Ubuntu 14.04 & Lenovo Yoga 2 pro screen resolution

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I've recently installed 14.04 on my yoga and it is running great so far!

Since this laptop has a 3200x1800 resolution and a lot of apps i use do not scale well i am using 1920x1080 resolution with 1x scaling. Everything still looks crisp and sharp, no complaints on that front.

My issue is i have to have a custom script loaded when ubuntu starts that changes the resolution from 3200 to 1920 so when i log in i have to wait for the resolution to change before i log in or else the resolution will stay at 3200 and then i have to change it manually.

My question is, is there any way to remove the actual 3200x1800 resolution from even being an option?

Another small issue i run into is, i use an external monitor(1920x1080) sometimes and when i unlpug the hdmi cable, my desktop on my laptop screen reverts back to 3200 resolution.

I basically want to fool ubuntu into thinking that the highest resolution to choose from is 1920x1080. Is this possible?

Sorry for the long winded question :)

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Stripping down the resolution to 1920px might not be the best solution.

You can easily adapt Ubuntu to such a high resolution: Adapt Ubuntu to a high-DPI resolution screen

There is a new new option since Ubuntu 14.04:
In System Settings->Displays Look for "Scale for menu and title bars."

I solved some more issues in my Guide for the Yoga 2 Pro

Also you can Adjust Firefox and Thunderbird to a High DPI touchscreen display (retina)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered May 26 '14 at 09:34

rubo77

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Thanks for the reply. I've tried that method before. Unfortunately a lot of the applications i use for work do not scale properly at that resolution and scaling setting. – RjPiston May 30 '14 at 14:41
@RjPiston: There is a new option now – rubo77 Jun 20 '14 at 09:14
Thanks @rubo77, unfortunately, a lot of apps i use still don't scale well. I've resorted to keeping my resolution at 1920x1080 for the time being. – RjPiston Jul 15 '14 at 01:15
Which APPS? May be we find solutions for those too – rubo77 Jul 15 '14 at 09:33
Chrome, hangouts, Thunderbird, firefox Wunderlist, Unity Tweak tool just to name a few. thanks! – RjPiston Jul 16 '14 at 20:29
Also the kingsoft office apps – RjPiston Jul 16 '14 at 20:47
Some are fixed here: Adjust Firefox and Thunderbird to a High DPI touchscreen display (retina) – rubo77 Jul 16 '14 at 21:01
I'm on 14.10 on a Dell XPS 15 (same resolution) and I, too, resorted to using 1920x1080 for the same reasons. 3200x1800 is just NOT usable right now, ESPECIALLY with multiple monitors (my external is 2560x1440). I have tried VERY hard to get high dpi working, but Chrome (chromium is getting closer), Firefox, Hipchat, Unity itself do not have a way to set scaling factor per monitor, which is necessary when you have two completely different resolutions. Hopefully 15.04 comes closer. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ – karlgrz Dec 10 '14 at 15:50
Did you try xrandr? It has some decent examples in the howto for different dpi on two screens – rubo77 Dec 10 '14 at 16:36

Ubuntu 14.04 & Lenovo Yoga 2 pro screen resolution

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