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Questions tagged [display-resolution]

Questions for the display resolution of a display device, usually given as number of pixels in each dimension or by it's aspect ratio.

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Screen Resolution Problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and VirtualBox

Environment: Lenovo T530 running Windows 7. Have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a virtual machine using VM Virtual Box. Have installed all the updates from both Virtual Box and Ubuntu. Problem: While in Ubuntu's desktop and other Ubuntu initiated…
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Is it possible to have different DPI configurations for two different screens?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.3 with NVidia drivers (319) for my Quadro K2100M graphic card, and when I switch my main 3200x1800 laptop screen to mode 1920x1080 (using nvidia-settings), the display goes blurry... I am using two screens: My main screen is…
Anthony O.
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cannot change screen size from 640x480 after 14.04 installation on VirtualBox OSX

After installing Ubuntu 14.04 guest on VirtualBox running on a Max OSX host, I am stuck with 640x480 screen resolution. Adding guest additions again doesn't help. Previous Ubuntu installations are fine with bigger resolution. The 'Detect Displays'…
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How do I set a custom resolution?

I tried to use xrandr to set 1680x1050 as a new mode to VGA output, but it says: sudo xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1680 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 140 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed…
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How do I change the screen resolution using Ubuntu command line?

I installed Ubuntu and the resolution of the desktop is so big that it only shows about 50% of the screen, but is shows up normal while using command line. What should I type in the command line to change the desktop screen resolution?
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How to safely change grub2 screen resolution?

grub2 isn't really fit in the best screen resolution that my laptop can support (1280 x 800). How can I do this without using a third party application ?
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Add Fake Display when No Monitor is Plugged In

I have an Ubuntu 14.04 server that has no external monitor connected. I use NoMachine to remote control the machine. When I do so, the Unity/Gnome interface doesn't see any monitors connected, so I can only use 800x600 when connecting with…
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Adapt Ubuntu to a high-DPI resolution screen

How can I adapt Ubuntu to a high resolution display? I have a display with 3200x1600px on only 11'' and everything looks really tiny.
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How to change the screen resolution when using RDesktop?

How to change the screen resolution? I tried with this command: rdesktop But the screen does not appear large.
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How do I increase console-mode resolution?

When my computer goes to console mode (booting up, shutting down or Ctrl + Alt + F1)), the text is super big. I can't take a screenshot of it, but it looks like a 640 x 480 resolution. My monitor normally works at 1440 x 900. I remember that the…
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How to add display resolution for an LCD in Ubuntu 12.04? xrandr problem

I am new to Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 and am stuck trying to set up the correct resolution for my LCD display. The native resolution for the LCD is 1920x1080 here is the output from xrandr: $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current…
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Wrong Login Screen Resolution

On the odd occasion, usually after incorrectly restarting my computer, my login screen resolution is not the default 1440x900, but I think 1600x900. Now, I have this monitor that's really bad at handling resolutions it's not designed to handle, and…
Ruben Bakker
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How do I save my new resolution setting with xrandr?

I found somewhere in a forum the solution to a problem where the only resolutions available were 800x600 and 1024x768. I managed to get 1440x900, which works very well. Every time I reboot, this mode disappears. I am forced to retype the commands,…
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Resolution doesn't change when resizing Virtualbox window

I've installed Ubuntu 64bit on Virtualbox 4.2.16. Guest Additions were installed in Ubuntu as well. However the display resolution of Ubuntu does not seem to change as the Virtualbox window is resized or if we were to go into Full Screen mode. Any…
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Ubuntu appears very small at 1080p, text almost undreadable

I have a 15" Dell Studio XPS with a 1080p screen. Everything seems tiny with 1080p, in 720p everything is fine but just looks very low-res. So I definitely want to get the full resolution the display can give me but don't want everything so small.…
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