Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
brian wrote:
I tried resetting using xrandr:
$ xrandr --fb 1152x864 xrandr: specified screen 1152x864 not large enough for output default (1360x864+0+0)
Does:
xrandr -s 1360x864
work any better for you? I find that I have to issue 2 commands since it "thinks" its already in the size I wish to choose, so I'd do:
xrandr -s 800x600 xrandr -s 1360x864
Of course, I forgot your suggestion to issue 2 commands.
-s sets the screen size. -fb sets the frame buffer size. The frame buffer size needs to be large enough to hold the largest screen size, since a smaller screen size can be "scrolled" to view the entire frame buffer if necessary. In Xorg.conf parlance, -fb is the "virtual screen size", and -s is the actual screen size. When -s is smaller than -fb, the screen can be scrolled (via mouse movements) to view the entire frame buffer.
Eminently sensible. I obviously didn't read the man page carefully enough. I'll try that the next time this occurs. Thanks.
b