I have a similar issue with built in screen in a laptop, it has smaller than usual pixels so the default resolution 3840x2160 (15.6", Dell Precision M3800 PM-RD33-928) gives tiny icons and buttons and text. I tried to change to 2048x1152 by fiddling with xrandr and by changing text files I don't remember where, but on restart it reverted to 3840x2160.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517046 Title: Unable to set 1920x1080 resolution in Ubuntu 16.04 as a VMWare Fusion guest Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm testing Ubuntu 16.04 as a guest of a VMWare Fusion guest under Mac OS X 10.11.1. All works fine, but I'm unable to set 1920x1080 resolution (monitor native) on external display. I can do 1920x1600 or more, but not 1920x1080. I have tried open-vm-tools and vmware-tools, but problem persists. On display-setting, the monitor is marked as unknown display. 1) Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) - release 16.04 2) xorg 1:7.7+12ubuntu1 3) Looking to change external display resolution as 1920x1080 4) I have not found the 1920x1080 setting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1517046/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
