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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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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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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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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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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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External monitor stopped working [closed]
I have an ASUS notebook with ubuntu 12.10. My external monitor was working fine but after unpluging/repluging it, it's now detected as "unknown" in my display settings, and I don't get any signal on ...
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Savage S3 and Lubuntu (or any flavour) 12.10 big issue
Please be nice with me: I spent all the night with it and I'm exausted.
I've got an old Acer Aspire1300 15"(512+256RAM and 1.3 mhz cpu). I tried all night installing Lubuntu, XUbuntu..
lspci -k ...
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Monitor displays “no signal” after entering into normal boot
I blacklisted nouveau in /etc/modprobe.d but no effect.
Going into recovery mode and loading failsafe graohics works and
typing startx in recovery console brought me desktop up
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Leave server's monitor off while using RDP
I'm connecting my work desktop from my home laptop using Windows RDP.
My work desktop ("server") is running xrdp, and vino as a VNC server.
It is important to say that I'm using the same session when ...
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Why does 12.04 no longer recognize VGA(LCD) after booting with S-Video display?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with a NVidia graphics card and have been using a VGA connection out to my LCD monitor for over a year fine.
I recently decided to try using an S-Video cable out to my HD TV ...
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Display and projector got messy after screensaver or energy saver
I'm a professor and I use Ubuntu to show my students presentations about the content.
I get my laptop connected to a projector available in the room and, that works just fine at first glance. No keys ...
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How do I enable a third display with my setup?
I've been able to extend my monitor onto two displays at once, but I can't get it to work with three. When I use the System Settings > Display, it gives me the following error when I try to output to ...
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How do I change the maximum resolution of my computer for multiple monitors?
I am trying to enable three monitors for my setup in Ubuntu 12.10. My card is a Raedon 5700 HD series. When I try to extend my display to any additional monitors, I get the following error:
required ...
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How do I rotate my display when not using an X Server?
I have a widescreen monitor that rotates. I'm trying to use it in 'landscape' mode (vertical). This is easy in the GUI.
How do I rotate my display when I am not running an X Server or when I am ...
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AO522 ubuntu 12.10 several reboot incase of black screen
My acer aspire one 522 with a new ubuntu 12.10 or Kubuntu 12.10 installation (dual boot with win7) sometimes has a black screen but if I reboot once or more, I can login on desktop.
How can I fix ...
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Ubuntu stops using Nvidia driver after kernel upgrade
Just updated and restarted, Ubuntu's doesn't display correctly. After restart, the desktop now looks like this. I've temporarily switched to the Nouveau driver.
The update history reveals the kernel ...
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Dual monitor setup.Workspace switcher allignment problem
I have a dual monitor setup.The two monitors have different sizes and resolutions.When I use the workspace switcher option,I see the screens as shown in the screenshot.
Why cant I see all the ...
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Display problems on Ubuntu 12.10 : “ERROR Couldn't find PLL settings for mode!”
It seems like there's been such problems with external monitors for a while, but even if I updated everything I knew that could be upgraded, I still face the same problem.
I have an old laptop that ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 won't display properly after kernel upgrade
After updating a system today, Ubuntu's doesn't display correctly. The desktop now looks like this. It was working properly before.
I had to use the terminal to run synaptic package manager, so I ...
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How do I set the native resolution on an HP Mini 210-1004sa?
FYI: My Netbook model is HP Mini 210-1004sa, which comes with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, and has a display 10.1" Active Matrix Colour TFT 1024 x 600.
I recently removed Windows 7 Starter ...
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Second display running off laptop VGA not correctly positioned (offset left and up)
I have black bars on the right and bottom of my display!
I'm running my laptop's VGA output to an recognized as a
It is 20", but the assumed 3" difference does not account for the incorrect ...
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Automatically change resolution when not in dock
I have Ubuntu 11.04 (yep, I know it's old news) on my Lenovo W520. At home, I have a dock with dual monitors. I have a pretty decent setup - things work almost perfectly (hence the reason I'm ...
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I can't set 1280x1024 resolution in 12.04
After installing a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 on my PC, Ubuntu can't detect my monitor which is a Phillips 190c 19".
With 10.10, I used 1280x1024 and on Nvidia drivers I was able to see my monitor brand. ...
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Monitor not being correctly detected, restricting screen resolution
I have just updated to 12.04 and I have only one choice of screen resolution now, and it is incorrect (1024x768). I believe the correct resolution for my display is 1366 x 768. It is on an Acer Aspire ...
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Correct Display configuration. Errors while trying to arrange displays
I am trying to set up my tv with my laptop trough a VGA cable. The display application in Ubuntu throws a lot of errors to me and I have given up in trying to do it myself.
I try to apply the 1920 ...
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Not getting display through VGA after bootup
I connect my Netbook to my TV through VGA, and it shows while at post and boot-loader screen, but once I'm booted then I get no picture. I checked my cable connection, and even swapped cables to make ...
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Change resolution for an old Philips 109E5 monitor?
I have an old monitor Philips 109E5 19 inch and I need configuring a resolution of 1600x1200. How I can do it?
