Resolution on a unknokn monitor - error X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)

[Sterpu Victor]

I tried -d but is still not working.
I also tried a new driver from NVidia site but no luck.
I changed the video card and is fine now.

------ Original Message ------
From: "Petter Adsen" <petter at synth.no>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: 4/14/2015 10:08:46 AM
Subject: Re: Resolution on a unknokn monitor - error X Error of failed 
request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)

>On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:39:08 +0000 (UTC)
>Victor Sterpu <victor at caido.ro> wrote:
>
>>  I tried to force the addition of the new mode on the right
>>  dispay(VGA-0) like this: root at TIV:/home/victor# xrandr --display
>>  VGA-0 --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080
>>  1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync
>>
>>  But I can't, the error is "Can't open display VGA-0".
>>
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>
><snip a lot of lines>
>
>If you take a look at the man page for xrandr, it says:
>
>        -d, --display name
>               This option selects the X display to use. Note this
>         refers to the X screen abstraction, not the monitor (or
>         output).
>
>Note the last part. What you want is probably "--output":
>
>        --output output
>               Selects an output to reconfigure. Use either the name
>         of the output or the XID.
>
>And please trim your posts when you follow-up, they get very long when
>you don't.
>
>Petter
>
>--
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