Questions tagged [xrandr]
xrandr 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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How to get max resolution from new monitor when it can't be selected in display settings
I was trying to solve an issue of my new monitor not going over 1600 x 920 when it's a 2560x1440 monitor. My other two monitors work fine. For insight, the new monitor is a GIGABYTE MO27Q2 PopOS 22....
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Cannot Connect Second Monitor via Docking Station Linux Mint
I have two monitors connected to my laptop via a J5 Create docking station. Both monitors connect fine in Windows 11, but in Linux Mint only one of the monitors will switch on. There aren't specific ...
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Issue with `xrandr` brightness and color temperature toggling in dwm
I'm experiencing a strange issue with brightness and color temperature settings when using xrandr in dwm. Here's what's happening: When I toggle to warm mode and then try to adjust the brightness, it ...
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Is it possible to change screen resolution without a desktop environment or a window manager
I looked up how I can use commands to resize the display, but all of them seem to require a window manager or a desktop environment, for example, xrandr, but it says No display found. I'm assuming ...
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xrandr not detecting screen size after re-connecting
I'm struggling with very weird issue. I have two displays connected to my laptop. When I first start X everything is working fine. xrandr displays: DVI-I-2-2 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left ...
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Chromium kiosk mode across dual monitors - portrait mode (1080×1920), and stacked vertically
I have two monitors, both originally 1920×1080 (landscape). I want to rotate both to portrait mode so that their effective resolution becomes 1080×1920, and then stack them vertically using xrandr. ...
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BSPWM invalid descriptor not found
a few months ago there was a problem where the configuration with internet monitor only gives the error invalid descriptor found in "eDP-1-1", while with the connected HDMI-0 everything ...
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How to achieve the following dual-monitor configuration using xrandr?
I have two displays: a large 4K one, and a smaller 1080p one (oriented as shown in the image). They are connected to Display port and HDMI on the rear IO of my Ryzen 5700G desktop (integrated graphics;...
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How can I reset my monitor's refresh rate whenever a user logs on after a restart, suspsend, or log out?
Here are my specs I am working with: OS: Linux Mint with Kernel 6.8.0-51-generic GPU: Radeon RX 7900XTX Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED I recently bought a Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED and have been ...
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why is xrandr not using --fb settings when mirroring displays
I have two side-by-by-side monitors in my office on my Ubuntu desktop. I have aliases for different monitor configurations. Importantly, sometimes I want to mirror the monitors (for discussions with ...
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xrandr --off: reboots system instead of disabling display
I'm trying to disable the display of my laptop with the following cli: xrandr --output LVDS-1 --off The display immediately disables but then the laptop REBOOTS sometime after 0~600 seconds. I've ...
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Lenovo 4k60hz Monitor is stuck at 30hz on Linux+Windows. Is this Lenovo EDID the problem?
This EDID is from a Lenovo P32p-20 4k monitor connected to a ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 laptop (Intel 155H). On other laptops (older thinkpads and macbooks) it works at 4k@60hz but on newer Intel ThinkPads ...
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May I convince X that my DPI is 185?
$ xrandr --prop | grep mm eDP-1 connected primary 2160x1440+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 296mm x 197mm $ xdpyinfo | grep millimeters dimensions: 2160x1440 pixels (572x381 ...
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Unable to rotate screen using xrandr with VMware SVGA II adapter on SUSE Linux
I am using a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop in a virtual environment with a VMware SVGA II Adapter. I need to rotate my screens using xrandr, but every time I try to do so, I get the following error: ...
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Xrandr shows all outputs as disconnected after system suspend even though the monitors still display image
On an Arch Linux machine with Intel integrated graphics and motherboard with two connectors (HDMI and VGA), I've noticed that after the system wakes up, xrandr shows both outputs as disconnected, even ...
