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gdm - how to rotate screen with xrandr

I have a default install of ubuntu 18.04, plus i3 installed. i3 probably not relevant, but providing it for context as having the screen rotated in the window manager is 90% of what i need. Looking ...
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xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed when adding 4k@60Hz mode

I have a 4k monitor (AOC U3277PWQU) that only runs at 30Hz even though it should be able to handle 4k@60Hz. The monitor is connected via HDMI. (Yes, very similar questions have been asked before, but ...
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Help with 'xrandr' - High DPI w/ External

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and am currently running 18.04 on the new Matebook X Pro. The resolution is 3000x2000. I have an external monitor with a resolution of 2560x1080. However, connecting the ...
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Bad screen resolution after updating to 18.04

I updated to Beaver today (from 17.10). Everything else seems to be working fine. Except for my display resolution. It defaults to 940x540 and I can't change it via Settings > Display. Needless to ...
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Change monitor resolution with Xorg fails

I'm using Xorg (not Wayland) and I have tried to change the resolution of my monitor to 2560x1440 and I get the error crtc 0, and I have followed the recommendations for other similar cases without ...
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How can I configure an UltraWide monitor next to a 4K monitor using Xrandr

I have a desktop PC with Ubuntu and would like to know the correct Xrandr command to correctly use one 4K (3840x2160 DP-0) monitor next to a UltraWide (2560x1080 HDMI-0) monitor with the a correct ...
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How to change default screen layout on Lubuntu?

I tried to save my arandr settings to a ~/.screenlayout/default.sh path, but that doesn't work.
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One of four displays frezees

I've got four displays connected to PC in such way: DVI-D-1 | HDMI-1 | HDMI3 | DP-1 1050 | 1680 | 1680 | 1050 0 | 1050 | 2730 | 4410 My xrandr result is placed here: https://pastebin....
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xrandr cannot find mode, but shows up in list

How to set a custom resolution? I followed the instructions here, but xrandr cannot find the mode when I try to add it (I am using 1440x709 to test) (for reference i am on a GTX 1050 Ti with NVIDIA ...
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Multiple displays - how to configure in a correct way

I have a setup with 3 screens: in the middle: laptop screen with resolution 2560x1440 on the left and right: monitor screen with resolution 1920x1200 I managed to use GUI (System settings) in ...
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Kubuntu 18.04 - desktop breaks changing xrandr/monitors

I run two xrandr commands when unplugging/plugging in monitors. Plugging in: xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 2880x1800 --pos 1456x1620 --output HDMI2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 2880x0 --scale 1.5x1.5 --...
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Screen resolution 1280x1024@75 (Belinea 10 17 30) not working properly - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux. My old Belinea Monitor supports natively the following resolution: https://www.cnet.com/products/belinea-10-17-30-lcd-monitor-17/specs/ https://gsd.eu/sales/img/...
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xrandr: cannot find output 0x49

I cannot configure my Samsung U28E590D using xrandr. It works fine under Windows and using the Gnome control center it mostly works fine - but I want to use i3. xrandr seems to be able to detect the ...
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18.04 Built In Display Issue

I'm having an issue with Ubuntu 18.04, everything was working correctly 2 days ago, but I have just connected my laptop to some external displays and my built-in screen will not turn on. I can see ...
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Parse xrandr output to get available resolution

I have xrandr output as follows HDMI1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 480mm x 270mm 1920x1080 60.00*+ 50.00 59.94 1920x1080i 60.00 50....
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Check if HDMI port is damaged

I've been using my laptop connected to an external monitor and suddenly when I connect my monitor to my laptop the monitor says there is no HDMI signal. I would like to know if there is anyway to ...
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Why does xrandr output brightness setting not persist? Is this a bug?

