On 1/3/2018 00:14, tumppiw wrote:
> Sorry to bump in on conversation. Question at end
>
> Knute Johnson kirjoitti 03.01.2018 klo 1.00:
>> On 1/2/2018 16:20, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>>> I am new to the raspberry pi but not to Linux.  My plan is to connect to
>>> the Raspberry Pi through VNC but with no screen, keyboard etc
>>> attached to
>>> the RP.
>>>
>>> I have managed to do this using my Ubuntu machine as client and it works
>>> fine except for the screen resolution.
>>>
>>> When I have a screen physically attached to the RP, the image on my
>>> client screen is fine.  However, when there is no screen attached the
>>> image on my client drops to 640X480 which means that icons look huge and
>>> windows overlap the screen size.
>>>
>>> I need to tell the RP that it has a high resolution screen even when
>>> none
>>> is attached.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>               Jack Fearnley, enthusiastic new user.
>>
>> The simplest way I've found is to edit /boot/config.txt and add:
>>
>> framebuffer_width=1920
>> framebuffer_height=1080
>>
>> or whatever size you want.
>>
>
> I _usually_ use the Raspberry Pi through VNC from my desktop, where I
> have a FHD screen and would like that res. But on the RPi I also have
> mouse, KB and screen connected. On that, the screen is an old Viewsonic
> 19" 1440*900, so it gives that res to VNC-connection.
>
> Can I have different resolutions for local and remote connections??
>
>

VNC uses the actual desktop.  TightVNC does make virtual desktops and
they can be any size.  It may be possible with VNC too but I've never
tried it.

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Knute Johnson

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