Set higher resolution than available

martvefun · 2011-06-04 12:54:33

Hello,

I'd like to use an application which has a window size of 1440x900. The problem is that my laptop resolution is limited to 1280x800.
Is it possible to increase manually the resolution over that ?
I use the graphical driver nouveau.

$ xrandr 
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS-1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1280x800       60.0*+
   1024x768       59.9  
   800x600        59.9  
   640x480        59.4  
   720x400        59.6  
   640x400        60.0  
   640x350        59.8  
VGA-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
$ xrandr -s 1440x900
Size 1440x900 not found in available modes

Thank you

karol · 2011-06-04 13:29:15

Try 'xrandr --output LVDS-1 --scale 1.5x1.5' (adjust the numbers to your liking).
Unfortunately I run into this bug.

Last edited by karol (2011-06-04 13:47:01)

martvefun · 2011-06-04 13:45:06

Thank you, the display is bigger, I can see the whole window but the problem is that my mouse cannot "go further" than 1280x800 pixels.

edit: ok same bug as you

Last edited by martvefun (2011-06-04 13:45:46)

Cdh · 2011-06-04 18:31:05

Since it's not clear what you want to do with it:
You could try panning with "xrandr --output FOOBAR --panning 1440x900", that should give you the window with native resolution and a scrolling screen when touching the scren borders.

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#1 2011-06-04 12:54:33

Set higher resolution than available

#2 2011-06-04 13:29:15

Re: Set higher resolution than available

#3 2011-06-04 13:45:06

Re: Set higher resolution than available

#4 2011-06-04 18:31:05

Re: Set higher resolution than available

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