Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 0 down vote favorite

Whenever I try to connect a screen to my laptop,
It will only work if i restart, and then only the external
screen will work, and not the laptop's screen itself.
I want to use it as Multiple screens but it doesn't seem to ever show
more than one screen (each switch requires a reset).

share|improve this question
HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop. LG FLATRON L227WTP Ubuntu 11.04 Gnome 2.32.1 – Asaf Aug 4 '11 at 9:15
What graphics card do you have? It's a big issue here. Then, when you many changes to the Monitor Preferences, there is a setting to make your new changes as the default setting. – user4124 Aug 4 '11 at 10:02
have you installed the proprietary nvidia driver? – Dirk Hartzer Waldeck Aug 4 '11 at 16:21
yes I've installed the driver, nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] – Asaf Aug 8 '11 at 14:20
Hello, this question has no information and activity for a very long time. I am voting to close it for now. If by any reason you think this question is still viable or useful in anyways or that there is still a good chance it will be answered please flag it to a moderator or add a comment with the reasons why you want it open. Regards. – nitstorm Mar 1 '12 at 14:39

closed as too localized by nitstorm, jrg♦ Mar 1 '12 at 14:40

This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet. For help making this question more broadly applicable, see the FAQ.

Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.