Display Settings: more Resolutions - SOLVED

Hi,

Could someone let me know how to get more screen resolutions than the standard 1024x600@60 in Settings > Display Settings?

Thanks
Toman

Solved:
I found the solution in the following thread:

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2284

Thanks a lot Z0s0

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

Can't see the point of using lower resolutions...

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

Your eyes are not >45y.o., are they?

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

increasing the font DPI might help with that?

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

Hi,

My problem is that my Plasma screen does not allow me to connect my AA1. According to the documentation, the minimum resolution is 1024x768 so I want to try to change the resolution on the Aspire to see if it works.

Cheers
Toman

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

Sounds like you might want to read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=39&t=94&p=9755&hilit=xorg+conf#p9755

Perry
www.kidpub.com

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

I read that thread and wanted to reply to it but it is locked.

I tried adding higher resolutions to the modes of the Display subsection but I don't manage to get it to work: I get the message "Size 1024x768 not found in available modes" when I try xrandr -s 1024x768.

I read somewhere that the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file would display the resolutions available with the video card but I only see the 1024x600.

But the thread you mentioned and a few others seem to demonstrate that there is a way and that I just have some missing pieces.

I tried to change the Monitor Layout option to get the display on my Plasma screen without success. I will try to change the "Driver" option...

Cheers
Toman

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

I'm using clone rather than xrandr, using the AA1 to display on either a n external monitor or projector. Not typically using the internal screen...I think that's the difference.

Perry

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

Thanks. I'll try Clone and see if can get around the Available Resolutions issue.

I finally managed to display my screen on the Plasma screen by following this wiki:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2

I type: xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output VGA --auto --same-as LVDS
And: xrandr -s 800x600
And the plasma displays the screen. But only in 800x600 for the moment

Toman

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

to make this one perfect i imagine a startupscript, that detects, wether an external device is connected and if, executing this lines... is there a way?

 

Re: Display Settings: more Resolutions

I found the solution in the following post:

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2284

Thanks a lot Z0s0