xrandr is great but it doesn't appear to allow you to change your virtual screen size. The only way I know how to do that is to edit xorg.conf and restart. Is there a way to do it without having to restart? ...
I upgraded to ubuntu 8.10 beta from 8.0.4 yesterday, and everything is updated. It is 32bit version on acer 5620Z, Intel Pentium-dual T2370(1.7G), 1x2G DDR2 667, GMA 3100 (960GL), Tungsten 1.4 Mesa 7.2. I set a virtual display 3000x1050 in xorg.conf to use it with a widescreen LCD (1680x1050) in VGA ...
I have an old 8.04 Ubuntu box with dual head setup on monitor and TV, and it runs fine. Recently I got a new system, put Intrepid on that and tried to setup dual head. But it seems to me that Intrepid has some differences (or bugs?) that prevents me to setup correctly. The monitor runs fine, but on ...
Hello. I'd like to find a way to have a default screen resolution for GDM and new users that is smaller than the maximum allowed resolution accessible by xrandr, and I can't seem to find a way to do it. Here's what I've done:I installed ubuntu hardy, and my CRT, which looks best at 1024x768 wound up ...
Since my upgrade to Gutsy, my main LCD will not go above 640x480 resolution (it's normally 1280x1024). It gives an error about reading EDID modes for it, so I disabled EDID. If I leave twinview resolution to nvidia-auto-select for both monitors, my secondary LCD works fine at 1280x1024, but my prima ...
Hi, just installed 11.04 A3, for some reason my desktop is larger than the physical screen size (resolution is 1920 x 1200, running ATI HD4900), so at the moment the unity bar on the left, and top bar is just off the edge of the screen.I assume its down to what use to be "virtual" setting ...
Is there any way to make the virtual screen fill the screen or is this it? I am using the VirtualBox 3.0.6 on Jaunty 64 Bit. ...
I have just installed Ubuntu 9.10 onto a virtualbox on my fedora 10 os. The problem is the screen size, it is only about 20cm x 15cm. can this be resized. If not, how can I remove Ubuntu and try another os. I would like to know that anyway. ...
Hi, I'm connecting to Ubuntu with my macbook with x11 tunneling enabled. When I run gnome-session it seems to be using the screen size of the monitor on the Ubuntu box, which is too big. All I am able to see is part of the desktop background and nothing else. How can I adjust the screen size? I thou ...
I've been trying to extend my desktop via my S-video out. After some searching, I found the xrandr guide here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=728157) and can turn the S-video out on and off, which is neat. Ideally I want my laptop monitor at 1280x800 and my TV-out at 800x600 (well, maybe h ...
I've damaged the top 10 or so lines at the top of my laptop screen (no point crying over spilt tea). The rest of the screen is fine, but it's a bit annoying because these few lines are so often important for title bars etc. In the old CRT days I could have reduced the screen size using vertical hold ...
I've recently re-installed XP on the old Toshiba Portege 4010 laptop. While I was at it I added a partition on which I installed Ubuntu 9.04 . It runs fine( all the software works, get online fine) BUT the display/screen size options are only up to 800 x 600 in the display choices.This seems to be a ...
Hello. I installed Edgy Eft a dell dimension 2400 2.4ghz p4, with integrated intel graphics. I have this connected to a wide screen lcd. optimum screen size is 1440x900 for the monitor. I finally got 1440x900 to be an option by doing the 915, and xorg.conf stuff that is all over the boards. When I g ...
Hi, I have a query which has been nagging at me for some time. When I open a dialogue window under GDM/Nautilus, such as when opening a file, or saving, or doing a 'save as', the dialogue window which opens has a default size that is rather small. The screen resolution I run is '1024 x 768' and I ha ...
Greetings to the Group - I just updated to 7.04 and so far it's great. However, the screen size is a bit two wide now as the scroll bar and the upper right corner "quit" button is partially off the screen. I adjusted the monitor's horizontal a bit, but that screws up the XP side. What do I ...
Hello, I would like to get tsclient to run in a window (i.e. not full screen) but at a larger resolution than the maximum available in the "use specified screen size" dropdown of 1400x1050.Is there a config file I can edit to allow a custom size (like 1920x1200) ? ...
