Windows 10 still has some interesting features from older Windows versions like Windows `98. Apparently, it is possible to disable ACPI shutdown. This means the operating system will shut down to a back screen with the text “It is now safe to power off the system”. This is a setting hidden in the group policy … Read more
Getting information about your desktop resolution with the Linux command line is very easy to do. This one-liner will print the current desktop resolution. This could be used in a script that will then do something with the output. jason@jason-desktop:~/Videos$ xrandr | awk ‘{if(NR==5) print $0}’ | awk ‘{print $1}’ 3440x1440jason@jason-desktop:~/Videos$ xrandr | awk ‘{if(NR==5) … Read more
Gtf is a utility for calculating VESA GTF modes. Given the desired horizontal and vertical resolutions and refresh rate (in Hz), the parameters for a matching VESA GTF mode are printed out. Two output formats are supported: mode lines suitable for the Xorg xorg.conf(5) file, and mode parameters suitable for the Linux fbset(8) utility. This … Read more
The grub bootloader used by Ubuntu or Mint is very easy to work with when you wish to add a new kernel or customize the look and feel of the Grub2 bootloader. The listing below is my /etc/default/grub file. This file may be customized with your current desktop resolution so that when the grub menu … Read more