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Display resolution problem at boot and log in screen
I've recently started using 12.04 and totally impressed by it. I've forgot Windows after coming into Ubuntu's family, keep up the great work guys!
Just one small problem here, I've set the display ...
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How to I re enable my hp pavilion monitor?
I connected my hp pavilion dv4 to an LCD Samsung tv and went into Control Panel and disabled my laptop monitor.
Now I cannot use my laptop without my tv. Please help, the computer will not even ...
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Intel 945GM Chipset Dual Monitor, rotated display only
I have a weird issue with my HP laptop, when connecting it to a 32" LCD TV, I would like to run at 1360x768. The mode exists, however will only allow me to put it on in vertical mode, not rotate ...
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How to use shortcuts to switch between displays in LXDE?
I mean to switch between the laptop monitor and an external display.
I edited /home/user/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml file to set shortcuts but how to do it for this specific purpose?
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Weird error (bug?) on my screen
I've got a problem.
Here is my laptop spec :
Type: ASUS A43E-VX389D
Video Card: Intel HD Graphic
Memory: 2 GB DDR3
Processor: Intel B950 ( 2.1 GHz, 2MB L3 cache )
I'm using Ubuntu Precise ...
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frequency out of range - please change display mode
I just downloaded the latest version of the Ubuntu live CD, and have installed it on a desktop computer (a Fujitsu Scaleo P). Once installed it seems to work perfectly, although there are some updates ...
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Installing nvidia driver?
I have ubuntu 12.04 running on my laptop. I've been trying to install a 2nd monitor on it, but ubuntu does not detect the second monitor. I have an nvidia card on my laptop, and ubuntu was using the ...
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Monitor turns on and off constantly after upgrade to 12.04 LTS
Last night I let my Ubuntu box upgrade to 12.04 LTS.
After it finished, it rebooted, but the screen has artifacts all over it (not visible on other systems) and every second or so, turns off for a ...
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HDMI to VGA - External Monitor Not Detected
I have an Acer Iconia tab w500 running Ubuntu 12.04 - The only output I have is an HDMI output so I bought an HDMI to VGA cable to connect it to my external monitor. It's not being detected by Ubuntu. ...
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Dual Monitor Maximize Problem
I have a laptop with an external monitor attached. However everything maximizes to the external monitor, no matter how or where I maximize the windows. I want to be able to have windows maximized in ...
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Ubuntu not detecting second monitor
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a Lenovo x61s Thinkpad. As the screen's rather small and I want to do some video editing, I thought I'd plug in a monitor and use that. The monitor is Relisys JM777 (quite ...
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How can I power-off the LCD on my Thinkpad?
I'm using ubuntu 12.04. When I use Fn+F3 on Windows the LCD turns off correctly. On Ubuntu it just puts the screen in screen saver mode.
What should I do to have the same behavior on Ubuntu as on ...
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Display not shown in Gnome Color!
I want to change the color profile for my display in Gnome Color but my display isn't in the list. How do I add my monitor, an Asus ML238, to Gnome Color? When I look at Display settings it says ...
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Turn off laptop display and have monitor
My laptop display has stopped working and is unfixable!
Anyway, I got a full HD monitor and plugged that into the HDMI port of the laptop. I have changed the power settings so that I can close the ...
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How do I list connected displays using the command line?
Is there a command that will list displays connected to the computer?
Specifically, I'm looking to find out how my external monitor is being detected by the system when connected by HDMI cable and ...
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How do I force the native screen resolution of my display if it's not offered using fglrx driver?
My computer model is Dell Studio 1555: Pentium Dual Core T4300(2.1GHz,800MHz,1MB), 4096MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel, 512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570 using the ATI proprietary driver. My screen ...
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Tried every solution but my monitor resolution is still stuck at 640x480
I have problems getting my Viewsonic VX2025wm LCD monitor with Ubuntu 11.10. I have another monitor which works well (although in VGA mode), but this one refuses to go beyond 640x480. I'm trying to ...
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When using dual monitors, left monitor uses 1024x768 and right monitor uses 1920x720. Why its slow?
I have one PC where I have my main screen using 1024x768 resolution and my another screen using 1980x720 resolution.
But why its so slow, is there any way to make it faster like normal?
I had the ...
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How to only have one display?
I have a laptop that is hooked up to a monitor via a VGA cable. I'm trying to get the display set to the external monitor only (I don't want any display on the laptop screen). However, whenever I ...
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1920x1200 resolution shows black area on bottom right
I just bought a new 27 inches monitor, I plugged it in and ubuntu started with my old monitor resolution (1440x900). So I went to the nvidia-xconfig (the default config tool wont work because I use a ...
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Display is cut-off and stuck at 640x480; cannot detect monitor [closed]
I've recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my PC and I have a resolution problem.
My screen resolution is set at 640x480 (4:3) and I can't see right the whole screen, the windows or the icons. The ...
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Ubuntu doesn't detect my TV monitor - UNKNOWN DISPLAY [closed]
I have a Sharp TV which my linux box is plugged into. Installing Linux is fine, display is visible at the correct resolution etc.. when i turned the machine on the day after it didnt detect the ...
