[mdlug] Ubuntu 16.4 switching from 4:3 to 16:9 monitor

R Kannan rk111810 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 29 19:45:53 EDT 2021


Never mind. "Application Menu -> Sttings ->Display" allowed me to fix 
things right.

On 9/29/21 6:21 PM, R Kannan wrote:
> All,
>
>
> I replaced an old 4:3 monitor with a new 16:9 monitor on my Ubuntu 
> 16.4 desktop. The desktop already is connected to a 16:9 monitor. The 
> display seems to be stretched on the new monitor and seems to be in 
> low resolution  though the resolution says 1920x1080. When I went to 
> nVidia X-server settings I saw the two displays overlapped a bit. I 
> tried moving them side-by-side and hitting  'Apply'.  It says the 
> Current layout has some inconsistencies' and 'Show Details' shows
>
>
> • MetaMode 3 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 4 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 5 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 7 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 10 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 12 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> • MetaMode 14 of Screen 0  does not have an active display device.
>
> Does the configuration be changed from the 'NVidia X Server Settings' 
> GUI or does it require manual changes to configuration file?
>
>
> Thanks for any help
>



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