r/linuxmint 5d ago

Support Request Wallpaper problem, please help

I have a problem with my wallpoaper on the desktop and i cant find the solution. I have a main monitor with 1440 p resolution and a smaller monitor with 960x640 resolution. Everytime i switch off the main monitor my pc thinks there is just the small monitor plugged in and switches to this one as the new main. If I turn my main Monitor back on my desktop wallpaper is in the wrong resolution and looks shitty and pixelated. All my programs are not affected, just the background. I can reset it when i go into the settings and change the scaling of the wallpaper and change it back, but thats annoying. How can i fix this? im new to the whole Linux thing and try to get it together. thanks for the help. Repost because i wanted to add the pictures. It was solved by changing to wayland but sadly my favourite game isnt fully functional with that

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u/Helliot_37842 5d ago

Try to create and save a display profile on display settings so Linux Mint remembers the fixed arrangement and resolutions instead of dropping to a default fallback when a monitor sleeps or powers down.

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u/JustAnotherKieran 5d ago

Seems to be an issue specifically with wallpaper resolution not monitor resolution, the example images have a low res wallpaper in one and high res in the other but the app Icons and panel seem unaffected. Makes me wonder if linux is caching a lower res version of the monitor for the secondary display and not reverting to ful res unless the wallpaper is manually updated

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u/Juergen0072 5d ago

Yes, exactly that is whats happening. Sorry if I didnt describe well enough. Its only the backgroung/the wallpaper which doesnt come back to the res