Questions tagged [external-monitor]
Secondary monitor that is connected to a device with an embedded monitor such as laptops.
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External devices not detected in Ubuntu 22.04
I'm quite new to Linux and I've started using Ubuntu 22.04 since the past 2 days.
I tried connecting my external monitor to it and it did not seem to be detected. I looked around for some solutions ...
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screen blanking randomly
On my Ubuntu 22.04 system, after some days of using the system without issues, my screens blank without reason after a very short delay of not using the system (half a minute?).
Moving the mouse or ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 connected monitor is zoomed in
I'm using newest version of ubuntu. I have laptop screen and connected monitor.
Built-in display (2800 x 1800) screen scale is set to 200% which is perfectly fine, but monitor (1920 x 1080) screen ...
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make mirroring displays the default in gnome
I use gnome with multiple displays.
I use these in a mirroring setup.
However, whenever my external display reconnects (whether by plugging in or by powering on the display), it seems to forget that i ...
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HDMI over USB-C multiport adapter works, SOMETIMES!
Ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Latitude 7320
The laptop has an HDMI port on board, which works fine. The multiport adapter also works fine for USB loop through, and SSD cards.
But when I connect a display to ...
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How to configure the REDSHIFT program so that it does not change the brightness of the screen?
For "Night Light" I use Redshift software. Unfortunately, this program automatically changes the brightness of the external monitor to the default value: the value in the Lubuntu system ...
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Laptop Doesn't Suspend When Connected to External Monitor Mouse & Keyboard
So I'm using 22.04 on a Dell Precision.
I've disabled suspend-on-lid-close via Gnome Tweaks, because I'm using the external monitor on it's own with keyboard/mouse.
Since doing this I can't seem to ...
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ASUS usb screen is not working in Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu can detect the external usb screen, but it is not working.
-> lsusb -d 17e9:
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 17e9:ff0b DisplayLink **ASUSTEK MB169B+**
I also followed all the steps from here.
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How can I use a HP G2 USB-C Dockingstation on Ubuntu to use my monitors?
I've been trying to connect my laptop via USB-C to my HP-G2 USB-C docking station for a few days now. The USB devices and also the LAN connection work, but my monitors are not addressed.
Does anyone ...
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Upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 - all worked on former
I have been using 20.04 for a few months and had issues but was still able to work albeit cursor flickering and random crashes. It became untenable today and thought to upgrade to 22.04. Did so and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 : No display signal from device
I recently installed ubuntu 22.04 in my laptop. I have an external monitor (Dell p2319H) which I have connected over display port. However the display doesnot seem to be recognised (monitor displays &...
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Press ctrl+c to cancel all filesystem checks in progress appears after connecting external monitor
A few weeks back, the company I worked for bought an external monitor for me to connect my computer in. The laptop in question has the Ubuntu version 20.04 and it is a HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop.
Since ...
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Monitor scaling issue on ubuntu22.04
I have a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with Ubuntu 22.04 with an external monitor (Lg UltraGear 24GN650). I connected to my laptop and the monitor works but laptop is 4k 2560 x 1600 and my monitor is 1980 x ...
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Dell Monitor | No HDMI signal from your device
I have an HDMI port on this PC and on Dell P2417H Monitor; they are plugged in.
There is no signal, and so the monitor "sleeps".
When I unplug the HDMI from PC side; monitor displays:
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Since upgrading acer laptop to 22.04 external moniter is not recognized
I have been running Ubuntu on this acer AspireR laptop since I bought it. It has intel graphics so I have had 0 trouble until today when I upgraded to 22.04 now my external monitor says there is no ...
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Second Monitor blue tones turns to purple [Ubuntu 20.04]
i'm currently using dual boot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop, and i found a problem with my second screen that (when i'm on ubuntu) turns all the blue tones into a purple-ish tone. On ...
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Black screen on multi-monitor setup with Shimian QHD display + Apple adapter
n00b here with a basic understanding of linux that could really use some help.
I am currently running Ubuntu 20.04 on my 2018 Razer Blade 15 Advanced with a NVIDIA GTX1060 mobile and I have a dual ...
