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Posted: **15 Mar 2011, 13:19**

Often when configuring Linux we discuss Xorg.conf and how to set the right resolution. Strictly spoken we do not need xorg.conf any more and initrc is sufficient etc etc.
What I often need to know when I look into the jungle of X configurations is the possible resolution options that my system can take!
So to find out:
Install xrandr (if you do nat have it already) and just write:

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xrandr

This reports even 1366x768 even if NVIDIA doesn't:

The maximum resolution is the important one of course.

Posted: **15 Mar 2011, 21:28**

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.:[ [email protected] : 14:26:59 : ~ ]:.
:) xrander
bash: xrander: command not found
.:[ [email protected] : 14:27:01 : ~ ]:.
:) pacman -Q xrandr
error: package "xrandr" not found
.:[ [email protected] : 14:27:21 : ~ ]:.
:) su
Password: 
[root@dedanna dedanna]# pacman -S xrandr
error: 'xrandr': could not find or read package
[root@dedanna dedanna]# yaourt xrandr
1 extra/libxrandr 1.3.1-1 [0.02 M] [installed]
    X11 RandR extension library
2 extra/xorg-xrandr 1.3.4-1 [0.02 M] [installed]
    Primitive command line interface to RandR extension
3 community/arandr 0.1.4-1 [0.05 M]
    Provide a simple visual front end for XRandR 1.2.
4 community/lxrandr 0.1.1-1 [0.03 M] (lxde)
    Monitor configuration tool (part of LXDE)
5 aur/arandr-git 20110131-1 (16)
    Provide a simple visual front end for XRandR 1.2.
6 aur/bgs-hg 39-1 (11)
    Imlib2 based, Xinerama/Xrandr-aware minimalist background setter (last hg 
    pull)
7 aur/drandr 1-1 (0)
    a dmenu based XRandR frontend
8 aur/python-xrandr 0.1-2 (4)
    Python API for the RandR X.org extension
9 aur/synaptics-xrandr 1.2.1-1 (Out of Date) (13)
    synaptics driver for notebook touchpads, patched to support axis rotation
10 aur/xf86-input-synaptics-xrandr 1.2.1-1 (Out of Date) (4)
    synaptics driver for notebook touchpads, patched to support axis rotation
==> Enter n° of packages to be installed (ex: 1 2 3 or 1-3)
==> -------------------------------------------------------
==>

*cancels operation with Ctrl+c

Posted: **15 Mar 2011, 21:54**

Oh sorry

wrong command above I have corrected it.
If you have xorg-xrandr installed it should work.

Posted: **15 Mar 2011, 22:08**

Okay, got it.

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xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1280x1024      50.0*    51.0  
   1280x960       52.0  
   1152x864       53.0  
   1024x768       54.0     55.0     56.0  
   832x624        57.0  
   800x600        58.0     59.0     60.0     61.0     62.0     63.0  
   640x512        64.0     65.0  
   640x480        66.0     67.0     68.0     69.0     70.0     71.0  
   576x432        72.0  
   512x384        73.0     74.0     75.0  
   416x312        76.0  
   400x300        77.0     78.0     79.0     80.0  
   320x240        81.0     82.0     83.0

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