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    Custom screen resolutions in Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Peon, Nov 22, 2009.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    How do I define a custom screen resolution in Ubuntu? By default, there doesn't seem to be support for widescreen resolutions below 1280x800 and I'd prefer something like 1024x600 instead.
     
    Peon, Nov 22, 2009
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    what resolution are is it giving you? That's a netbook res, go under 'display' in adminstration or preferences menu and set it there...I'm in Xubuntu now and can't remember. Some remixes are designed for netbooks like Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
     
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  3. Peon

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    Here's the list. Tons of resolutions, but 1024x600 ain't one of them:

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    Peon, Nov 22, 2009
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    Bump. Still looking for a solution.
     
    Peon, Jan 1, 2010
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    Have you tried the Ubuntu Netbook Remix packages from Synaptic?
     
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    I just installed UNR on my daughters MSI Wind Netbook, and checked display, and the default resolution was 1024x600. So there you have your answer.
     
    theZoid, Jan 2, 2010
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  7. Peon

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    That works for physical machines, but not virtual machines.

    VMware gives me the same list of resolutions with both the standard version and netbook remix. Not to mention their already-flaky Linux support is even more unstable for certain features.
     
    Peon, Jan 2, 2010
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    If you are using virtual machines to run Linux, use VirtualBox instead and install guest additions. Then all resolutions are supported, along with other goodies.
     
    WaR, Jan 2, 2010
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    Just choose 1024 x 768 (4:3)? What's wrong with that resolution?
     
    Gintoki, Jan 2, 2010
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    If he is using a netbook (that resolution is for netbooks) then 768 will make him scroll the desktop or compress the image making it hard to see.
     
    WaR, Jan 2, 2010
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    There is a method for him to manually input his screen resolution. It's bothersome to explain it so I'll leave him to Google it and figure it out for himself. But there is indeed a method.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 2, 2010
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    Virtual Machine? Who cares what resolution then? And how are you running a virtual machine worth a damn on a netbook anyway? Jeeze, dual boot it...
     
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    Thanks, this is the most helpful answer so far.

    If you mean the xorg.conf method, it doesn't work. Which is what prompted me to ask in the first place. Though with responses like these, it's easy to see why desktop Linux has never taken off, even though OSX became so popular so quickly.

    If you can figure out a way to test client-server code on one machine using a dual booting approach, then I'm all ears.
     
    Peon, Jan 2, 2010
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