Questions[display-resolution](ubuntu)

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS on this system

Processor: Intel Core i5-7400

Mainboard: H110M-Gaming3-CF

The problem is the highest resolution it can go up to is 1024x768, which is terrible. How can I set my resolution to a higher resolution (i.e. FHD which fits my screen)? Thanks.

I tried to use xrandr to set 1680x1050 as a new mode to VGA output, but it says:

sudo xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1680
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request:  140 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request:  18 (RRAddOutputMode)
Serial number of failed request:  35
Current serial number in output stream:  36

I am new to Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 and am stuck trying to set up the correct resolution for my LCD display.

The native resolution for the LCD is 1920x1080

here is the output from xrandr:

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 720, maximum 4096 x 4096
LVDS1 connected 1280x720+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
1280x720 60.0*+
800x600 60.3 56.2 
640x480 59.9
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Then I create new modeline:

$ cvt 1920 1080 60
1920x1080 59.96 Hz (CVT 2.07M9) hsync: 67.16 kHz; pclk: 173.00 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

So far so good. Then I create new mode using xrandr:

$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

But for some reason that new mode was created for VGA (VGA1) output instead of LCD output (LVDS1):

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 720, maximum 4096 x 4096
LVDS1 connected 1280x720+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
1280x720 60.0*+
800x600 60.3 56.2 
640x480 59.9 
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1920x1080_60.00 (0xbc) 173.0MHz <---------- ????!!!!!!
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz

So, if I try to add mode to LVDS1, I get an error:

$ xrandr --addmode LVDS1 "1920x1080_60.00"
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request: 149 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request: 18 (RRAddOutputMode)
Serial number of failed request: 25
Current serial number in output stream: 26

Adding that new mode to VGA1 works fine, but I don't use that VGA1 output.

When my computer goes to console mode (booting up, shutting down or Ctrl + Alt + F1)), the text is super big. I can't take a screenshot of it, but it looks like a 640 x 480 resolution. My monitor normally works at 1440 x 900.

I remember that the console text that appeared while installing from the CD was nice and small.

How can I make the console text look like it looked while booting from the CD?

How to change the screen resolution?

I tried with this command:

rdesktop <server_ip>

But the screen does not appear large.