I just upgraded to hoary, to transform from XF86Config-4 to xorg.confi had a screen resolution of 1152x864 bpp 16 working fine with Debian XFree86.Ubunut's xorg takes the resolution but my screen is bigger than that of my monitor,my taks bar, main panel are out of my visible screen size but when i m ...
I am trying to run Cinelerra 2.1 cv on Gutsy Gibbon.I have a problem with the preferences window in Cinelerra because not all the information is displayed as the window is too big. Specifically I cant save my preferences as the "save " button is not visible. I am not able to resize the win ...
When Firefox opens, it exceeds the screen size. I need to hit F11 twice to get it right. Anyone has seen the problem or know the solution? ...
I have just installed Ubuntu. It seems to be installed ok except that I can't see either the menu or task bar. I know the menu bar is there because I can open the menu by clicking outside of the screen area (and guessing where the menu is, I have another PC with ubuntu, so I know what it looks like) ...
My virtual screens viewable areas are about 12 inches diagonal on my 19 inch flat panel. I can go to full screen mode, but I'm still at a much smaller virtual desktop of about 12 inches.Is this a configuration to my X-server files or can I change something I've missed on my virtualization software?I ...
I have a 50" panasonic TV that I bought 8 years ago and I am using a small desktop computer with it (Asus aspire revo). I just installed Ubuntu 10.10.The problem I have is that my desktop screen is larger than the actual area of the tv screen so I have about 6 % of screen out of screen on all 4 ...
I've been at this for 2 days now and any topic on this forum or any other forum (or on any web site) I find hasn't helped me.First the basics. My HTPC is a:- Pentium 4 w/HT (Single-core) @ 3.0GHz- GeForce 9500GT 512MB (180.29 drivers, even set up successfully with the VDPAU stuff)- 2GB PC5300 DDR2- ...
I have got wine to run steam and I can get it to run Doom3, but the game screen is so small. I dont know how to make it full screen. I tried changing the in-game res nothing happening I unchecked "Emulate a virtual desktop" and it make the screen a little bit larger...im a nub with wine..f ...
I've got a quality install of Ubuntu on my machine, and Wubi has worked without a hitch for me thus far (thanks!!!), but my virtual drive is showing only about 4GB of total space, with 1.6 free and 1.4 available. I had only a bit more than 4GB available on my HDD when I installed Ubuntu, so my quest ...
I'm using a Monitor and a LCD TV.How can I set my Monitor as my primary screen? For example if I open a Youtube Video in Fullscreen mode it always plays on my Monitor, but I want it to play it on the LCD TV.My xorg.confSection "ServerLayout"Identifier "amdcccle Layout"Screen 0 ...
After any disruption in power the computer re-starts, but everything on the screen is twice the normal size. It is more than just the font. What normally is a full screen, I now see 1/2 or less on the screen. How do I get it back to the original installation size? I have to reinstall Ubuntu to get i ...
I'm trying to manually set up my screen resolution by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf for fluxbox. I've had success in scaling resolution down to 1280x1024 from 1600x1200, but unfortunately even though the monitor resolution is now correct, the desktop size is not. When I move my cursor to the edges of w ...
This may be an FAQ, but so far all of the threads I've read on problems with laptop screen resolution seem concerned with the X Window server. On my old Toshiba Satellite, the generic Ubuntu/Kubuntu set-up for Edgy Eft worked just ducky for setting up the X server. However when I switch to console m ...
there. I use U-server. I set up an mail server as described in Ubuntu Documentation > Ubuntu 11.04 > Ubuntu Server Guide > Email Services.How can I turn off maximum attachment size. On my server I don't want to limit the size of e mails that arrives.Thanks a lotPSI manage my server with web ...
My second PC is an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 running dual-boot Windows 2000 and Xubuntu (installed via wubi).Ever since I installed Xubuntu the max screen resolution is 800x680, although the machine has always previously been fine at whatever the next size up is (1024x800??).Does anyone know ho ...
After the initial load of Debian Lenny, the first boot results in a blank screen and the display indicates "Frequency out of range please set to X x Y" As I cannot start Linux, how do I accomplish this? ...
