Fedora – XRDP Custom Resolution (Fedora 19)

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How can I configure a custom display resultion for xrdp sessions?
I want the session to use all the display size, minus few lines for the original decorations. that will be around 1920×1050, a resultion that isn't available in xrandr.

I'm using i3 as wm, so there is no GUI or DE configuration tool.

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I don't have rep to upvote or comment on schaiba's answer, but in Fedora 19, disabling xrandr is a workaround to force the resolution.

sudo yum install -y dconf-editor
dconf-editor

browse to org -> gnome -> settings-daemon -> plugins > xrandr and uncheck Active

I can now connect using rdesktop and force a resolution.

rdesktop -g 800x600 192.168.1.xxx

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I found this thread with a solution titled: How Do I Save Xrandr Settings?, that might help you:

You can use this command to get your current settings:

$ xrandr --verbose

Using that command you could figure out what your current display is set to and put the following example types of lines in your $HOME/.xinitrc file:

xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode HDMI1 1920x1080_60.00

Shell – How to write bash script to configure the displays when HDMI is plugged in or unplugged

You should probably simply use kscreen instead, which should solve all your issues. It will remember the settings of a previously connected screen and will restore them, once you connect it again.

If you still have such issues while still using kscreen, it should be worth a bug report.

As Kubuntu 12.04 is quite old, you probably should have a look at this.

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