command to start Display Resolution applet

barywp · 07-31-2009, 01:54 AM

I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and set the Screen Resolution to 640x480 to see what it would look like... Not good... Now I am UNABLE to access the System drop-down menu to access the Display Resolution command...

So, what is the command line command to launch the Display Resolution applet?

-or-

How can I reset my screen resolution from the command line to 1024x600...

I'm running a Dell Mini 10v which has a 1024x600 maximum resolution...

Thanks!

**wmorri** · 07-31-2009, 10:29 AM

Hi,

I don't know how familiar you are with Terminal but you can fix your screen resolution I believe with this command.

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

If that doesn't work I can work on a different solution for you.

Cheers!

barywp · 07-31-2009, 12:45 PM

I had tried several variations of "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" without success before posting here... I kept getting a sequence of questions regarding the keyboard, but nothing for the screen... I poked around looking for answers some more and finally found a reference to the ~/.config/monitors.xml file which I was able to edit and reset to 1024x600.

Bottom line: THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED.

Next, the whole reason that I was experimenting is that on my Dell Mini 10v with 1024x600, I keep encountering screens that are configured for 1024x768 display -- and so I don't see the "bottom" of the display... and cannot scroll. Dialogs are particularly obnoxious in this respect. What I REALLY want to do is to somehow "scale" the display so that I can see @@@x768 -- i.e., ALL the lines in the display... OR, find some way so that I *always* can scroll vertically. Do you have any suggestions?

THANKS in advance -- and THANKS for getting back to me on the previous issue so quickly...

barywp · 08-01-2009, 07:40 PM

My Dell Mini 10v has a resolution of 1024x600, I keep encountering screens that are configured for 1024x768 display -- and so I don't see the "bottom" of the display... and sometimes I cannot scroll. Dialogs are particularly obnoxious in this respect. What I REALLY want to do is to somehow "scale" the display so that I can see @@@x768 -- i.e., ALL the lines in the display... OR, find some way so that I *always* can scroll vertically.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

A while back I saw a posting for Mini 9's running as Hackintosh OS/X... and that system had a "scaling" property that one could set. Is there anything like this for Ubuntu 9.04?

**wmorri** · 08-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Hi,

Here is what I am seeing from blogs about your computer. It would appear that your computer has a the maximum resolution on the Mini 10v display is 1024x576. So the fact that you are getting 1024x600 isn't a suprise but you most likely won't be able to get 768 lines on your computer. Sorry.

Source

I merged these threads because they are essentially the same topic and the issue.

Cheers!

07-31-2009, 01:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
barywp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 8 OS: Win XP Pro SP3	command to start Display Resolution applet I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and set the Screen Resolution to 640x480 to see what it would look like... Not good... Now I am UNABLE to access the System drop-down menu to access the Display Resolution command... So, what is the command line command to launch the Display Resolution applet? -or- How can I reset my screen resolution from the command line to 1024x600... I'm running a Dell Mini 10v which has a 1024x600 maximum resolution... Thanks!

07-31-2009, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: command to start Display Resolution applet Hi, I don't know how familiar you are with Terminal but you can fix your screen resolution I believe with this command. Code: sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg If that doesn't work I can work on a different solution for you. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-31-2009, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
barywp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 8 OS: Win XP Pro SP3	Re: command to start Display Resolution applet I had tried several variations of "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" without success before posting here... I kept getting a sequence of questions regarding the keyboard, but nothing for the screen... I poked around looking for answers some more and finally found a reference to the ~/.config/monitors.xml file which I was able to edit and reset to 1024x600. Bottom line: THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED. Next, the whole reason that I was experimenting is that on my Dell Mini 10v with 1024x600, I keep encountering screens that are configured for 1024x768 display -- and so I don't see the "bottom" of the display... and cannot scroll. Dialogs are particularly obnoxious in this respect. What I REALLY want to do is to somehow "scale" the display so that I can see @@@x768 -- i.e., ALL the lines in the display... OR, find some way so that I always can scroll vertically. Do you have any suggestions? THANKS in advance -- and THANKS for getting back to me on the previous issue so quickly...

08-01-2009, 07:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
barywp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 8 OS: Win XP Pro SP3	View 768 lines on my Dell Mini 10v - Possible? My Dell Mini 10v has a resolution of 1024x600, I keep encountering screens that are configured for 1024x768 display -- and so I don't see the "bottom" of the display... and sometimes I cannot scroll. Dialogs are particularly obnoxious in this respect. What I REALLY want to do is to somehow "scale" the display so that I can see @@@x768 -- i.e., ALL the lines in the display... OR, find some way so that I always can scroll vertically. Does anyone have any suggestions? A while back I saw a posting for Mini 9's running as Hackintosh OS/X... and that system had a "scaling" property that one could set. Is there anything like this for Ubuntu 9.04?

08-01-2009, 09:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: View 768 lines on my Dell Mini 10v - Possible? Hi, Here is what I am seeing from blogs about your computer. It would appear that your computer has a the maximum resolution on the Mini 10v display is 1024x576. So the fact that you are getting 1024x600 isn't a suprise but you most likely won't be able to get 768 lines on your computer. Sorry. Source I merged these threads because they are essentially the same topic and the issue. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Last edited by wmorri; 08-01-2009 at 09:11 PM.