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Possible to run a script when something plugged in / disconnected from Mini DisplayPort?

In /etc/acpi/ there are several scripts that can be customized to do something when a particular event happens on your physical computer, like the lid.sh script which is called when the laptop lid is ...
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s-video not working in ubuntu 12.10

I am not a techie. I am new to linux as well. My computer is M115-S3094 toshiba laptop. I could not setup multiple displays via s-video. can someone help.
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(ubuntu server) display says cannot display this video mode?

i am new to linux/ubuntu, i am attempting to build a home media server, i did my research and ubuntu server is supposed to win me over haha so here we go.... i downloaded the latest Ubuntu Server.iso ...
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blinking vga monitor

I have a Samsung SyncMaster P2470HN monitor and every time I plug it in and set it for use it starts to blink intermittently every 2 seconds. First it show the workspace, then it blinks and shows the ...
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Ubuntu Toshiba Dynadock u3.0

I am having a few issues with my new Dynadock u3.0. First of all, all of the USB connections are working as well as the usb ethernet. The only two issues I am having are with the usb audio and the ...
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Can't get movie player to play on my TV via HDMI connection

I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell laptop. laptop resolution is 1366x768. I connected to my Phillips 42" TV using HDMI. By changing channels I can get to HDMI4 and there my desktop wallpaper ...
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Using a DisplayLink USB video adapter on Ubuntu 12.10

The line of USB video adapters made by DisplayLink has a somewhat sordid history under Linux. In past Ubuntu releases, the process of getting them to work has been somewhat difficult, inspiring a ...
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AMD dual graphics laptop movie playback

Recently I bought an AMD APU based laptop (A6 3420M + Radeon 7670M), installed the proprietary driver (AMD Catalyst) and everything works fine except for movie playback in the fullscreen -- it seems ...
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video not displayed in Xubuntu

I have Xubuntu installed in my PC. When I play a video after starting the system it plays fine. After some time the video is not displayed and I can only hear sound. If I reboot my PC then the video ...
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display resolution question

My machine has two hard drives, one has Fedora 64bit and one has Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. When running Fedora, I can set the resolution to 1600x1200. But I can only get 1280x1024 when Ubuntu is running. ...
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Advise on which video card to use for 3 2560x1440 screens [closed]

I'm looking at setting up a new system. Asus P9X79 Motherboard Intel Core i7 3820 3.60GHz CPU 16GB A-Data DDR3-1600 Corsair AX850 and the video card. I'm aiming to use 3 Korean monitors 2560x1440 ...
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I'm working on 12.04LTS, suddenly my display turns grey!

First of all let me say that I'm new with Ubuntu. When I'm working suddenly the mouse doesn't respond and the display turns gray or black. Although I can press any key ( I can't see what I'm doing ) ...
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Setting nomodeset to fix blank screen on boot breaks browser rendering

I have upgraded my wifes netbook (Novatech X10) from 10.04 to 12.04 and hit the same problem I had with 11.04 and 11.10 with th blank screen on boot. I can fix this by adding the nomodeset option to ...
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Getting a new PCI card to work in 11.10 [closed]

I just installed a new PCI video card on a HP/Compaq Presario sr1010z desktop (AMD64). When I play a video, the colors are right, but when I make it full screen, the video is choppier and worse than ...
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display works fine in liveCD but not in full installation [closed]

Installing 11.10 on an old server with bare-bones graphics adapter. I'm working with a Frankenstein monster of hacked-together donated parts to build a system in Nicaragua. LiveCD works great. ...
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error “cannot display this video mode” [closed]

The installation seemed to go well, but after the restart, I only get a black screen with a white text message that says "cannot display this video mode". How do I fix this?
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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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Failsafe mode only possible on Gateway 3545 [closed]

I am very new and unsure of how to ask my question properly. In short, I upgraded my daughter's laptop - Gateway 3545 - from 8.04 to 10.04. Now the video display only works in failsafe mode. How do ...
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Display turns off when watching videos (then video starts to lag), how to fix it? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I stop the screensaver from turning on when I watching online videos? Okay, here's the thing - - On my Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit installation, I have the display set to ...
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How can I fix my xvinfo?

How can i fix my X server/driver? $ xvinfo X-Video Extension version 2.2 screen #0 no adaptors present Additional info: $ uname -a Linux desktop 2.6.32-33-generic #70-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 7 ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 mini boots to black screen, alt-f2 fixes?

I installed using the ubuntu 11.04 mini cd a command line only version of ubuntu. When the machine boots, I see all the bios screens, but when it boots in to ubuntu the screen goes black. The ...
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How to export X Display with Audio?

How can I export my X Display with audio. For example, in tty1 if I put, "startx xmoto -- :1 &", I can play xmoto ok, but have no sound. If i put "xinit -- :1 &"and then put "xmoto &", ...
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Second monitor doesn't work on an Intel GM965

I have Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c) and when I plug a vga or HDMI cable I can't see the second monitor and the I only see a mess main ...
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how can I reinstall the codecs so I can play my videos back

I used to play videos from MP4, wma files, as well as form DVDs, but for some reason, I can no more. The file gets loaded and the player starts, but it is always a black screen. No display at all. ...
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graphics problem and no volume control icon after installation

After my installation, I saw a message saying 22 files were broken. Then a window appeared, and I selected the broken files and removed them. Since then, I haven't had a volume control icon on my ...
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How do i show my entire screen with a projector?

i have a problem making my entire screen shown, which is a problem when i want to show other people how to do anything in ubuntu. i can choose between showing a part of my screen, or another part, ...
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Display resolution problem using VGA splitter

Hardware I have the following hardware configuration: PC running Ubuntu 10.04 Onboard video card with one VGA output (Intel P4M800 - Via Unichrome) VGA splitter: 1 input, 4 outputs. Up to 2048x1536 ...