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xrandr force custom resolution
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#!/bin/bash | |
#Usage: xrandr_force.sh <width>x<height> | |
#Eg: ./xrander_force.sh 1920x1080 | |
#Just some random defaults | |
WIDTH=1300 | |
HEIGHT=750 | |
if [ -n "$1" ]; then | |
WIDTH=`echo $1 | sed -e 's/x.*//'` | |
HEIGHT=`echo $1 | sed -e 's/.*x//'` | |
fi | |
#First Screen | |
S=`xrandr | head -n2 | tail -n1 | sed -e 's/ connected.*//'` | |
#Generate modeline | |
L=`cvt ${WIDTH} ${HEIGHT} 60` | |
NEW_MODE=`echo $L | sed 's/.* Modeline //g' | sed 's/"//g'` | |
#New Width | |
NW=`echo $NEW_MODE | awk '{print $3;}'` | |
#New Height | |
NH=`echo $NEW_MODE | awk '{print $7;}'` | |
#Check if mode exists already | |
let M=`xrandr | grep "${NW}x${NH}_60.00" | wc -l` | |
if [ $M -eq 0 ]; then | |
xrandr --newmode $NEW_MODE | |
fi | |
#Add mode to screen | |
xrandr --addmode $S ${NW}x${NH}_60.00 | |
#Set resolution | |
xrandr -s ${NW}x${NH} |
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