Chee... wrong key... Thank you Ben. I shall check that out. I am looking to move on to Something Ubuntu 20.04, I see that there is a Wayland 3D compositor called Wayfire that does what Compiz does but with way less resources. I tested a 20.04 out on the screen and had no issues so I think it has to do with the mx of Compiz and whatever else in Mate 18.04... I have been testing Wayland on another machine and appears that it handles everything well, now just need to add the 3D compositor and see how that goes. I see that there is a distro out that comes with it pre-installed so I may also pull that down before I go through the pro- cess of installing Wayfire, and see how it runs.
As with all things Linux there is more than one way to deal with it. Regarding the error message, usually I can get it if I log out or reboot but tried several times and got no joy, of course when I am trying to induce it to give up the error message it will not. On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 12:18 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 9:07 AM Ben Koenig <techkoe...@protonmail.com> > wrote: > >> That error message you got in the GUI sounds really strange. I've never >> seen that before and I tend to mess around with most of the mainstream DEs. >> >> Since xrandr is fine you might want to install something simple like >> fluxbox to see if it gets the resolution right. Also an easy way to isolate >> any issues caused by your DE. >> >> Sent from ProtonMail mobile >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> On Jul 26, 2021, 9:03 AM, Chuck Hast wrote: >> >> > Folks, >> > I bought one of those wide monitors at Costco the other day, I >> > wanted more space on a given screen, but there appear to be >> > two issues, when I start up the machine or log into it I will get >> > window with a long list of resolutions and something to the >> > effect that that screen resolution was not found. But if I do >> > an Xrandr I get the following: >> > ----------------------------------------Beginning of text >> ---------------- >> > kp4djt@kp4djt64:~$ sudo xrandr >> > [sudo] password for kp4djt: >> > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3440 x 1440, maximum 8192 x 8192 >> > VGA-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> > HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> > DP-1 connected primary 3440x1440+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis >> y >> > axis) 797mm x 333mm >> > 2560x1440 59.95 >> > 2560x1080 60.00 59.94 >> > 1920x1080 60.00 50.00 59.94 >> > 1680x1050 59.95 >> > 1600x900 60.00 >> > 1280x1024 75.02 60.02 >> > 1440x900 59.89 >> > 1280x800 59.81 >> > 1152x864 75.00 >> > 1280x720 60.00 50.00 59.94 >> > 1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00 >> > 832x624 74.55 >> > 800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25 >> > 720x576 50.00 >> > 720x480 60.00 59.94 >> > 640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 60.00 59.94 >> > 720x400 70.08 >> > HDMI-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> > DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) >> > 3440x1440 (0x48) 319.750MHz +HSync -VSync >> > h: width 3440 start 3488 end 3520 total 3600 skew 0 clock >> > 88.82KHz >> > v: height 1440 start 1443 end 1453 total 1481 clock >> > 59.97Hz >> > -------------------------End of Text >> ------------------------------------ >> > >> > The other problem is if the machine has blanked out the >> > monitor or has locked the screen, if you do the usual stuff >> > (move mouse, hit key, etc..) it will not wake up, the fix is >> > to power cycle it. >> > >> > I think if I fix the first problem the 2nd one will go away with >> > it. I replaced an older (bought while living in Kalama, WA) >> > Samsung 1920x1080 monitor which worked perfectly, it was >> > just getting old (dim and replacing those ittybitty fluorescent >> > tubes ain't fun anymore). >> > >> > It appears that the system is seeing the monitor in the correct >> > resolution according to Xrandr, but why do I get those screens >> > saying it cannot find the correct resolution. >> > >> > What is irritating is as soon as you move anything on the machine >> > the screen disappears. I have looked in the logs to see if I can >> > find the data there but no joy... >> > >> > I may have to use a camera to capture that screen. >> > -- >> > >> > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- >> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. >> > Ph 4:13 KJV >> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. >> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > -- > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > Ph 4:13 KJV > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960
