This tag must be used for questions pertaining to the resolution of a screen. For questions about host name resolution, use the tag "host-name-resolution" instead.
Questions tagged [resolution]
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How to set custom resolution using xrandr when the resolution is not available in 'Display Settings'
I'm a new Linux user trying to change the screen resolution as there is no option under display. I have successfully managed to add new resolutions by fluke by following online guide. I don't have a GPU, I don't know if this is the issue? Below is…
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How does Linux's display work?
The Linux's display system uses multiple technology, protocols, extensions, applications, servers (daemon), drivers and concepts to achieve the windowing system for instance:
Xorg, Wayland, X11, OpenGL, RandR, XrandR, Screen Resolution, DPI, Display…
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Can Linux deal with ultra high resolution displays?
A few months ago, Samsung announced the Ativ Book 9 Plus, a pretty cool ultrabook with a screen resolution of 3200 x 1800 pixels (QHD+).
The device ships with Windows 8 until Windows 8.1 is released and Samsung declared that only Windows 8.1 will be…
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How do I change the screen font size when using a virtual console?
Using LDXE and Ubuntu, I can log into a virtual console via Ctrl+Alt+F1.
The text is far too small. How do I change the screen resolution to get a larger font?
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How to set persistent resolution in xfce on Debian
I am running Debian Jessie on VMWare, and the default resolution is 800x600. I can set it to 1360x768 with xrandr, but next time I log in it's still 800x600.
Some posts on the internet said to edit my xorg.conf file. I ran Xorg -configure, and got…
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Manjaro guest on VirtualBox not able to get the full resolution
What I have
Host: Windows 10 Version 1803
Guest: 4.19.20-1-MANJARO
VirtualBox Version 6.0.4r128413
What I have tried:
using the VirtualBox geustaddition iso
1.1. from toolbar Devices > Insert guestaddition image ...
1.2. cd…
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How do I achieve higher resolution than physical resolution of an LCD?
I'm using the original EeePC with screen resolution of 800x480. Some screens and dialogs do not fit into that resolution, so I have to use Alt-Drag to move windows around to reveal the bottom part of the window, but this doesn't work for a…
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How to scale the resolution/display of the desktop and/or applications?
While using Xorg X11, on KDE/Gnome/XFCE how can we scale the display/resolution for the whole desktop and/or per application? (when this is not available on the settings GUI)
The purpose is to keep the screen resolution unchanged (at max) while…
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How to change the resolution after booting Arch Linux installation medium?
Is it possible to change the screen resolution after fully booting the Arch Linux installation medium? I tried to add vga=795 to the boot line, and that worked for a few lines before the resolution was changed back to an unreadable 4K. And the…
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Multiple monitors HiDPI scaling
I have a Dell p2715q 27" 4K monitor and a HP 23xi pavilion 23" 1080p monitor for my dual monitor setup. The Dell monitor is currently running at a resolution of 3840x2160 @ 60Hz, while the HP is running at 1920x1080 @ 60Hz. When I initially setup…
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How to manually configure a monitor in CentOS7, attached via KVM?
I have a fresh desktop install of CentOS7 with Gnome 3.
I need to use this machine with a KVM but for some reason CentOS7 cannot detect my monitor through the KVM I have, so it defaults to "Unknown Display" at a 1024x768 resolution (everything…
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How does X-server calculate DPI?
From Xfce Docs:
In case you want to override the DPI (dots per inch) value calculated
by the X-server, you can select the checkbox and use the spin box to
specify the resolution to use when your screen renders fonts.
But how does X-server do…
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Unlisted screen resolution
On my new computer I have 2 screens connected on the igpu of a i7 processor, 1 using hdmi. the other using dvi. Both screens are the same but the one connected using hdmi has a wrong resolution inside X, and it can't be selected inside the settings.…
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How to get external monitor resolution set by xrandr to persist
tl;dr
My laptop keeps forgetting the correct resolution of the external monitor attached to it. How can I make the configuration "stick"?
Details
I have a laptop running Linux Mint attached to an external ViewSonic monitor. I set it up to use the…
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How Do You Pass VGA/VESA Modes with GRUB2?
One of my machines has a 3 TB HD setup to triple boot into Mint 14 (Ubuntu 12.10 variant), Slackware 14.1 and Arch Linux. The HD is formatted using the GPT/Guid system. The Grub2 technically "belongs" to the Linux Mint install but is used to triple…
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