Answers: How do I change X resolution on Linux mint 13?

Thom

I have an old Sony Vaio system with linux mint 13 (Mate desktop).

For the life of me I can't recall how to change the screen resolution. The widescreen monitor is set to 1920x1080 but it won't do whatever the grub default is nor do the console windows come up due to "out of range" X resolution.

How do I change this? I could have sworn there was a menu item for it, but I might be thinking of nvidia systems.

cxdy

Dunno much about Linux Mint, but I found this after a quick Google search. Give it a go. http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/37

Linux Mint 9 On HP Mini 110 - External Monitor Stuck At Native Resolution Of Netbook Running @ 1024 X 600

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Questioner

As you'll have gathered from the title of my post I have a HP Mini 110 on which I have recently installed Linux Mint 9.

The native resolution of the netbook is 1024 X 600 and when I connect my external monitor to the netbook I am unable to increase the resolution beyond this to take advantage of the higher res available - the external monitor is capable of 1440 X 900.

All of the netbook's function keys are working except the one for switching between the internal and external display.

In mint's menu there is a "Monitors" section where I have also tried to change settings, again without success.

Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Edit \ Update 18-8-2010 - xrandr output as requested. Thanks for the reply, whitequark. Hopefully this will give you some clue as to how I might rectify the situation. I've had some dealings with xorg.conf before, but don't really know my way around it.

the-thing@HP-Mini-110 ~ $ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 800 x 600, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA1 connected 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 408mm x 255mm
   1440x900       59.9 +   75.0 
   1280x1024      75.0     60.0 
   1280x960       60.0 
   1152x864       75.0 
   1280x720       60.0 
   1024x768       75.1     70.1     66.0     60.0 
   832x624        74.6 
   800x600        72.2*    75.0     60.3     56.2 
   640x480        72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0 
   720x400        70.1 
LVDS1 connected 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 223mm x 125mm
   1024x600       60.0 +
   800x600        85.1     72.2*    75.0     60.3     56.2 
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9 
   720x400        85.0 
   640x400        85.1 
   640x350        85.1 
the-thing@HP-Mini-110 ~ $

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How do I change X resolution on Linux mint 13?