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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Why is a resolution missing from Xorg session, but not in Wayland?
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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Xrandr issues in Arch linux
I am running Arch Linux with KDE Plasma as my DE on a Lenovo Z16 laptop with AMD CPU and Radeon RX 6500M dedicated graphics card.
Up until kernel version 6.4.12 I could use xrandr to change my monitor ...
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Keeping the Screen Turned off While Getting Inputs
I need to run a set of (graphical) benchmarks with the screen disabled. The following command did not work:
xset dpms force off
Because any keyboard/mouse input would re-enable the screen. The other ...
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How to make xrandr work without sudo?
I toggle my resolution with:
sudo xrandr --output eDP-1-1 --mode "3840x2400"
How do I make xrandr not require sudo? So e.g. I can do:
xrandr --output eDP-1-1 --mode "3840x2400"
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How can I get xrandr to realize my screens are of a different height?
On Manjaro Linux using i3, I have an issue with lining up my two monitors to achieve seamless transition. Currently they look fine using this command to orient them:
xrandr --output USB-C-0 --primary -...
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Fix resolution for ASUS ProArt 32" using Pop OS and Framework
I just got a new ProArt display (32"), but unfortunately, my system only offers 2560x1440 resolution on it.
I've tried to add a new display using xrandr, however, once added, the screen doesn't ...
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Laptop with MX Linux cannot `xrandr --addmode` 1366x768 after installing NVIDIA driver
What I have
An old ASUS P43S laptop. NVIDIA GeForce GT520M video card. HDD. Very outdated. Emerson 32" LCD TV (no model number in the front, software TVNB2064_08_UH_XX91_GB0) connected to its ...
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Why does xrandr report some values that it subsequently cannot find?
Why does xrandr --query include some values that xrandr --mode subsequently cannot find?
$ xrandr --query
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1440x810 60.00 59.97
$ xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 1440x810
xrandr: cannot ...
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How can I debug Xorg failing to hot-plug outputs?
When I connect my laptop to USB-C docking station, Xorg fails to recognize the new, hot-plugged outputs. This is what xrandr gives me:
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 ...
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xrandr fails on dock with multiple monitors
EDIT: added some stuff that solves the issue at the end of the question - it's based on what Robert Siemer suggested, so he's answer is marked as correct
When I cold-plug my Lenovo USB-C dock on my ...
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Using xrandr to split a display into two virtual screens
From this post Use xrandr to split display in two virtual screens, it appears that there were some issues with accomplishing this with common desktop environments.
Has there been any update to this ...
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xrandr --listproviders not showing any graphics cards
I would like to be able to have xrandr recognize my two RTX 3070 Nvidia Graphics Cards.
However, xrandr does not return anything.
xrandr --listproviders
Providers: number : 0
I am using nvidia-prime ...
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xrandr with vmware freezes ubuntu display
When using xrandr to add and set a new display resolution, the display freezes on the new resolution. There is another question/answer that is nearly identical accept that they are referring to intel ...
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How to transform all that not white is on display to black and reverse using tools like xcalib
I want to make my complete display looking as really black and white. This is justified by the fact that I want the text in my browser to be as contrasting as possible. Most pages in the browser have ...
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Mirroring two displays with different native resolutions
I have a 1920x1200 monitor connected using DVI and a FullHD television connected using HDMI. My video card is NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710]. I am running Linux Mint 21.
I would like to have a ...
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Getting information for a graphics card in a Wayland session?
In the context of generally troubleshooting Wayland, for this given graphics card:
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd ...
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xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default under Debian 11, primary monitor via Display Port
I tried to install Debian 11 yesterday but my screen resolution is stuck at 800x600 whereas I use a 8K monitor. xrandr says:
xrandr --verbose
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
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Using a Lenovo Thunderbolt 4 workstation dock, I'm getting "xrandr: Configure crtc 1 failed"
I'm using the Lenovo Thunderbolt 4 Workstation Dock. Whenever I try to set the screen resolution with xrandr, I get
$ xrandr --output DP-3-1-5 --mode 2560x1080
xrandr: Configure crtc 1 failed
Is ...
