OS: Linux Mint
The output of inxi -xG
:
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 440] bus-ID: 02:00.0
X.Org: 1.13.0 drivers: vesa (unloaded: fbdev) Resolution:
800x600@0.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 128 bits) GLX
Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Intend to flip the PC's screen. Above information about current graphics card and operating system.
$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 400, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
800x600 0.0*
640x480 60.0
640x400 0.0
320x400 0.0
So far, I've tried to follow the available tips on the internet, unsuccessfully. My main suspicion is about the Nvidia driver. Can anyone shed light over this issue?
This command: xrandr -o rotate
doesn't work.
Best Answer
You need to use
--rotate
in newer versions ofxrandr
not the-o
switch.Examples
What's my output?
You can find out your display's name using
xrandr
without any arguments.NVidia cards
With this graphics card you'll likely need to add this to your "Device" section of your
xorg.conf
file.You'll have to restart X11 to get this change to take effect. After doing so
xrandr
you should be able to rotate your display.References