I have recently upgraded to ubuntu 11.04 on amsi wind 100. i had ubuntu 10.10 netbook version. Since i have installed the new version in evolution i unable to add new email accounts, as the pop up box is to large for my screen and there is no side scrollbar. ...
anyone know how to set the brightness/backlight on ubuntu 10.04?? i can adjust using fn key on my laptop but i want to set it dimmed everytime i reboot. ...
I have using 10.04 and have installed remotedesktop to connect to my work windows xp computer.It works great, but the remotedesktop window is tiny and I cant increase its size.There are no options in the program prior to accessing the remote computer nor after.I tried ctrl-alt-enter and it increase ...
I've got Ubuntu 8.04 with Gnome on a new Dell Inspiron mini netbook. The only problem I have is that the resolution on this device is only 1024x600 and I'd like to have a larger virtual resolution that would hopefully allow me to have a larger base desktop.Any thoughts on how I can do this?Thanks fo ...
I was following this guide (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=568731) which is on how to create an effective dual-boot setup with XP and Ubuntu. One of the steps requires that I install a program in Windows that will allow me to read/write ext2/ext3 file systems. However, the ext3 partition c ...
HelloI recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a Toshiba Tecra M1 Laptop running a Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XP4m32 graphics card. Everything is running smoothly, except that the screen is centered in the middle of the laptop monitor with a large black border around it. I assume there is probably an ...
I am an avid user of Nintendo DS Flashcard technology; and have learned that "Larger FAT(32) Cluster sizes result in quicker random-access". Slow Random-Access causes some DS applications/games to freeze. In these circumstances, since the smallest files I'm dealing with are 512KB save file ...
Ok heres the deal, loaded up Ubuntu 2 days ago. Everything worked out great. Sept this annoying screen. Im running an nvidia 8800gt for graphics, 32 philips lcd monitor, and connecting the 2 is hdmi to dvi cable. At first I thought it was a driver error but now im not sure. Used envy to load the dri ...
Does anyone know how to set a password, so that the screen could be locked for the root user.?10x ...
I'd like to make a grub boot loader where I can choose what to boot - Ubuntu in English, French or Hungarian. I don't like changing the language in the login screen, and I use auto boot (because in the morning I turn on the PC and it automatically does everything important). Is it possible?Thx, Chap ...
Is this possible?My situation is following : Im on my hostel network, sharing some files through Samba and also I have one directory that gives write permission to everyone, for incoming files. Is it possible to set size of a directory so that noone floods my partition? ThanksP.S. i hope i put it in ...
I have a strange problem while running xgl/compiz. When I open an application, that opens maximized (for example firefox), a little part of the screen falls of on the right side.When I click inside the window, the screen resizes to the correct size. Does anyone one what could be causing this?I have ...
I just installed BasiliskII, and when I run it I get a black screen on various settings (video 512x384 or 1024x768, sound and CD off, etc.). I am trying to use a .dsk file created under BasiliskII just before I migrated from Fedora, where it worked, or at least the video part. Under Ubuntu, I haven' ...
I just got my new computer, along with my new screen.I installed Ubuntu on it, the first i did. But there is a problem, i can not use the best screen resolution.The screen has a maximal resolution on 1440*900. But i can not have a resolution higher then 1024*768.I know for sure that the problem is n ...
Well, I was reading somewhere that some people have done things like make a windows game, like Age of Wonders work well in full screen by moving it to another X Session.this is what I saw in the winedb in one of the comments # Launches a new X session on display 3. If you don't have an Nvidia# card ...
I just got my new Syncmaster 2233sn tft monitor and I would like to use it at 1920x1080. Unfortunately, the GNOME screen settings dialog only offers resolutions up to 1280x1024.My xorg.conf looks pretty empty:Section "Device"Identifier "Configured Video Device"EndSectionSection ...
all. I recently installed the netbook remix on my advent 4489. I have an 8.9" screen. However in the display preferences it is detected as a 10" display. Therefore many apps are larger than the screen any idea how to resize it? ...
Recently I bought a widescreen 19' LCD (1400 x 900) and threw away the old 17' CRT. But when Xserver starts, it always sets resolution at 1280 x 960. I have to use 'Nvidia X server settings' to set to 1400x900, quite annoying. I tried to stop Xserver (/etc/init.d/gdm stop), alter file 'xorg.conf' to ...