Set a custom screen resolution in Ubuntu 17.04
In some cases, I have to set my Ubuntu computer to run with a screen resolution that does not show up in the Settings (1366x768 or 16:9, because the monitor does not support it). Here is a pretty neat strick: 1. Check all the support screen sizes and device names: xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192 VGA-1 connected primary 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 410mm x 230mm 1024x768 75.03 60.00 800x600 75.00 60.32 640x480 75.00 59.94 720x400 70.08 Remember name of the device which is VGA-1. 2. Run the cvt command to calculate the VESA Coordinated Video Timing modes: cvt 1366 768 # 1368x768 59.88 Hz (CVT) hsync: 47.79 kHz; pclk: 85.25 MHz Modeline "1368x768_60.00" 85.25 1368 1440 1576 1784 768 771 781 798 -hsync +v...