I previously had a now solved post regarding the resolution on the primary built-in screen. Upgrading to the current Mint 21 resolved it. However, when I connect the external monitor It displays with a resolution that is unusable and the mouse cursor position is off. While I assume that the issues are related to scaling being "experimental", I am hoping someone has found a work-around.
Regarding size/resolution,
The scaling percentages on the external monitor are a bit confusing. When booted as Mint 21, the internal monitor defaults to 200% (which displays fine) and the external defaults to 100%, which displays it at double size. When I increase the percentage to 125%, 150%, and 175% the resolution/size shrinks to be closer to usable (opposite to the internal screen). There is no 200% option for the external screen which might shrink it back to the correct size for the monitor. It is like the system calculates the scaling as internal pct divided by external pct.
As a comparison when booted as Windows both monitors work correctly with the internal scaling at 225% and external 100%. Increasing the external percentage increases the size of text and graphics on both monitors.
External monitor 100% Settings
External monitor 175% Settings Regarding the cursor position, the pic below shows the issue (external monitor is at 175% scale, which is the closest to usable) I am using the nvidia-driver-470, but also tried the recommended nvidia-driver-515 (same issue). I am hoping someone has a workaround. I use both monitors most of the time, so it would really suck to have to revert back to using windows for a while...
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