Run xrandr --output eDP-1 --brightness .4 Download an attachment in gmail in chrome. The brightness resets itself to 1. All kinds of other random moments kick the xrandr output setting back to ...
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Unkown display,xrandr badmatch,resolution undetected

I have a somewhat strange monitor with a resolution of 1280x390. When connected to my PC through HDMI it automatically sets itself up as a 1280x1024. Below I have tried to add as much information as ...
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How to transform/distort screen?

I have a projector, which doesn't come with horizontal keystone correction builtin, only vertical correction. I've seen that it is possible to do it with xrandr, using the --transform parameter, but ...
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Changing screen resolution using xorg.conf file

I recently (today) installed Nvidia graphic drivers on my laptop, I followed the instruction on the tutorial and generated a xorg.conf file using nvidia-xconfig. I have am using a laptop and have ...
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HDMI to VGA converter connection errors

I'm getting a weird error when connecting my VGA monitor via an Aukey HDMI to VGA adapter to my laptop's HDMI port: Whether a connection can be established or not (i.e. on startup, when opening ...
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How can I rotate my laptops built in display?

I have a Lenovo Yoga with Ubuntu 17.10. If I attach an external monitor I can flip that but not the built in display in the system display settings as shown on images below. Can someone suggest some ...
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xrandr outputs errors when I try to add a new resolution [duplicate]

I'm trying to add my own resolution, 1280x720 75Hz on my Nvidia card. I've only come across this one method using xrandr, where you use cvt to get the parameters for your resolution and refresh rate, ...
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Xmonad: Workspace-specific resolution

I am using Xmonad as my window manager on Ubuntu 16.04. I use a 4k display, but a few applications need to be displayed at 1080p to appear correctly. I would like to store these applications in a ...
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xrandr fail. Bug or PEBKEC?

I have a dodgie old tv I want to use as a monitor, but its underscanning and no option to change in tv menu. I'm loosing the whole menu bar up top and most of the launcher I have googled a lot and ...
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Touchscreen assignment with multiple x-screens

I am having troubles assigning the touch input to a specific monitor when the desktop is divided into multiple x-screens, as xinput does not seem to have an option to specify the correct x-screen. &...
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Xrandr cannot open display

I can no longer change screen resolutions using xrandr. I recently put a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti card in my machine, which I suspect is the source of the problem. I have it connected "semi-headless", ...
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xrandr center/adjust image on the display monitor

It is possible to center/adjust the image on the display monitor with xrandr on ubuntu 16.04? The display is a borderless LG 24bk750y-b connected to a HMDI port of a Dell Inspiron 15 3567 with radeon ...
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How to use "xrandr --gamma" for Gnome "Night Light"-like usage?

Background: More red / Less blue at night To save the eyes at night, adding more red and/or subtracting blue, is becoming popular in Windows 10 (blue-light filter) and Linux; Gnome Desktop (Night ...
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System thinks HDMI port is a DisplayPort (per xrandr)

I'm investigating why I can't connect a monitor to my PC's graphics card using an HDMI cable. I have my integrated graphics turned off in BIOS, and I typically use a DisplayPort with my monitor. If I ...
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Can't make new unlisted resolution, BadMatch error

I just installed Xubuntu 17.10, and I quite like it, but my monitor's native resolution won't show up (1920x1080) Even if I try to make and add a new resolution via xrandr it outputs the following: ...
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xrandr extend display settings

I have an old laptop Lenovo E330, running Xubunu 16.04 I have connected 2 external displays to it, one with VGA, and other with HDMI cable. I'm trying to write a simple command to extend my desktop ...
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Keyboard not responding in Spyder on remote Ubuntu 16.04 server

The Spyder installed on the server through Anaconda is not detecting any keyboard inputs. The server is connected on my local machine through xrdp. I've tried following: export XKB_DEFAULT_RULES=base ...
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How can I set my refresh rate? badmatch error

I have an external monitor connected to my laptop. It's currently set to 1920x1080p@60Hz. I want it set to 1920x1080p@75Hz. I've used this refresh rate in Windows 8.1 for over a year without problems. ...
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How can I make Unity display arrangement retain settings

I move my laptop (ThinkPad T570, Ubuntu Xenial, Unity/Compiz) between different work environments, and I find that using Unity Control Center "Display" applet doesn't reliably (ever?!) retain the ...
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Underscan on Ubuntu 17.10?

