Questions tagged [randr]
It is a X Window System extension, which allows clients to dynamically change X screens, so as to resize, rotate and reflect the root window of a screen.
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23.04 Lunar Lobster Dual Monitor Settings do not persist
Is there a way to reliably configure dual monitors in consistent positions that will always allow log in? One HDMI and one VGA monitor attached to a Lenovo T420 laptop constantly swap positions. Since ...
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Why is a display resolution missing from Ubuntu on Xorg environment, but not from Ubuntu environment?
I run Ubuntu 22.10 on Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 2020. Its graphic card is Mesa Intel® Xe (TGL GT2). I noticed the following:
When I log in to the Ubuntu desktop environment (which is default), I can choose ...
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Login loop after setting to unsopported resolution with randr -s
This is my first day with Ubuntu 20.04. I was researching in google for a feature like AMD virtual resolution and came with randr and tested it.
I set it to unsupported resolution, and I got "...
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Can't install BOUT (the book of unwritten tales) on 16.04-64bits
First, the bout.sh is like that:
#!/bin/bash
EXE_NAME=kAGE
BASE_BIN_PATH=./bin
BASE_LIB_PATH=./lib
BITS=32
#run kAGE
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BASE_LIB_PATH/$BITS/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH $BASE_BIN_PATH/$BITS/$...
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Screen upside down after upgrade to 18.04.01
After upgrading to 18.04 my screen suddendly switched upside down, since my Laptop apparently has a rotation sensor. I temporarily fixed it with xrandr -o normal and disabled the gnome rotation sensor,...
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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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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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xrandr: randr is missing after installing xorg
I am attempting to run xrandr because online it says you need xrandr to run lwjgl. However, whenever I try running xrandr it gives me the following error:
RandR extension missing
I tried running the ...
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Trigger a program when X wakes up
I want to perform a task when my computer awakens from suspend, and the task involves xcb-randr. I've tried putting a script into /lib/systemd/system-sleep, but randr isn't available at the time that ...
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VNC Desktop for 16.04 with adjustable geometry fail
I have tried several online solutions, no go.
1) Unity or Gnome attempts give only grey screen
2) xfce4 works but randr extension is not present (it is present & working for Unity)
tightvnc ...
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How to make KDE use a screen from xrandr 1.5?
I am trying to set up a 5k monitor with Ubuntu. It has two DisplayPort inputs because the bandwidth is too large for one cable. xrandr 1.5.0 comes with support for multiple monitors and tiling output. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Xfce unable to start display setting
Within the screen, going to APPLICATIONS -> SETTING then DISPLAY the response is
Unable to Start the Xfce display settings
This system is using RandR 1.1. For the display settings to work version 1.2 ...
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How do I start chromium-browser in headless mode? extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99"
Ubuntu
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
Chromium
chromium-browser --version
Chromium 48....
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Questions regarding xrandr
I'm interested in looking into the xrandr source code.
I googled xrandr source code, and found this code from Apple's opensource site. Is that all of it?
I don't think so, because one comment says:
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Do I need to force xorg.conf usage?
My setup doesn't use xorg.conf by default; however I intend to create it in order to use RandR effectively...
Do I need to to force usage of xorg.conf or will Ubuntu detect and use it automatically?
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Force xrandr 1.4 usage?
I force enabled xrandr 1.2 with xrandr --q12.
How can I force xrandr to version 1.4? I've looked in man for information on doing so, but there isn't anything - xrandr --q14 doesn't work.
Any ideas?
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How do I put my laptop as main screen with arandr?
I'm using 64 bit Lubuntu 15.04, I inserted my monitor, opened arandr, activated the monitor and positioned it as shown below. Now the problem I'm having is that my monitor seems to be considered the ...
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How to use Xvfb in Ubuntu 14.04 with/without RandR?
I try to run Unit-Tests with Selenium running Firefox on my Ubuntu 14.04 Server. And I'm using Xvfb as described in this blog to simulate a virtual display to show Firefox in.
But Xvfg somehow doesn'...
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How Do I Get Rid of "Broken NVIDIA RandR detected, falling back to RandR 1.0"?
My short question is:
How do I get rid of the RandR error below, while still using a proprietaty nVidia driver package (e.g. 304) ?
The gore follows.
A fresh install of wine 1.5 (latest, from ...
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How to change the screen resolution of the virtual console on an external VGA?
I've found helpful solutions to randr problems on the regular GUI (Ctrl+Alt+F7) but this question is about resizing the virtual console, which doesn't have good google results.
I've been using arandr ...
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Wrong resolution for TV connected via HDMI (32LG3000)
I have a LG Electronics 32LG3000 TV. I can't select the right resolution for my TV connected via HDMI. I can select 1360x768 but not 1366x768. The quality on my TV is very bad.
HDMI1 connected ...
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Double screen doesn't work
i can't solve a problem with my screen configuration.
I tryed in anher italian forum, but i haven't find a solution.
In my configuration i have an nvidia geforce 480x.
I'm trying to use 2 screen, ...
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Using the RandR-enabled nvidia 302.xx beta driver in 12.04 with a realtime kernel
How can I use the recent beta of the 302 version of the nvidia driver (which finally supports the RandR extension!) with a realtime kernel in Precise?
This question contains information on enabling ...
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