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Cannot reboot the laptop using an external monitor. Boot stalls
I'm having issues rebooting my laptop using the external monitor and the laptop docked with the lid closed.
I tried out the live version of Ubuntu using the laptop with the lid closed and my monitor ...
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Ubuntu Linux doesn't recognise my external monitor on USB-C
I'm using Ubuntu 21.10. Recently, I the USB-C monitor (the HDMI is still working), it use to work with 5.13.0-35-generic but after another upgrade it doesn't work anymore.
Can anyone help?
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Connect second monitor via USB
My Laptop's only HDMI port is broken, so I bought a USB adapter to be able to connect my monitor to my laptop. This worked perfectly fine on Windows, but I switched to Ubuntu recently and it doesn't ...
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High CPU Usage using USB-C Monitor with Ubuntu 21.10 and ASUS ROG G14
I'm using Ubuntu 21.10 all updated as of today. Ive got an AMD ROG G14, it have NVIDIA and AMD GPU
My cpu is jumping like crazy when I connect my micro USB monitor
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Second display black connected through eGPU on Ubuntu 21.10
I recently bought an eGPU and a graphics card to go with it. I'm using my main laptop monitor as well as a secondary one hooked up to the back of the eGPU, but the second monitor isn't detected.
My ...
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system freeze (nvidia?)
I have installed a new Ubuntu 21.10 (dual boot with windows 10) on
Dell Precision 3561 - Intel Core i7-11800H - RAM 16GB (also having swap partition of approx. 20 GB, though installed on other NVME).
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LG Ultrafine 24MD4KL-B not charging via USB-C (Thunderbolt)
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on a ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 with internal 4K display. I'm currently running the Intel Mesa drivers on X11, but the behavior I'm about to describe is the same with the proprietary ...
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Keeping External Monitor Resolution
Recently I got myself a new laptop which has two display adapters as of lshw report:
VGA compatible controller
producto: GP104M [GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile]
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Ubuntu 21.10 on Hp Omen 15 external diplays stopped working after BIOS udpate
I just performed a BIOS update and now neither of my external displays work (Displayport or HDMI). I have tried xrandr --auto per some recommendations, but no joy.
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HDMI monitor not detected (Ubuntu 20.04, Dell DA200 usb-c adapter supplies the HDMI port)
I cannot detect my HDMI monitor on ubuntu 20.04 using a HDMI port provided by a usb-c adapter (Dell DA200).
There are similar questions such as Fixing Ubuntu USB-C to HDMI DELL DA200 and Dell DA200 ...
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Second monitor is not working on boot
I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed with ubuntu-mate-desktop.
I work with a second monitor, connected via hdmi.
When I turned-off and then reboot my system, this monitor is black (and cursor does not pass ...
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External USB-C monitor flickers / blinks randomly
I regularly use an external monitor, connected through USB-C/thunderbolt to my laptop. It usually works flawlessly, but every now and then (between a few weeks or a few days), the monitor starts ...
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How do I get an external GPU with a hybrid laptop to output a display on Kubuntu? [duplicate]
I link the Arch Wiki a few times. I am using Kubuntu 21.10. It has directions, but I am not using Arch.
So... I have a strange configuration. I have a laptop with an Intel CPU, with Intel 360 ...
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Both Monitors Randomly Turning Off Ubuntu 21.10
Both my internal and external monitors will randomly shut off for no reason, but they turn back on when I move my mouse around. I have checked my settings and my auto-suspend and other options are ...
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External monitor - xrandr resolution doesn't work and problem with refresh rate
I'm facing problem with xrandr to set new resolution and refresh rate. I only have the resolution 2560x1440 with refresh rate 33 mhz, if I try to increase the refresh rate I got the error below:
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Mouse doesn't go left side monitor only goes Right side
So I have 2 external monitor, so my mouse cursor only goes the right side monitor, can not take mouse to left side, can't find any options to fix it, any suggestions how to control or move mouse both ...
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How to make the external screens the defaults for open applications?
