Hi Oliver On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Oliver Seitz <info at vtnd.de> wrote: > Am 08.02.2012 10:55, schrieb Graeme Russ: > >> Hi Oliver, >> >> On 02/08/2012 08:28 PM, Oliver Seitz wrote: >>>> >>>> $ xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1680x1050 >>>> >>>> Will set the display mode properly, but the gnome menu bar (normally on >>>> the >>>> bottom) appears in the middle of the screen and logging of reverts back >>> >>> >>> This is a gnome thing, then. Try switching off VGA completly, gnome might >> >> >> How? > > > xrandr --output VGA1 --off Thanks - That changes to the correct resolution when I logon, but the logon screen is still low-res. Good enough for now > Or, set the screens to something different than clone mode. Like > > xrandr --output HDMI1 --below VGA1 > xrandr --output HDMI1 --above VGA1 > xrandr --output HDMI1 --left-of VGA1 > xrandr --output HDMI1 --right-of VGA1 > > I may add, this is all very off-topic on this list. Well not really, it's a i5 2500K on a Z68 motherboard using the on-die graphics - I was hoping that there was an i915 module parameter or other configuration setting which would tell the Intel gfx driver that the motherboard does not have a VGA connector (only a HDMI) My bad - I should have explained it a bit better, sorry Regards, Graeme
