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#!/bin/bash | |
# Replace these values with your actual setup | |
DISPLAY_NAME="HDMI-1" | |
WIDTH=2560 | |
HEIGHT=1080 | |
CUSTOM_MODE_NAME="${WIDTH}x${HEIGHT}" | |
# Check if the display is connected | |
if xrandr | grep -q "$DISPLAY_NAME disconnected"; then | |
echo "$DISPLAY_NAME is not connected!" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Use cvt to generate modeline data | |
MODELINEDATA=$(cvt $WIDTH $HEIGHT | grep Modeline | cut -d' ' -f4-) | |
# Add custom mode | |
if ! xrandr --newmode "$CUSTOM_MODE_NAME" $MODELINEDATA; then | |
echo "Failed to create the new mode." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Add mode to display | |
if ! xrandr --addmode $DISPLAY_NAME "$CUSTOM_MODE_NAME"; then | |
echo "Failed to add the mode to the display." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Apply the new resolution | |
if ! xrandr --output $DISPLAY_NAME --mode "$CUSTOM_MODE_NAME"; then | |
echo "Failed to apply the new resolution." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
echo "Successfully applied the custom resolution $CUSTOM_MODE_NAME to $DISPLAY_NAME." |
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