
gtf 1366 ...
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GMA 3150 change resolution permanent?
I recently bought a Shuttle X35V2 with GMA 3150 graphics (great computer for the money). When i connect my monitor (native 1360x768) in only get two resolutions to choose from, 1024x768 and 800x600. I ...
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Changing the resolution to 1440x900 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Screen resolution stuck at 1024x768
The output of "xrandr"
yasith@vostro:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected ...
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How do I set my screen resolution to the maximum supported resolution?
Used win 7 and got resolution 1280x1024 and when i installed Ubuntu 11.04 got resolution of 1152x864(made that possible by changing from the advanced option in the nvidia xorg file)went to system ...
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How can I determine X resolution from CLI without randr?
Does anyone know of a way to determine the current X resolution from the command line, without using randr?
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Why am i stuck at a certain resolution?
I've got a DELL Inspiron 6400 and i use Ubuntu 11.04, when I connect my TV screen via VGA it only works at a 1024x768. It worked fine in 10.10 at the full resolution 1360x768.
I've tried lots of ...
