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Disabling the '''KScreen 2''' Service under Background Services allows resolution settings to apply properly.
Disabling the '''KScreen 2''' Service under Background Services allows resolution settings to apply properly.
If you continue to have issues, running <code>journalctl</code> should print a system log with debug info which might help in resolving the issue.


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Revision as of 07:45, 24 September 2021


Troubleshooting

Guest issues

This section covers issues you might have running NixOS as a guest VM in VMware Workstation or similar.

Cannot change resolution in KDE Plasma ISO

If you are unable to change resolution in a guest VM while booted into the NixOS Plasma graphical installer ISO...

This appears to be an issue where if KScreen is running as a service it will instantly revert to the default resolution [1].

Disabling the KScreen 2 Service under Background Services allows resolution settings to apply properly.

If you continue to have issues, running journalctl should print a system log with debug info which might help in resolving the issue.