Screen resolution before I log in
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Astronaut
Screen resolution before I log in
Any ideas how I can control the screen resolution before I log in - ie. on the MDM login panel?
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Astronaut
Re: Screen resolution before I log in
Come to think of it, I don't think I have a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Would creating one resolve my problem?
Would creating one resolve my problem?
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manyroads
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Re: Screen resolution before I log in
I'm guessing no one (me included) understands what it is you want you do...
Pax vobiscum,
...mark
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...mark
SwayWM, i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm
Professional Genealogist & Technologist
(http://eirenicon.org & http://many-roads.com)
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Astronaut
Re: Screen resolution before I log in
I installed Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon on my 5 year old Dell laptop and also went for the recommended Nvidia drivers since Noveau didn't work at all well. I like to use my laptop with an external monitor and with the laptop lid shut. Unfortunately, I am unable to get the MDM greeter screen to display on the external monitor - it only appears on the laptop screen even if the lid is closed. However, after I login, the Nvidia driver is successfully configured to only use the external monitor and switch off the laptop screen. How can I get the "external monitor on - laptop screen off" mode before I login?
Things I have considered:
* modifying the /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but I'm unsure what to change and the file seems to be missing from my installation anyway. The Nvidia config tool offers to create one for me, but how does it work without one?
* enabling root login, logging in as root and configuring the Nvidia driver there as well. This assumes the MDM greeter screen is effectively logged in as root but no one can confirm that for me.
Unfortunately, it seems no one is able to advise whether either of these might work. I was hoping someone with some deeper inside knowledge would be able to advise me.
Things I have considered:
* modifying the /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but I'm unsure what to change and the file seems to be missing from my installation anyway. The Nvidia config tool offers to create one for me, but how does it work without one?
* enabling root login, logging in as root and configuring the Nvidia driver there as well. This assumes the MDM greeter screen is effectively logged in as root but no one can confirm that for me.
Unfortunately, it seems no one is able to advise whether either of these might work. I was hoping someone with some deeper inside knowledge would be able to advise me.