Xubuntu - screen flipped upside down

Question

I was trying to fix a different problem when suddenly my screen switched upside down - rotated 180 degrees. How can I fix this. I'm on Xubuntu 14.10 and a Dell Latitude e6420.

Solution 1

Somehow, the screen settings (xrandr) must have changed to "inverted" while you were trying to fix things.

You can fix it by running the command:

xrandr --output <screen_name> --rotate normal

or, (easyer) by simply loging out and back in :)

Solution 2

Even easier : xrandr -o normal

Comments

[Jacob Vlijm]

Did you use xrandr in your attempt to fix? Try: xrandr --output <screen_name> --rotate normal if so, but you will have to find out your screen name from the command xrandr, look for "connected". (And you will probably hurt your neck doing so ;))

[Basel Shishani]

just xrandr -o normal fixed it for me. No I haven't used this command before, I must've hit some hot key?!

[Basel Shishani]

Go for it. I don't know what has happened, but I was playing with screen resolutions trying to fix screen getting out of bounds; (where virtual display is larger than physical display). Again having occurred by inadvertently hitting some wrong key combo!

[Caterpillaraoz]

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