I am running a Ubuntu 14.04 on my VM at work. I have installed Ubuntu Desktop and nomachine server.
It was a quick installation. I connected to the server using nomachine MAC client. And the desktop was there. It was all working fine, until I realized, Ubuntu 14.40 doesn't come with 1920 x1080 resolution by default.
I have a constraint -> I cannot upgrade Ubuntu. It's a setup at work, I have to use it.
1176 x 885 is the maximum resolution I get.
The screen looks so small. Making the Display 'Fit to Width' in nomachine settings pixelates the screen and its gets tough to work like that.
I have done -
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
Which adds the resolution to the list->
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1176 x 885, maximum 1176 x 885
default connected primary 1176x885+0+0 0mm x 0mm
800x600 60.0 85.0 75.0 72.0 56.0 0.0
1152x864 100.0 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
832x624 75.0
640x480 85.0 75.0 73.0 60.0 0.0
720x400 85.0
640x400 85.0 0.0
640x350 85.0
320x240 0.0
400x300 0.0
512x384 0.0
854x480 0.0
720x480 0.0
720x576 0.0
320x200 0.0
800x480 0.0
1176x885 0.0*
1920x1080 (0x1e8) 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
I'm not sure how to execute this command-
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr --addmode nomachinedisp 1920x1080
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr: cannot find output "nomachinedisp"
What should be the value I have to enter instead of nomachinedisp? I don't know what my monitor's name is.
Here is what monitors.xml gives me.
admin@10-xxx-zzz-zzz:~$ cat ~/.config/monitors.xml
<monitors version="1">
<configuration>
<clone>no</clone>
<output name="default">
<vendor>???</vendor>
<product>0x0000</product>
<serial>0x00000000</serial>
<width>1176</width>
<height>885</height>
<rate>0</rate>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<rotation>normal</rotation>
<reflect_x>no</reflect_x>
<reflect_y>no</reflect_y>
<primary>yes</primary>
</output>
</configuration>
</monitors>
Any pointers on how to get proper 1920 x 1080 resolution with blur/pixelating?
UPDATE:
Steps/logs followed-
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ cvt 1920 1080
# 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
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr --addmode eDP-1 "1920x1080_60.00"
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
xrandr: cannot find output "eDP-1"
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr -s 1920x1080
Size 1920x1080 not found in available modes
admin@10-140-7-123:~$
Output of xrandr:
admin@10-140-7-123:~$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1176 x 885, maximum 1176 x 885
default connected primary 1176x885+0+0 0mm x 0mm
800x600 60.0 85.0 75.0 72.0 56.0 0.0
1152x864 100.0 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 0.0
832x624 75.0
640x480 85.0 75.0 73.0 60.0 0.0
720x400 85.0
640x400 85.0 0.0
640x350 85.0
320x240 0.0
400x300 0.0
512x384 0.0
854x480 0.0
720x480 0.0
720x576 0.0
320x200 0.0
800x480 0.0
1176x885 0.0*
1920x1080 (0x1e8) 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
1920x1080_60.00 (0x212) 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
admin@10-140-7-123:~$