5.27.2 xrandr new settings not saved

harlock74

Hi guys,
I have just switched from 5.26 to 5.27.2. I have got my PC connected to my 1600×1200 LCD screen via a VGA cable. With this new version I am getting a default video resolution of 1400×1050 which I have tried to change to 1600×1200 with xrandr. I have followed the instructions posted here:

[(https://wiki.batocera.org/display_issues)]

However, every time I reboot the system I loose the new settings. It is odd, as if I open the file with command:

vi ~/.xinitrc

I can see the new resolution is there:

xrandr -s 1600x1200

but unfortunately it is not working as when I reboot and run :

export DISPLAY=:0.0 xrandr

I get still the old video settings:

VGA-1 connected 1400x1050+0+0

With the previous version I didn’t have this issue at all.
Just to clarify, if I set manually the new configuration with:

xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1600x1200

it changes correctly, but when I reboot it will reset to the old one.

I would appreciate if you could assist with my issue.

Many thanks in advance.

1qazzaq1

Hello:
It seems like you read everything, i am not expert. But with your description after you set the resolution are you executing a “batocera-save-overlay”?
This is required to save changes between reboots and your details you gave did not mention that, but you talked about everything else.

Thanks
Q!

harlock74

Hi,
Many thanks for your response.
Yes I did save with that command but to no avail.
I don’t knoe what else I can try.
Cheers

1qazzaq1

While what i did was not used the HOME version of that xinirc file, which means I do not create and use it in the HOME path of “ ~ / ” i use it in the original system path. Maybe try that, use it in the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
So what you would like to try is one of 2 things:
Either run this command
mv ~/.xinitrc /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
You do not have to do export or xrandr anything either at this point
It will move your HOME file version to the system area and in the same motion remove the file from your HOME folder.
then hit the batocera-save-overlay to save changes and reboot you system.
The changes should stick.
If you ever want you ever want to configure your xrandr settings you can run this command you are already familiar about but in a different place:
vi /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

Hope this helps, I keep having to mess with my file also but i am experiencing a different issue.
So i keep messing with it from that primary and original location.

harlock74

1qazzaq1

Thanks again for your notes.

Unfortunately it didn’t work :(

To me it looks like that even if the line
xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1600x1200
is entered correctly in the file /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and saved with the command batocera-save-overlay
somehow this file doesn’t get read by Batocera when the system boots up.
Anyway, I found this post below:

[(https://forum.batocera.org/d/4327-forcing-different-screen-resolution)]
where another user had the same issue and found an alternative solution that actually worked in my cases as well.
Please let me have your thoughts! Hopefully the developers will have a look at it.

chrisg

In ES Main Menu > Game Settings > Video Mode
Change from AUTO to 1600×1200 (if that resolution is available), restart

harlock74

chrisg

Thanks for your help as well.
By changing from AUTO to 1600×1200 unfortunately didn’t fix the issue either.