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

[Carl T. Miller]

I'm glad you found the answer.  I didn't have a clue.

c


On 9/29/21 7:45 PM, R Kannan wrote:
> 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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