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 with Cinnnamon 4.4.8. I'm using two external screens together with my laptop screen (one of the externals is configured as primary). I use the laptop screen for a single ...
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External monitors not detected after upgrading to Ubuntu 21.10 (Connected via ThinkPad Hybrid USB-C with USB-A Dock)
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 21.10 and now, as the title suggests, my external monitors are no longer detected when connected via the hybrid USB-A cable from the ThinkPad dock ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.6 nvidia GTX 1060 not work withboth laptop screen and HDMI monitor
At some point after an Ubuntu 18.04 update, I lost external HDMI monitor support. I found that Nvidia does not support the monitor any more. To get it working again, I have to use Nouveau display ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 freezes after plugging a seconds monitor
I installed ubuntu 21.10 on a new SSD drive i have bought, it's has been working well so far, out of the sudden it freezes when I plug my second monitor through HDMI which used to work fine, I suspect ...
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Ryzen 5900HX + RTX3070 – black screen on boot when external screen plugged in after update to 21.10
I have recently upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 21.10. I have Ryzen 5900HX and GeForce RTX 3070 onboard. Unfortunatelty I can turn on the computer only without the external screen plugged to an HDMI port ...
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Unknown Display on DP-3. Only one display present
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS show a second unknown display, which is not actually present. I have tried every related solution with no success.
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I have a NVIDIA ...
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Switch from AMD Integrated GPU to Nvidia Discreet GPU on Ubuntu 20.04
Im running ubuntu 20.04 LTS on Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3. The problem is when using ubuntu I cant connect my laptop to external monitor but its works perfect when I'm on Windows 10. I check the about of ...
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Not able to add external display with USB 3 to VGA FL2000 chipset in Ubuntu 20.04
What am I trying?
Trying to add external display using USB 3 to VGA Fresco Logic 2000 chipset adaptor by compiling a driver and loading a module in the kernel 5.4.0-84-generic in Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS.
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External monitor only works with specific resolutions: Ubuntu 20.04 and Dell XPS 15 7590
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell XPS 15 7590 (2019 model). While an external 2560x1440 monitor was working fine while Windows 10 was installed, the screen doesn't detect a signal when I have it at ...
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Displayport over USB-C stopped working - faulty drivers?
My laptop (Dell XPS 13, 9350) has a single USB-C port, which I am used to connecting to a docking station which is in turn connected to peripherals (USB devices, audio, display, power supply). One day ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS won't connect to external monitor after suspending
I have an HP Zbook with windows dual boot and Ubuntu 20.04LTS. I don't know if my computer has always done this but I just noticed that I can't connect external monitors after my computer suspends. ...
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How to identify if the type c port on my laptop has Display / thunderbolt support?
I am typing to connect an external display using the type c 3.1 gen 2 on my laptop external adapters, but the HDMI connection via the adapter is not able to connect the external display.
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External monitor has stopped being detected Ubunbtu 20.04.2
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I am using an Asus-UX560UQK laptop with Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS installed connected by USB to a Targus ACP70EU docking station which in turn has a Lenovo external monitor attached via the DVI port....
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External monitor dont work on Lenovo ThinkPad with AMD Ryzen 5700u
I just installed the newest Ubuntu on laptop ThinkPad E15 Gen3 with Radeon GPU on Ryzen5700u and found a big problem - external monitor is not working...
I dont even see in dmesg anything about ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a laptop with a broken monitor
I have a Lenovo laptop with a broken monitor (don't ask!) that worked well with a HDMI cable connected to a Dell monitor. Of late, the laptop won't boot once I have entered the hard disk password. The ...
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Ubuntu 32-bit, dual monitor very slow
Older 32-bit laptop running 18.04.
When I plug in an external VGA monitor it slows down abysmally, as in 20+seconds between keystrokes. If I unplug the monitor it works fine again.
External shows the ...
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DisplayPort error on Thinkpad for Ubuntu
My Thinkpad L480 constantly throws an error when connecting external monitors to the docking station. I have to open and close the lid of the notebook repeatedly to get a signal.
It throws the ...
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