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External monitors not detected on Ubuntu
I recently was messing around with creating virtual monitors with this script and streaming them to my ipad to extend my display. I was successful in this, but I later found that afterwards I was ...
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Second monitor without signal on Debian
Recently, I had a problem with my Linux Mint installation and decided to install Debian 11 Stable with the nonfree drivers, and everything is working well so far, except for my second monitor, which ...
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openbox: change brightness or contrast or saturation only for given window / application
I can adjust brightness or gamma of my whole screen with xrandr.
But is it possible to only change these settings for given window in `openbox?
For instance, if my browser is too bright and I want to ...
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OpenBox / jgmenu opening problem with multi-screen setup
System:
Bunsenlabs Beryllium (Debian Bullseye)
OpenBox v3.6.1
jgmenu v4.4.1
xrandr program v1.5.0 - RandR v1.5
I've connected 2 external screens to my laptop. Here's the physical layout:
DP-4 = ...
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Dual monitors on Debian
I have a desktop PC with a HDMI monitor connected to a nvidia GeForce GT 1030 and a second VGA monitor connected to an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Both monitors have worked smoothly for years ...
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Why can’t Linux drive 2 monitors 2560x1440 with this Dell USB-C dock as Windows can?
So far I've been using Windows 10 Lenovo T590 with Dell USB-C docking station supporting 2 screens each of 2K resolution (2560x1440) without any issue at all.
After I decided to migrate to Ubuntu ...
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Multi-monitor setup, new app always opens up in primary - possible to change?
Bunsenlabs Beryllium (Debian Bullseye)
Openbox
jgmenu
I've connected 2 external screens to my laptop. Physical layout:
DP-4 laptop screen
HDMI-0 external HDMI
DP-0 external DisplayPort
xrandr ...
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How to get xrandr to output three 1680x1050 video signals over this USB-C dock at 60Hz?
I have three identical 1680x1050 monitors and am trying to use them via the “HP G5 USB-C dock” on my Razer Blade 15" 2018 laptop and its Thunderbolt 3 port. With xrandr I can get all displays ...
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No display output out of one of GPUs
I have two GPUs each of them hooked up to one monitor, RX 570 and RTX 3060. The AMD's monitor video output is black (audio from it works), but when in tty it displays it correctly.
The Nvidia works ...
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xrandr preservation
I don't know why. I don't know how. But my xrandr is really screwed up. I thought I finally found a graphics driver that wasn't bugged to all heck, but no. It can get seriously bugged.
So a background....
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Xfce panel is in wrong place on screen when the screen is rotated with xrandr
I'm using Rocky 8 with Xfce version 4.16.0. I'm using this in a mostly unattended graphical display, meaning that usually there is no user that interacts with the screen. I have the display in a ...
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How to configure "cvt" properly?
I'm trying to add a new resolution to my screen by:
cvt 1920 980 60
which produces
# 1920x980 59.92 Hz (CVT) hsync: 60.94 kHz; pclk: 156.00 MHz
Modeline "1920x980_60.00" 156.00 1920 ...
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archlinux/i3wm: monitor recognized via xrandr but stays black
I have this weird issue with connecting an external monitor via usb-c to my arch linux machine where I run i3 as window manager.
My setup is a Lenovo Thinkvision T27hv-20 as docking station which I ...
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xrandr --rotate inverted is making a kind of mirror effect
I use a script to setup all my screen when I plug my laptop on my dock
xrandr --output eDP1 --off
xrandr --output DVI-I-2-2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate inverted
xrandr --output DP1 --mode ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 External monitor connection issue
I have recently install 22.10 Ubuntu OS and I lost external monitor connectivity. I have tried few things but stuck.
OS: Ubuntu 22.10
xrandr:
HDMI-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y ...
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Unable to achieve 4k@60Hz with proper hardware
I am trying to get my external monitor (LG 27UL550-W) to work on 4k@60Hz with my Laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad E480 running Linux) using a USB-C dock via an HDMI Cable.
