Need help with monitor resolution Dell Optiplex GX620

[Richard Doyle]

On 08/11/2012 05:26 PM, David Trask wrote:
> Ok folks...another one...
> 
> I have a bunch of Dell Optiplex GX620's that I want to use in my lab.
>  They have one video output with a DVI-VGA dongle.  I am using a DVI to
> VGA adapter to connect to my VGA only ACER G185H monitor which has a
> native resolution of 1366x768 running at 60 hz
> 
> So...no matter what I try (I've pasted my entry in lts.conf below...and
> I've tried varying options within by commenting things out...etc)  My
> xrandr -q output on the thin-client says that VGA1 is active and for
> modes up to 1024x768 (which looks silly on a 16.9 monitor of this size)
>  It also says DVI1 is disconnected.  I'm running Edubuntu 12.04....and
> I'd really like to solve this...it's about the only thing I have left.
>  Any ideas?
> 
>  [00:12:3f:c0:a8:81]
>  HOSTNAME = L11
>  XRANDR_DISABLE=True

Why disable? Wouldn't that disable the following XRANDR_* commands?


>  XRANDR_OUTPUT_0 = "VGA1"
>  XRANDR_OUTPUT_1 = "DVI1 --off"
>  X_MODE_0=1366x768
>  XRANDR_RATE_0 = 60
> 
> David Trask
> Technology Director/Teacher
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask at vcsvikings.org <mailto:dtrask at vcsvikings.org>
> (207) 923-4305
> 
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