Hi i made progress of what the last guy said about nvidia settings i have a "workable resolution" but still have issues 1 the bottom slightly cuts off 2 the screen moves when i hit the right edges.
after doing the sudo nvidia x config i get asked for password, but it wont allow me to type, what now?
"after doing the sudo nvidia x config i get asked for password, but it wont allow me to type, whatnow?"
If by that you mean that you type on your keyboard, but no characters appear on the screen, that's normal behaviour so people won't see the length of your password (knowing that makes password cracking easier). What you type is indeed registered and it will be checked against your password as soon as you press enter.
Right so still no joy. But maybe a breakthrough someone can help me with.
tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1280 x 720, maximum 16384 x 16384 DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI-0 connected primary 1280x720+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 160mm x 90mm 1920x1080 50.0 + 60.1 60.0 1280x720 60.0* 59.9 50.0 720x576 50.0 50.1 720x480 59.9 60.1 640x480 59.9 DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1176x922_60.00 (0x2c4) 89.5MHz h: width 1176 start 1248 end 1368 total 1560 skew 0 clock 57.4KHz v: height 922 start 925 end 935 total 957 clock 59.9Hz 1768x922_60.00 (0x2c7) 134.5MHz h: width 1768 start 1872 end 2056 total 2344 skew 0 clock 57.4KHz v: height 922 start 925 end 935 total 957 clock 60.0Hz tony@TBuntu:~$ cvt 1176 922 # 1176x922 59.95 Hz (CVT) hsync: 57.37 kHz; pclk: 89.50 MHz Modeline "1176x922_60.00" 89.50 1176 1248 1368 1560 922 925 935 957 -hsync +vsync tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr --newmode "1176x922_60.00" 89.50 1176 1248 1368 1560 922 925 935 957 -hsync +vsync X Error of failed request: BadName (named color or font does not exist) Major opcode of failed request: 140 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 16 (RRCreateMode) Serial number of failed request: 39 Current serial number in output stream: 39 tony@TBuntu:~$
Basically trying to enter new mode for the HDMI TV INPUT i have actually got further than this but can't figure out what it wrong with this input atm. Come on I can do this with your help.
Oh, sorry for not replying earlier, I have never had the need to set a custom resolution, so I cannot tell you for sure what works and what doesn't.
However, I have found a wiki page about how to change your resolution: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr , scroll down to "Adding undetected resolutions". The Arch Wiki is generally rock solid, it could work for you.
The xrandr -s command only works if the resolution is detected in the list you get by using the command xrandr. The wiki page tells you how to add a new resolution to that list so you can set it with xrandr -s. Read the page carefully.
EDIT: Out of curiosity, I tried to change the my display resolution. I did change it to your resolution, but I couldn't see a thing, my screen was full of artifacts. I followed the steps in the wiki, but this command is wrong:
$ xrandr --addmode default 1768x992
Instead of default you need to add the current port for your monitor, in your case HDMI-0. The command should be like this:
$ xrandr --addmode HDMI-0 1768x992
Then:
$ xrandr -s 1768x992
Like I've said, I got a screen full of artifacts, but the resolution was changed (perhaps it isn't supported by my monitor). Maybe it works for you.
Oh, and the "$" before each command means that you type what comes afterwards on the command line, you don't actually type the "$".
Man your a legend i got the resolution accepted. BUT PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. argh. The resolution seems to look correct-ish but i noticed when i boot into windows my hdmi cable changes the tv to 1080i/50.
but in linux 720p/60.
THE problem I think lies here. any ideas for the next move?
Here are commands I used for forcing Ubuntu to run desired resolution and refresh rate (I've put those lines in "rc.local" as script, or copy whole "rc.local" to other location, and add to sturtup applications):
I don't understand, what exactly is the problem? That the resolution changes in linux between restarts? leipero is right, you need to do a startup script for it to work across restarts, that's what I got from the wiki.
Or is it that you get different resolutions in linux and Windows? If that's the case, that's how operating systems work, each operating system controls the resolution of the monitor. You need to find a way to set a custom resolution in Windows.
Man i just cant get the code to take at all here is the situation.
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 160mm x 90mm 1920x1080 50.0*+ 60.1 60.0 1280x720 60.0 59.9 50.0 720x576 50.0 50.1 720x480 59.9 60.1 640x480 59.9 DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) tony@TBuntu:~$ cvt 1768 922 50 # 1768x922 49.86 Hz (CVT) hsync: 47.47 kHz; pclk: 109.75 MHz Modeline "1768x922_50.00" 109.75 1768 1864 2040 2312 922 925 935 952 -hsync +vsync tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr --newmode "1768x922_50.00" 109.75 1768 1864 2040 2312 922 925 935 952 -hsync +vsync tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr --addmode HDMI-0 1768x922_50.00 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 140 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 18 (RRAddOutputMode) Serial number of failed request: 39 Current serial number in output stream: 40 tony@TBuntu:~$
Howver i did find a downscaler button in the x config that allows me to get pretty close just by using a slide bar to scale down at 1920 1080. BUT this option doesnt exist in kali so i need an actual command option to work.
tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384 DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 160mm x 90mm 1920x1080 50.0*+ 60.1 60.0 1280x720 60.0 59.9 50.0 720x576 50.0 50.1 720x480 59.9 60.1 640x480 59.9 DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) tony@TBuntu:~$ cvt 1768 922 50 # 1768x922 49.86 Hz (CVT) hsync: 47.47 kHz; pclk: 109.75 MHz Modeline "1768x922_50.00" 109.75 1768 1864 2040 2312 922 925 935 952 -hsync +vsync tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr --newmode "1768x922_50.00" 109.75 1768 1864 2040 2312 922 925 935 952 -hsync +vsync tony@TBuntu:~$ xrandr --addmode HDMI-0 1768x922_50.00 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 140 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 18 (RRAddOutputMode) Serial number of failed request: 39 Current serial number in output stream: 40