4k@60Hz works when using the same ...
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Steam game not launching on primary display
This is going to drive me crazy. I am having immense issues getting New Worlds to a. Open on the Correct monitor, and b. Run at the correct resolution.
I have 3 monitors, setup using xrandr (Arch, i3)....
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i3 window manager with external monitor and broken internal LCD display
I am using the i3 window manager on a laptop with a broken internal LCD display. It will not fill the dimensions of the external monitor. I have so far tried using xrandr auto-detection:
xrandr --...
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xrandr: change saturation (less color, more black/white)
I know how to change brightness and gamma with xrandr:
xrandr --output eDP1 --brightness 0.8 --gamma "0.90:0.85:0.80"
but how can I change saturation, ie decrease the amount of color and ...
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Xrandr not change content resolution on Xfce without display
I have a small TV box where I managed to put Armbian with Xfce desktop environment. I use it without Display connected and some times to monitor what it is doing I use vnc.
The resolution when I ...
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xrandr scaling eDP 2880x1800 with DP0 1920x1080
My main monitor is a laptop, having 2880x1800, my 2nd monitor is 1920x1080.
My problem is, that i can't adjust the scaling of the 2nd monitor.
Im running latest KDE neon 5.26 with Plasma.
Going into ...
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How can I reflect a virtual screen about the x-axis over a vnc connection?
TL;DR: How can I reflect a virtual screen about the x-axis over a vnc connection?
Before I start my explanation, I want to clearly differentiate between the terms
"mirror" and "reflect&...
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The second monitor produces a blank screen when the cursor is in motion
I've screwed up and I have googled, toogled, hoogled, scmoogled, moogled and zoogled, to no avail.
Fresh install of Bulleye. Primary display is HDMI, second monitor is VGA. Wayland and Gnome.
At first ...
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Old CRT monitor works only after booting using another monitor and then switching while running
I have an old B&W CRT monitor connected to a Raspberry Pi via a HDMI to VGA adapter.
The CRT monitor works correctly (and not with a garbled output) only after booting with another standard LCD ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 HDMI port not working Intel graphics. Xrandr doesn't detect hdmi, only display ports
I am new to the linux OS and when I installed kubuntu my hdmi port doesn't seem to be working
I'm on a 12th gen intel with up to date graphic drivers
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
Model name:...
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Intel xrandr resolutions are not displayed in the standard format with modelines
I am using a Intel graphic card and added modelines to the xorg config. This is my xorg.conf:
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-intel.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "intel(0)"
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How can I find out if the USB-C port on my laptop has video output (for adapter USB-C - HDMI)?
I have tried to use a hub with hdmi port that connects to the USB-C port of my computer but this one doesn't work.
Checking other similar threads on Internet (and here), I see that the problem is ...
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Cannot enable 4K resolution on external monitor
I have a laptop - Toshiba Satellite L640-1157U i3-380M - with a HDMI port that probably supports 4K@30HZ.
I also have an external monitor that definitely supports 4K@30HZ (doing well under win10 ...
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How could I reset all display servers configurations on Bash?
My problem is relatively straightforward, even though what made it happen isn't, it appears to me. So, I was looking for a way to scale an application individually, found a tool called run_scaled ...
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4K display won't connect to Ubuntu 22.04 using Thunderbolt/usbc cable. Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th gen
Have a monitor that occasionally correctly connects to my X1 Carbon. It's 4K 100hz display. Using HDMI keeps it at 50hz which is trash. I am using a top end cable thunderbolt cable that works for all ...
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Centos 7 kernel loading custom monitor EDID file does not work
I want to load a custom EDID File with the Linux Kernel.
I added drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=edid/myedid.bin to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX in /etc/defauls/grub. Then I updated the grub.cfg with grub2-...
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Configure i3 for Debian 11 with 2 DisplayPort USB-C monitors
I've migrated to new laptop capable to use DisplayPort USB-C connection for Video. And 2 monitors (DELL U2421E) which support USB DisplayPort.
Till now I was using 3 xrand commands in my .xsession to ...
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