On 02/17/2014 07:34 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote:
I did, finally, get a DVI cable and that was the solution. I now get the full resolution possible from the monitor. As an added bonus... since my eyes are not what they used to be I was afraid that the smaller print size would be a problrm and I would need to set the font size larger to be able to read text well. Since the screen is now at its proper resolution, however, the text is sharper, so I do not have that issue, either.On 02/16/2014 01:35 PM, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:xrandr does not show anything higher than 1360x768. I hope to get a DVI cable today and we will see if that works. If not then I will create an xorg.conf file as David suggested. It has been quite a while since I have had to deal with xorg.conf, but this should be a much simpler file than I needed to mess with 15 years ago.Le 16.02.2014 20:09, Marc Shapiro a écrit :I purchased a new monitor and I am having problems with the resolution. It is a Samsung SyncMaster S24B150 with an optimal resolution of 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz. The highest resolution that I am offered under System/Preferences/Monitor Settings (in Mate) is 1360x768. That is also the only setting that matches a 16x9 aspect ratio. I am using the supplied VGA cable. Do I need to use a DVI cable to get the full resolution? Or is there something else that I can do? Just today I noticed that the image is not using the full width of the monitor. The height seems to be correct. I don't think that it was doing this before, but I don't see any way to adjust it, either through software, or the monitor's menus. The monitor's menus give me the option of 'Auto' or 'Wide'. Using 'Auto' gives me a 4x3 aspect ratio and 'Wide' uses most of the screen, but not all. Again, will getting a DVI cable solve this? Are there drivers that I need to find and install? Any other clues as to what to look for? All help appreciated. MarcI strongly doubt that it'll help, but maybe your graphical tool lacks features. Try to run "$xrandr" on command line, and it will give you what xorg knows. If you do not find the video mode you want... well, then no other solution than to write a xorg.conf as said by someone else.Marc
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