[xubuntu-users] Screen resolution problem

[Nino Pereira]

maybe there's a similar file somewhere under root that supersedes
the other file? Maybe you have another display manager than xfce4?
could you look through your file system and find all files that have
the string that comes back into your 'displays/xml'?

FYI I'm not an expert at these things, I just had a similar problem to yours
and found happiness with the file I mentioned. There are lots of places where
such files may be hidden, notably in /etc. To my mind it would be
a good thing if all linux distributions, and all display managers, and
lots of other
software that used configurations, could agree on one single place
where all this
is stored. Oh well....

On 5/1/19, Roy Davison <roydavison at oldpaths.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks Nino.
> I changed the resolution and refresh rate in the file suggested. Saved it.
> Closed it. And then opened it to be sure it was changed.
> But when I restart the computer the resolution is not changed and when I
> examine the file I changed, it has reverted to its former state.
> Thus something else must be writing that file each time the machine starts
> up.
> Roy Davison
>
>
> On Wed, 1 May 2019 08:58:22 -0400, "Nino R. Pereira"
> <ninorpereira at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The answer may depend on your display manager.
>>
>> in xfce4, the properties of the various displays may be set in
>> your .config directory. There, under /xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/,
>> you should find a file "displays.xml" that contains the settings.
>> In a terminal you can edit this file to have the desired resolution.
>>
>> I assume that other display managers have something similar.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Nino
>>
>>
>> On 5/1/19 7:52 AM, Roy Davison wrote:
>> > Friends,
>> > When I tested the onCD trial of Xubuntu 18.04 it operated my Amilo-Pro
>> > V2030
>> > at 1024x768 resolution. After I installed the program, however, it would
>> > only
>> > operate at "Default" 640x480. Under Display/Settings this was the only
>> > option
>> > listed, so it cannot be changed there.
>> > How can I get the installed version to operate at 1024x768 like the CD
>> > version
>> > does?
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Roy Davison
>> >
>>
>>
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