Changing resolution in linux
Jan 20, 2009 by mohamed hanoosh
Use the command xrandr to list all possible resolutions available.For eg;
To change the resolution to one of them, say 1152x864 , type
hanoosh@hash>xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0 59.9
1152x864 74.8
1024x768 75.1 60.0
800x600 75.0 60.3
640x480 75.0 60.0
720x400 70.1
To change the resolution to one of them, say 1152x864 , type
$xrandr -s 1