Questions related to hardware displays, either internal (as in a laptop) or external (as in most desktop monitors, or projectors)
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my random mirror display key
I use my laptop to watch videos, I plug in hdmi and use my tv.
When I am dual-monitoring I can't choose mirror because the only resolution my tv/laptop share is 640x780, it is so small that I can't ...
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How to manually set a special resolution?
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit for the past short time. After a screen upgrade, I can't use/set the right resolution.
My old display setting was three 17" of 1280x1024 behind a Matrox TripleHead2GO ...
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Which package handles changes to connected displays?
I've noticed a couple of questions here citing unhappiness with the way window positions are handled when an display is connected or disconnected.
Ubuntu 12.10 - Problems with secondary monitor on ...
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Secondary Monitor Goes off upon logging in
I am using dell xps 14z laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, when booting up it detects the secondary monitor [Viewsonic] but upon entering the username/password , the secondary monitor goes blank . when I open ...
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External monitor is too yellow
When I bought a new screen (Philips 227e4l) and connected it with my laptop (HP Compaq 6520) via the VGA port, the size of screen is right (1920x1080), but the color is wrong (too much yellow).
How ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 HDMI resolution and display options incorrect
I have installed ubuntu 13.04 and the HDMI resolution is incorrect and options limited to a max of 1280x720. The VGA is not perfect as it is cutting off the top taskbar slightly, it also shows a ...
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Problems when installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I recently wanted to try out Ubuntu so I decided to get the Windows installer for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. After it finished installing, it asked me to restart my computer. After it restarted it booted up ...
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Power off the monitor on install Ubuntu 13.04
When i try to install Ubuntu 13.04 , I have problem to display .
In first i see the page same as blank after about 5 sec monitor power off and get to standby mode but the dvd-rom is worked hard and ...
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Switch off display as minimum display brightness
How can I switch off the display when I reach the lowest brightness level with the brightness hotkeys?
I filed a bug about switching off the display on Launchpad long ago, but I hope there is a ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Monitor & Resolution Issues on Older Nvidia Card
When I do a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 on a computer with an older Nvidia Quadro FX 500 128mb agp card, I cannot get the display to work.
There are a number of things that happen:
On some fresh ...
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After upgrading to 13.04, plugging in external display to my laptop causes the displays to freeze randomly
I had installed 12.10 on my lenovo ideapad z560 laptop at work last week. I use it together with an external monitor and everything was working fine and then today I upgraded the distribution to ...
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Troubleshooting poor performance with ATI HD 5800 GPU
I am attempting again to solve problems between ATI Radeon HD 5800 series (5830) GPU and Ubuntu. Three months ago I posted:
Display difficulties with Ubuntu 12.10, Dual Monitors, and ATI HD 5800
I ...
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Fonts corrupted
Fonts seems to be corrupted in Unity in my system after an update yesterday. It seems certain characters are refusing to display (please see attached screenshot), or gets displayed in same color as ...
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How to handle windows on multiple screens?
I've multiple screens i.e. one computer monitor and one TV. It would be preferable if, when the TV is turned off, nothing is sent to the TV but as it happens, I can have the TV turned off and ...
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How to change 32-bit operating system into 64-bit operating system without changing the operating system [duplicate]
I have recently installed 32-bit Ubuntu 11.04 but actually my OS-PLATFORM is AMD 64-bit architecture.So with this i have Display problem. So tell me a better way to solve this, But i am not intrusted ...
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Not possible to set monitor/display configuration permanent
I have got stucked in how to permanent set my monitor/display resolution
Ubuntu does NOT detect my monitor without always use default.
my_user@my_computer:~$ sudo xrandr --newmode "1680x1050" ...
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Nvidia Geforce GT630 resolution problem
I installed the drivers but the maximum resolution I can get is 1360x768. Can I get to 1920x1080? On Windows it worked fine.
Edit: I have Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
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Dell 3721 display problem Ubuntu 13.04
After I upgrade from ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 I can't change the brightness of the display, it remain in the darkest possible mode. I have a Dell 3721 laptop. Any advice?
@Dell:~$ lspci -nn | grep VGA
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two display-related issues with U13.04
having recently upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04, the screen is shifted upwards thereby making the top menu bar not visible, and a black strip on the bottom. It's as though 13.04 changed the vertical ...
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x11vnc fails to open X DISPLAY
I work on a Kubuntu with x11vnc after a SSH connexion has been opened (no hdmi screen here). I worked 4 hours, installing applications, with 3 or 4 vnc shutdown. Cold reboot allows to restart with ...
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Dual display with 13.04 - how?
I have an ATI display adaptor with DVI & VGA. It has 1280x1024 on DVI and 1440x990 on VGA. With Windows I can run the OS on the DVI display and anything I want on the 1280 by default or drag it ...
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Can't set resolution to 720p on my 1080p display
My display is a cheap ASUS VE248 that supports 1080p. But it's having some problems with 720p. And guess what. Yeah, I want to set it to 720p.
The reasoning behind this that you probably don't want ...
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While using 3 monitors, the third one just displays a TTY
I'm using the VGA and the DVI outputs of my ATI RV516 XT Radeon X1600 SE to connect two monitors, which works (finally). Now I have a third monitor and I´ve heard, that you can use your onboard VGA ...
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QQ - small, unidentifiable icons on desktop
Running QQ with Nautilus. Display is 1280 x 1024 - ViewSonic, recognized by QQ.
When I put a file or folder on the desktop, the icon is incredibly SMALL nearly INVISIBLE. Have to go into the change ...
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Brightness Control in ubuntu 13.04-64bit not working in Toshiba T110
I'm new to this forum and thought I'd try it out. So, much like every edition since about 11.10 brightness control doesn't work "out-of-the-box". I have a Toshiba Satellite T110-12P and although I've ...
