https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:38:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6257/different-output-from-xrandr-when-running-i3-from-gnome/ When I run gnome this is the output from xrandr: Screen 0: minimum 64 x 64, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32766 x 32766 VGA-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1920x1080 60.00*+ When I run i3: Screen 0: minimum 64 x 64, current 1024 x 768, maximum 32766 x 32766 VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 60.00*+ As a result when running i3 it displays at a low resolution that I'd rather not use so I stay with gnome because the resolution is better. I have no xorg.conf. Apparently it's not needed anymore and X autoconfigures itself. Anyone know how to fix this (yes I have tried manually adding the 1920x1080 resolution using cvt;xrandr --newmode etc... but it does not work). Note that I am running arch in virtualbox. All the guest vbox modules are installed (but I doubt they are the issue because at least one window manager can use the right resolution). Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:38:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6257/different-output-from-xrandr-when-running-i3-from-gnome/