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xrandr command for a gnu/linux virtual machine in qemu with -display=gtk
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xrandr-qemu.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr#Adding_undetected_resolutions
# For a gnu/linux virtual machine in qemu with -display=gtk
mode="$(cvt 1280 720 | tail -1 | sed 's/Modeline //')"
xrandr --newmode $mode
mode="$(cvt 1280 720 | tail -1 | sed 's/Modeline //' | sed 's/ .*//')"
xrandr --addmode 'Virtual-0' ${mode}
xrandr --output 'Virtual-0' --mode ${mode}
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