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screen blank after changing resolution #26

Closed dominictarr closed 4 years ago

dominictarr commented 4 years ago

the screen resolution on the pinebook pro is much higher than I am used to, making all the text small and unpleasant to read. I tried changing it to something smaller, using the displays tool under preferences. but the screen went blank! and I couldn't see anything.

computer was now unusable. luckily the logon screen still appeared after a reset.

I managed to fix it by logging into a TTY with ctrl-alt-F1 then creating a new user sudo useradd test then restarting and logging in as test. I tried using the "apply system wide" button on the displays tool to fix it but that didn't work. but logging in again via tty I managed to find the config file that set the resolution. I copied sudo cat /home/test/.config/monitors.xml > /home/MYSELF/.config/monitors.xml

really... there needs to be a timer and a button that confirms the resolution, and if you don't click it it resets. I don't know what resolutions don't work or not but 1024*768 definitely didn't.

mrfixit2001 commented 4 years ago

The eDP screen on the pinebook pro only supports 1080p, so changing the resolution unfortunately cannot be done. You can, however, change the settings inside of Mate to make the font and icons larger.