I'm trying to use a TV as a screen but it overscans everything (with no option to disable it). I tried using the suggestions from here to underscan but they wouldn't work; xrandr doesn't recognize "...
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Switching monitors when Steam Controller is turned on

I own a Steam Link, but the input lag is annoying in some FPS games, so I got a HDMI cable to connect my PC with the TV. When I sit in front of the TV I want to turn the SC on and have Big Picture ...
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Select Screen 0 with xrandr

I have a multi screen : xrandr Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3286 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384 eDP-1-1 connected primary 1366x768+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm ...
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Screen freezes when attempting changes in xrandr

I am trying to use my external LCD display (BenQ V2200 Eco Specs) with my laptop (hp from about HP Compaq 6910 p with Lubuntu 17.10 with the latest updates). When plugging the display while using ...
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HDMI not listed by xrandr (hybrid graphics card)

After a reboot my external monitor suddenly stopped working. I am not sure how to debug this. My monitor cannot be found in the display configuration. xrandr does not list a HDMI (it does list a VGA1, ...
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fix overscan ubuntu 17.10

looks like I can't use xrandr to fix overscan on my monitor now. I used to have a script that set underscan on and set underscan borders. Is there an alternative I can use for 17.10? Thanks!
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Ubuntu and changing resolution to 4K

I did search and do a script: $cat ./xrandr cvt 3840 2160 59.91 xrandr --newmode "4K" 711.75 3840 4160 4576 5312 2160 2163 2168 2237 -hsync +vsync xrandr --addmode XWAYLAND1 4K xrandr --output ...
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xrandr : Failed to get size of gamma for output default" for mDP type connection

My system specs : Intel i7-8700k (Coffe-lake) Mother board : ROG(Maximus X Hero) OS :Ubuntu-Gnome 16.04 I booted my new PC with Ubutnu-Gnome 16.04, after installation the screen resolution is ...
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Screen shifted down on netbook after creating new xrandr resolution

Have an older Toshiba nb205 netbook which after switching to Lubuntu from Windows 7 starter ran many years wonderfully. Had not had much reason to use it but resently went back to it, updated software ...
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multi monitor setup with mirroring - fullscreen not working properly

I have multiple monitors on my Ubuntu system - 4, to be exact. I'd like the fourth monitor to always display the same as the second. Thus, I tried this: xrandr --output DP-0 --same-as HDMI-0 with ...
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I have two monitors with two different dpi settings, how do I change so they look nice and crisp?

Okay, so I have a 15 inch 4k laptop (3840*2160) that is my main display. I then have a 20 inch monitor (1600*1900) sit on the left side of my laptop. What would I type in the terminal to make the ...
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Xrandr won't correct screen orientation

I changed from Debian 9 to Ubuntu 17.10 today. I was on facebook when suddenly my screen turned upside down. That has already happened sometimes when I used Debian, so I just tried the usual command ...
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Xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed (Unable to add 1080p resolution to second monitor)

I had Ubuntu 16 and I was able to add the 1080p resolution for my second monitor (VGA1) but after I installed Ubuntu 17, I get the error when I want to output the new resolution: xrandr: Configure ...
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Blurry screen on correct resolution

I've connected new monitor to my Ubuntu 16.04, but the image is blurry and monitor complains "For better picture quality change resolution to 2560x1440". The problem is that I already set my ...
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External monitor not working black screen

My external monitor is black. The only thing I can see is my mouse. I looked around for several hours. I tried different resolutions, adding a new one with xrandr. I tried different distros, different ...
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