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Thread: Doh! I forgot how to change screen resolution!

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    Doh! I forgot how to change screen resolution!

    I have Ubuntu 13-10 running on my MacBook Pro retina 10,1.
    It's running in EFI mode.
    I've edited /etc/default/grub by adding the entry
    i915.lvds_channel_mode=2 i915.modeset=0 i915.lvds_use_ssc=0
    after "quiet splash". I *think* this turns off the Intel graphics chip.

    I then installed nvidia-current (304.88, which is a bit old but nvm) and ran nvidia-xconfig. I then added the line
    Option "UseDPLib" "off"
    to the devices section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    I rebooted and all is well Nvidia driver fires up and screen resolution is 2880 x 1800.
    Things are very small

    Therein lies the problem. Neither Nvidia's settings nor Ubuntu's normal screen resolution settings show any other available resolution than 2880 x 1800.
    I went all through this about a year ago and I found a way to change screen resolution..................but now I can't remember what I did

    Any suggestions please?
    Thanks.
    MacBook Pro 10,1 retina

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    Re: Doh! I forgot how to change screen resolution!

    Lol, nevermind, I found my own post about it
    Post 22 here
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...een+resolution
    MacBook Pro 10,1 retina

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