I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS on this system
Processor: Intel Core i5-7400
Mainboard: H110M-Gaming3-CF
The problem is the highest resolution it can go up to is 1024×768, which is terrible. How can I set my resolution to a higher resolution (i.e. FHD which fits my screen)? Thanks.
Best Answer
Ubuntu or the other versions of it like (k,l,x,edu,etc.,) are required to add the resolution we want to set on some monitors.
So follow my steps:-
Open a Terminal by CTRL+ALT+T
Type
xrandr
and ENTERNote the display name usually VGA-1 or HDMI-1 or DP-1
Type
cvt 1920 1080
(to get the--newmode
args for the next step) and ENTERType
sudo xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
and ENTERType
sudo xrandr --addmode VGA-1 "1920x1080_60.00"
and ENTER (replace VGA-1 with your display type (step 3) like HDMI-1 or DP-1)Now close the terminal and go to Settings >> Display settings and change it to 1920x1080
Enjoy FHD.
To make the above settings stick when you restart your computer, do the following.
For integrated displays
vim ~/.profile
ENTERFor external displays
create a script called external_monitor_resolution.sh in the directory /etc/profile.d/. using
sudo vim /etc/profile.d/external_monitor_resol.sh
.Paste in the shell command from step 5 and 6, then save.
(Note: if using
sudo
would require you typing a password, your system might freeze on startup while waiting for you to input a password. So when pasting do away with thesudo
) Something like this: