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loud swan Nov 27, 2025, 7:37 PM

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display settings wont let me go to my native 2k res

faint sluice Nov 27, 2025, 7:38 PM

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try this, follow extremely accurately:
video to create custom resolution or refresh rate:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzrQqT_lFI

YouTube

Tech Based

How to set a Custom Screen Resolution in Linux

In this video I will show you How to set a Custom Screen Resolution in Ubuntu Linux.

Commands used in the video (watch the video as some commands could be different in your case):
xrandr
cvt 1920 1080
sudo xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
sudo xrandr --addmode Virtual1 "1920x1080_60....

▶ Play video

loud swan Nov 27, 2025, 7:40 PM

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faint sluice try this, follow extremely accurately: video to create custom resolution or ref...

i had been but kept getting
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: 63
Current serial number in output stream: 64

faint sluice Nov 27, 2025, 7:42 PM

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i see

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try switching cables to a different signal type

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perhaps go with all HDMI

loud swan Nov 27, 2025, 7:44 PM

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whats funny was i was having trouble before where the displays wouldnt work at untill i deleted the config file for nvidia buth then i went and reinstalled the drivers and disabled secure boot cuz elden ring wouldnt work right so

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also i only have one hdmi on my 4070to

faint sluice Nov 27, 2025, 7:45 PM

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swap cable

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put hdmi on primarty, and DP n secndary or vice versa

loud swan Nov 27, 2025, 7:49 PM

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so wana know something funny

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i had an hdmi to dp adapter

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and so my assumption is that the hdmi connected to the adapter wasnt reading the right res

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