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brightness not working on 13.04 upgrade on dell xps 13 ultrabook
Just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 on Dell xps13 ultrabook and the display is very dim and cannot be changed using f'n keys or from system settings.
This ultrabook uses Intel's ivybridge mobile.
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projector (external/internal combo) icons while switching - how?
External vga connected monitor with laptop.
On windows when you press the projector hotkey/fn key on a laptop, you see a list of options or combinations of external projector and onboard screen, it ...
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HDMI sound without overscan on open-source drivers?
Is there a way to have a regular scanned display with audio via an HDMI connection on open-source drivers? Possibly a way to force DVI video output over HDMI instead of 1080p?
Machine: Dell Studio ...
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HDMI Monitor fuzzy and laggy
I have dual monitors, one 24" connected via VGA and another 23" monitor connected via HDMI, the monitor on VGA is fine, screen is clear at 1920x1080 however the HDMI connected monitor at 1920x1080 is ...
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No display output on Macbook pro 13'' Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit on macbook pro. I have refit installed. I am able to see the Ubuntu on refit menu and boot it.
But after Ubuntu boot menu, computer keeps working and not showing ...
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Fix Overscan/ Underscan on HDTV Intel HD Graphics Card
I have my laptop running Ubuntu 12.10 hooked up via HDMI to my 24inch, 1080p HDTV though I am experiencing an overscan problem. When the tv cis connected, it cannot be run at the 1080x720 resolution ...
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Ubuntu Display Resolution Issue
I just did a clean install of the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron 660 and I'm having trouble with my display setup. The PC has an Ivy Bridge i5 with integrated graphics, and the ...
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Not Resuming After Suspend
My display card NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M fails to resume after suspend. It raises the error Nouveau E[ 1389] Failed To Idle Channel 0xcccc0000
*-display
description: VGA ...
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Having Several problems with my ubuntu. [closed]
I cant access my recycle bin.
Some times my machine freezes and the symbol for which ever program is open, the arrow constantly flickers.
The menu that use to be at the top of the screen is missing, ...
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How to set up two HDMI monitors with nvidia/intel combo?
I have a combo of intel motherboard and nvidia video card with dual booting (Windows7 & Ubuntu 12.10)
Two HDMI monitors are properly detected in Windows 7 (in BIOS setting, I set the nvidia card ...
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display not sharp enough on external monitor
i am using ubuntu 12.04.
The Display looks sharp enough on my laptop, but when i connect it to my external monitor (hp 2311x) it looks slightly blurry.
I tried installing intel-linux-graphic-drivers ...
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Ubuntu Detects 2 monitors when I only have one
Ubuntu Detects 2 monitors when I only have 1. This causes an issue when booting up because it's detecting 2 monitors and by default it is mirroring the display; which is causing a distorted picture ...
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How to set each workspace to a separate monitor [duplicate]
I would like to set up the workspaces, so that the right one would be shown at the external
monitor, and the left one would be displayed on the laptop.
any help ??
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Setting a display's backlight brightness to be lower than is possible via the normal brightness controls
By normal brightness controls I mean the accelerators on my laptop's keyboard that seem to integrate with Unity.
In a dark room, my screen is quite bright, even on the lowest setting. Can I override ...
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Will I get desktop Ubuntu after connecting Samsung Galaxy Nexus to TV via HDMI?
I have a Galaxy Nexus phone, I´d like to know, if I get a full desktop Ubuntu after I connect it with a TV via HDMI. I can´t find the answer. If it´s true, there´s no need for me to have a laptop :-)
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Black screen when taking screenshot
I am getting black pictures when I try to take a screenshot with the PrtSc key (which calls Screenshot application).
My graphical system is a Nvidia optimus with Bumblebee installed (the problem ...
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Ubuntu resolution with Ultrabook
I installed 12.10 to Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A. Now i face with resolution problem. Default resolution is 1920x1080, and Ubuntu display can normally detect it. But everything is too small with this ...
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How to set display resolution via terminal?
I am on a multi monitor 12.04.2 with ATI 13.1. After the pain of configuring multi monitor, I have the following problem. For some reason whenever I restart the system my third monitor (ID: Display ...
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Screen flickers with Nvidia GPU
When I install the Nvidia driver (have tried both current and post-release current) the monitor flickers every time I open a new window/program such as Firefox. I don't know what else I'm going to do?
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Blinking dashes on top of unity
There are a bunch of dashes like this at the top of the screen. I'm not sure how to even begin identifying what is causing this. Here are some of the things that I've noticed.
I can't use ...
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12.10 Black screen on boot after unplugging external monitor
Here is my story:
1. I plugged an external VGA monitor to my laptor (Dell Vostro 3550) and configured dual display using System Settings/Displays. Everything worked well
2. I unplugged the external ...
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How to disable laptop's LCD and use external monitor as only output?
My laptop's LCD broke and I removed it. Now I permanently added a monitor via HDMI. How can I set up Ubuntu 12.10 to only use and show the external monitor and disable the LCD?
Right now, I cannot ...
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video/display is dark on HDMI out
I plugged HDMI cable in to Samsung tv to watch the video. I can see the video and hear the sound, however the video is very dark. Too dark to watch. I've tried using the default video player and VLC ...
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Ubuntu not working with HDMI, Windows 7 does work - Intel HD 4000 display adapter
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on an external hard drive and it is booting just fine. I have a Dell Latitude E6230 with an Intenl HD Graphics 4000 video display adapter.
For some reason, when this ...
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macbook with thunderbolt display
I'm running (k)ubuntu (13.04) on a macbook pro retina 13 inch model with intel graphics. Everything works fine out of the box except the thunderbolt display. Graphics slows down and system is ...
