How to make my Dp-1 my primary screen

[kkrroommeeaa11-collab]

im newbie at linux so how
hyprctl workspaces  20:07
workspace ID 4 (4) on monitor HDMI-A-1:
monitorID: 0
windows: 1
hasfullscreen: 0
lastwindow: 0x560d60b57d80
lastwindowtitle: • Discord | 𝑽𝑶𝑰𝑪𝑬 𝑰𝑰 | Cake it west
ispersistent: 0

workspace ID 1 (1) on monitor DP-1:
monitorID: 1
windows: 4
hasfullscreen: 0
lastwindow: 0x560d60c85f00
lastwindowtitle: hyprctl workspaces
ispersistent: 0

i made workspaces 1 2 3 on dp-1 but still games bug cuz they start in 1080p which is the HDMIA-A-1 resolution and dp-1 is in 2k so how to make dp-1 primary

[b1kr3m]

In Hyprland, workspaces do not define the primary monitor. Many games and apps choose the first monitor announced by wlroots. To make DP-1 primary, list it first in your monitor configuration.

i suggest you to used gamescope for that.

example: gamescope -W 2560 -H 1440 -r 165 -f -- %command% checkout and research about that

hyprctl monitors output please >

[kkrroommeeaa11-collab]

@b1kr3m
󰣇 ~ ❯ hyprctl monitors  11:43
Monitor HDMI-A-1 (ID 0):
[email protected] at -1920x0
description: Samsung Electric Company LS24AG32x H9JRC01472
make: Samsung Electric Company
model: LS24AG32x
physical size (mm): 530x300
serial: H9JRC01472
active workspace: 4 (4)
special workspace: 0 ()
reserved: 0 38 0 0
scale: 1.00
transform: 0
focused: no
dpmsStatus: 1
vrr: false
solitary: 0
solitaryBlockedBy: windowed mode,missing candidate
activelyTearing: false
tearingBlockedBy: next frame is not torn,user settings,missing candidate
directScanoutTo: 0
directScanoutBlockedBy: user settings,software renders/cursors,missing candidate
disabled: false
currentFormat: XRGB8888
mirrorOf: none
availableModes: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
colorManagementPreset: srgb
sdrBrightness: 1.00
sdrSaturation: 1.00
sdrMinLuminance: 0.20
sdrMaxLuminance: 80

Monitor DP-1 (ID 1):
[email protected] at 0x0
description: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC VG27AQ3A T2LMAS041463
make: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC
model: VG27AQ3A
physical size (mm): 600x340
serial: T2LMAS041463
active workspace: 1 (1)
special workspace: 0 ()
reserved: 0 38 0 0
scale: 1.00
transform: 0
focused: yes
dpmsStatus: 1
vrr: false
solitary: 0
solitaryBlockedBy: windowed mode,missing candidate
activelyTearing: false
tearingBlockedBy: next frame is not torn,user settings,missing candidate
directScanoutTo: 0
directScanoutBlockedBy: user settings,software renders/cursors,missing candidate
disabled: false
currentFormat: XRGB8888
mirrorOf: none
availableModes: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
colorManagementPreset: srgb
sdrBrightness: 1.00
sdrSaturation: 1.00
sdrMinLuminance: 0.20
sdrMaxLuminance: 80
thats the hyprctl monitors output
first my primary monitor is the one in front and my secondary is left so when i listed my primary monitor first in my conf (monitor=DP-1,[email protected],0x0,1.0
monitor=HDMI-A-1,[email protected],2560x0,1.0) my secondary became in the right so i did this
(monitor=DP-1,[email protected],0x0,1.0
monitor=HDMI-A-1,[email protected],-1920x0,1.0) and now its in the left but my primary one isnt primary and gamescope -W 2560 -H 1440 -r 170 -f -- %command% dont work

[Andrjs]

If you are using Steam for gaming, check the list monitors with this command:

xrandr --listmonitors

If HDMI-A-1 is set on 0 and DP-1 is set on 1

try to run this command:

xrandr --output DP-1 --primary

This should be set DP-1 as primary monitor for xwayland application.

[kkrroommeeaa11-collab]

Thank you it worked for games that use proton, but is there a way to make it for all games/apps like make it the primary screen

[Andrjs]

Which games/apps are you referring to?

[kkrroommeeaa11-collab]

ignore what i said earlier, how to make the xrandr --output DP-1 --primary permanent

[Andrjs]

Add:

exec-once = xrandr --output DP-1 --primary

to $HOME/.local/share/hypr/startup.conf

[kRHYME7]

Let's move this to discussions.