Adding a custom resolution (WORKAROUND)

[disasterpeach]

I have this weird problem of only being able to use 1920 x 1080 while docked on a 2k monitor in desktop mode so I followed this tutorial on how to add it manually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzrQqT_lFI

The commands I ran.

xrandr --newmode "2560x1440_60.00" 312.25 2560 2752 3024 3488 1440 1443 1448 1493 -hsync +vsync

xrandr --addmode DisplayPort-0 "2560x1440_60.00"

If you mess it up, you can navigate to /home/deck/.local/share/kscreen/

delete everything and restart. Hope this helps someone.

[cheater]

tried doing that but the files under .local/share/kscreen/ didn't change at all. do you have any tips?

[disasterpeach]

are you able to add the custom resolutions at all? if you want to start fresh, I would go into kscreen and delete all the files. Reboot, then try adding the resolution.

[cheater]

thanks. so the resolutions get picked up inside SOME games, but not all. but that's *within the game*. but often i'd like to use the drop down in the game properties where you can force a specific resolution. and that popup doesn't get updated. i think it probably stores its information somewhere else. do you know how to affect that part of steam?

[disasterpeach]

Are you having a specific issue?

Also check this out.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4C18-08B5-DEC9-3AF4

[cheater]

yes, i upgraded my deck with a DeckHD (a screen that's 1920x1200) and i'd like resolutions native to this screen to be available in the drop down menu i discussed above. one specific resolution i want to add is 960x600, which will result in 2x integer scaling. i can get it to work in some games, but having that resolution in the drop down would really help to make ALL games accept that resolution.

[disasterpeach]

Oh ok. Have you tried reaching out to DeckHD? They have a discord that would probably help.

[cheater]

yes, I have tried that.

[disasterpeach]

It's wierd that only certain games detect the resolution change. Is there a specific game that you're trying to play that has a resolution problem?

[cheater]

BG3 specifically doesn't see 960x600. i reported it as a bug, but i haven't been combing through my library to see if any others don't support it. i've tried maybe 10 games so far.

[cheater]

(tbh i don't know what the best place is to report BG3 bugs so i reported it on their weekly post-launch feedback reddit thread)

[cheater]

I've found another game that doesn't do 960x600, Life Is Strange Remastered

[disasterpeach]

What's the native resolution on your new screen? And damn that sucks. Do you play docked at all?

[cheater]

native is 1920x1200

i use a dock for charging and internet, it has DP out but i don't use an external monitor.