QNIX 27inch 1440p Monitor Errors with Linux/Ubuntu

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@dfleis so i jost got going to test this problem since my own 2013-ish MacBook Air is fucked up real good.

So: I started in 16.04 and got 2 xrandr reports which both were in check but than i set the resolution of my LG to native and not 1440x900 (Laptop res) everything crashed.

@Barnacules 16.04 LTS got some great new features #LinuxMasterRace pic.twitter.com/4BNyeolOnY

— BluTronV ( @LioAndTheNel ) 7. Dezember 2016

after that i booted in 16.10 Gnome Edition and it worked right away. Just worked. It is insane.

so maybe you wanna go with the newer kernel?

oh what i forgot to mention: i use a cheap china mini Displayport Adapter -> HDMI so it is not really good but it works.

Yay, 16.10 back it at again with a better kernel!

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Was it literally just plug and play?

I've updated from 16.04 to 16.10 (always with gnome) and I still have the same issue with the default image being scaled far too large. In fact, I see no difference than before.

Furthermore, the display wasn't even detected unless I used the xrandr commands I had to used in 16.04.

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I tried another kernel update and I've tried testing it with intel linux drivers, to no avail. However, I've made some nonzero progress...

I found this script: https://gist.github.com/wvengen/178642bbc8236c1bdb67#file-extend-sh

and changed the scale factor to my desired 1.5x1.5. For some reason running the script once leaves a portion of my lower display on the upper display (much like the image linked earlier), but running it twice ends up almost perfect!

I say almost perfect because 1) this is started to become a fairly janky solution and 2) after running the script my cursor will begin to flickering on my tower (main) laptop display but not the upper 2560x1440 external display.