Official configuration utility for x.org.
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
434 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 ...
2
votes
1answer
271 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 ...
1
vote
1answer
91 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 ...
1
vote
1answer
527 views
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
...
1
vote
1answer
104 views
Games display across both monitors when opened
I am not sure what setting to change for this but I open games like Dungeon Crawl or a Steam game and the game wants to take up both screens. Is there a way to have the game open just on one screen ...
5
votes
0answers
208 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"?
4
votes
0answers
268 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 ...
3
votes
0answers
158 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.
...
2
votes
0answers
211 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 ...
2
votes
0answers
84 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 ...
2
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0answers
684 views
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 ...
2
votes
0answers
147 views
External display, windows are moving to external display
I use external display with lenovo w520,
I am running it with following script
xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto --primary --output VIRTUAL --mode 1920x1200 --left-of LVDS1
optirun screenclone -d :8 -x 1
...
2
votes
0answers
233 views
How can I properly use Dynamic MultiMonitor in xrandr?
I have a Dell Latitude E6520 with Ubuntu 12.04 and a Dell U2711 Monitor connected with my docking station.
I tried this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DynamicMultiMonitor
xrandr --version
xrandr ...
1
vote
0answers
27 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 ...
1
vote
0answers
26 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
180 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 ...
1
vote
0answers
97 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
...
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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
0answers
195 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.
...
1
vote
0answers
195 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:
...
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0answers
58 views
Terminal on one display
I switched between many graphical environments to get it working... I work on laptop with external monitor, using terminal very often (almost all the time). But, after last Ubuntu update to 12.10, ...
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0answers
416 views
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 ...
1
vote
0answers
252 views
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 ...
1
vote
0answers
530 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
102 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
51 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
0answers
174 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
33 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
0answers
99 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
...
0
votes
0answers
114 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
118 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 ...
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
28 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 ...
0
votes
0answers
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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
# ...
0
votes
0answers
211 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 ...
0
votes
0answers
595 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 ...
0
votes
0answers
105 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 ...
0
votes
0answers
174 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 ...
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 ...
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votes
0answers
150 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
145 views
xrandr errors on neofb driver
xrandr keeps showing errors:
xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x ...
0
votes
0answers
260 views
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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votes
0answers
408 views
What does mean “xrandr” doesn't see second monitor?
I have plugged external monitor 17" to netbook and even have distortion picture, but xrandr doesn't see second screen, only default monitor.
GMA500 issue own of resolution is correct now by wiki ...
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votes
0answers
730 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
265 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
228 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
761 views
How to make XRandR Settings Permanent?
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on a Radeon 4650 with the OSS drivers. I've it hooked to a 32 inch LCD TV. The TV is El Cheapo and doesn't report it's information properly leading to overscan and the picture ...
