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Old 11-10-2013, 03:24 PM   #1
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eeePC1000HE special [Fn] disabled and screen resolution & panning


I recently ran (live) Linux Lite (ubuntu-based) on an eee PC1000HE

1.
The netbook's LCD is 1024x600, but it can have a 1024x768 virtual display, that pans a little bit up and down when you approach the upper and lower limits of the screen's physical limits with the mouse pointer. (it is very practical for hiding all the lost real-estate wasted by the top of the window frame, top banner ad on web pages etc, and not losing any part of the screen to that)

However, there is no option in Linux Lite to set the resolution at 1024x768. it only offers 1024x600.

2.
The [Fn] key, used in conjunction with other keys, to change some parameters, only works with screen brightness. Other functions are not enabled (turn on/off wifi, sound levels, change resolution, video output to port and/or screen, etc.).

Is there something from ubuntu repositories that I can install in order for this to all work as it was designed for? This might help with any ubuntu-based distro.

Last edited by Timmi; 11-10-2013 at 04:21 PM.
 
Old 11-12-2013, 12:53 PM   #2
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Have you tried in terminal

Code:
xrandr -s 1024x768
If it works, (maybe not), you can put that in xfce startup.

If not

http://askubuntu.com/questions/74808...on-of-1024x768
 
Old 11-13-2013, 07:27 AM   #3
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Have you tried in terminal

Code:
xrandr -s 1024x768
If it works, (maybe not), you can put that in xfce startup.

If not

http://askubuntu.com/questions/74808...on-of-1024x768
forgive my "noobness" but I wouldn't know how to put it into startup.
but thanks for the tip, I'll try it out when I re-create a boot SD of it again.
 
Old 08-03-2014, 06:19 PM   #4
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RESOLVED and instructions

I have found two references to this:

One is in the LinuxMint forum here:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopi...893449#p893449

and it refers to an older one here, original source:
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=20634

I am posting both, as one may possibly have explanations more preferred than the other, depending on who's reading them.

In short, here is what it says:

for a panned 1024 by 768 display enter
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1024x768 --scale 1.0x1.0

for a squashed 1024 by 768 display enter
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1024x768 --scale 1.0x1.28

to return to a normal display enter
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1024x600 --scale 1.0x1.0

Last edited by Timmi; 08-03-2014 at 06:26 PM.
 
  


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