Uefi + systemd-boot: low resolution

[ddnn]

It probably is in your BIOS. I had the same issue for over a year, and it was my BIOS settings the whole time.

@ddnn

Today, I thought to myself, “Doesn’t my laptop have hybrid graphics? How do I access that?” Then I remembered that many of my laptop’s features are in the BIOS, and I found the option to toggle between Discrete Graphics and Hybrid Graphics. It has been on Discrete for years (since I bought it) because I used to regularly play games, use Blender, etc.

Having switched it to Hybrid and saved the settings, I was greeted with a lovely 1920x1080 resolution for grub and plymouth, and now all the issues I’ve had recently in my WMs have disappeared.

A note about the grub menu: I entered videoinfo prior to the switch and it did show me the low rez above as max, but since switching it, it showed the correct rez after running the same check.

You probably just need to switch to Hybrid graphics.