Re: screen color distortion after xrandr
For some reason, debian-user rejected this post (and will inform me in
due course), so I'm posting it again.
On Wed 08 Jan 2020 at 08:28:35 (-0600), David Wright wrote:
> On Wed 08 Jan 2020 at 14:24:12 (+0100), Felmon Davis wrote:
> > I was trying to get a second monitor (a tv) to work using xrandr. I
> > noticed that the screen on the laptop would suffer severe, almost
> > 'psychedelic', effects if I hit a certain setting.
> >
> > unfortunately I don't recall the setting but the ill effect was
> > consistent and rendered the display nearly unreadable. and the only
> > solution was to end the session.
> >
> > then by accident I hit the 'save this configuration' key and now the
> > setting is permanent.
> >
> > btw I created a second user and it doesn't suffer from the problem.
> >
> > I cannot find a way to restore the proper display setting. there's no
> > configuration file I can find for xrandr.
> >
> > it's an Asus Zenbook with Intel HD graphics.
> >
> > I am considering shifting to the second user and grappling with the
> > UID and GID changes. I ultimately want to get back to using the
> > original username.
> >
> > surely there is a simpler solution. perhaps purge xrandr?
>
> It sounds to me more like a Desktop problem: I don't know how to make
> the effects of xrandr stick like that.
>
> I would investigate where the settings are being kept by:
>
> 1) check you have a bash prompt available somewhere, eg a VC.
> 2) make some change with xrandr (any change).
> 3) save the configuration.
> 4) run the line: find ~ -type f -mmin -3
>
> where 3 is the number of minutes within which you saved the configuration.
> It will print the names of any files under your home directory that
> have been modified within the last three minutes.
>
> Not running a DE, I can't be more specific than that.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
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