gwilikers@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoYour Most Frustrating Configuration Experience?message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 months agohttps://xkcd.com/963/ Fortunately I haven’t had to open it in a very long time.
minus-squareDigitalDilemma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhy did we have to learn what modelines were to get a picture on screen?
minus-squareallywilson@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoSimilar here. I used to have 2 screens that if they turned off for powersaving only 1 of them would wake up. So I had a script on the desktop to do a reset and move them correctly. #!/bin/bash xrandr --output HDMI2 --off xrandr --output HDMI2 --auto --same-as HDMI1 xrandr --output HDMI1 --right-of HDMI2 exit
https://xkcd.com/963/
Fortunately I haven’t had to open it in a very long time.
Why did we have to learn what modelines were to get a picture on screen?
Similar here. I used to have 2 screens that if they turned off for powersaving only 1 of them would wake up. So I had a script on the desktop to do a reset and move them correctly.
#!/bin/bash xrandr --output HDMI2 --off xrandr --output HDMI2 --auto --same-as HDMI1 xrandr --output HDMI1 --right-of HDMI2 exit