Ok so, a while back I asked a question on how to manually set my vga resolution on Ubuntu. But I need to do this upon LOGIN (ie NOT ON BOOT). I need to run sudo cvt 1366 768 && sudo xrandr --newmode "1366x768_60.00" 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync && sudo xrandr --addmode VGA1 1366x768_60.00 ON LOGIN again this needs to be automatically run at login on all users no matter the desktop I choose at boot (ie Kodi, Unity, Xfce etc) Please help!!!!
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1Possible duplicate of How to run xrandr commands at startup in Ubuntu – Jacob Vlijm Jul 02 '16 at 07:17
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^ the linked dupe actually is about log in, as often. – Jacob Vlijm Jul 02 '16 at 08:09
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Create a .desktop file in the /etc/xdg/autostart folder. Any .desktop file in that folder will be started as it is a system wide used folder that all users existing and new upon logging in will have applications start from. No need to create separate startup applications / links / shortcuts for each user. More information can be found here: FreeDesktop.Org/xdg-autostart
For the contents of the /etc/xdg/autostart/<filename>.desktop file add in the following:
NOTE: xrandr does not need to be loaded with sudo in front of it.
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Name=Some Name
Comment=Some Comment
Exec=bash -c 'cvt 1366 768 && xrandr --newmode "1366x768_60.00" 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync && xrandr --addmode VGA1 1366x768_60.00'
If you need a startup delay of like 10 seconds, change the Exec line to the following:
Exec=bash -c 'sleep 10 && cvt 1366 768 && xrandr --newmode "1366x768_60.00" 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync && xrandr --addmode VGA1 1366x768_60.00'
Your .desktop file should be owned by root:
sudo chown root:root /etc/xdg/autostart/<filename>.desktop
and it needs to be set with -rw-r--r-- permissions:
sudo chmod 644 /etc/xdg/autostart/<filename>.desktop
When you log in, this file should be called now from any user in any desktop.
Hope this helps!
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@dubCraftNation I had a similar type thing with a video issue I was having, and without the delay on it, the settings never took. I added the delay, and it worked great after that. Try without and see if it works. – Terrance Jul 02 '16 at 02:24
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Could not apply stored configuration for monitors Error on line 1 char 1: Document must begin with an element (e.g.
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@dubCraftNation Might want to check here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/552329/error-box-related-to-display-driver-using-virtualbox But it looks like you might need to delete
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1This works flawlessly! Thank you sooooooo much. One more thing: Can I use this method for any other software if I change the command to that software? – dubCraft Nation Jul 02 '16 at 02:38
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