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

[Raymond Ingles]

Yeah, based on the solution I'd guess the Ubuntu settings were feeding the
old, now-invalid config to the X server, and it was complaining.

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 10:42 PM Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com> wrote:

> 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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