Questions tagged [external-monitor]
Secondary monitor that is connected to a device with an embedded monitor such as laptops.
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External WQHD monitor with NVIDIA NVS 4200M
I got a Lenovo T420s with a dedicated NVS 4200M Graphics Card running Ubuntu 18.04 and want to connect to an external monitor with WQHD resolution. However, when joining displays, the external monitor'...
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Unexpected behaviour when closing laptop after upgrading to ubuntu 18
I had a laptop with ubuntu 16.04 and I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 a few days ago. I usually work with a second screen connected to the laptop, and when I close the laptop I would like to suspend it.
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External monitor switching to laptop screen when session is locked
When I lock session, the external monitor stops displaying and it switches to laptop screen. Currently I have enabled display setup script so when I start OS it disables my laptop screen and switches ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Thinkpad T460p w/ UltraDock 4k@60Hz Blank Screen
I have a thinkpad T460p running ubuntu 18.04 on an UltraDock connected by DisplayPort to a 4K monitor. The monitor will work most of the time at 4K @ 30Hz. Sometimes I get a flickering artifact at the ...
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Screen flickering through HDMI on Ubuntu 18.04
I am having problems connecting external monitors through HDMI. The screen is flickering horribly, going on and off (no signal) unexpectedly, sometimes just stays blank. I am using the recommended ...
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How to boot 18.04 using external monitor on Lenovo z50 70?
At startup I now must use my laptop screen for startup; immediately after logging in, I can close the lid and use the external monitor. How can I power up and login only using the external monitor? (I ...
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Ubuntu 18 external monitor resoolution
I have installed ubuntu 18 on my MacBook Pro retina 15', and it works fine.
However, when I plug my external Samsung monitor, the built-in screen resolution is kept the same but the external monitor ...
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Lenevo P50 - Connecting external monitor through HDMI, OS - Ubuntu 14.04
I have a new Lenovo P50 workstation, OS - Ubuntu 14.04.
I am trying to connect Samsung SyncMaster 22 inch LED monitor through HDMI port.
Lenovo P50 laptop can recognize the monitor but display on ...
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Ubuntu doesn't recognize external monitors connected via HDMI
My laptop is an ASUS-x556ur, I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and the x.org display driver (I tried switching to Nvidia and restarting and reconnecting, didn't work...)
I usually connect my laptop to 2 ...
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Intel HD-Grafik 4400 black flicker on external monitor (Ubuntu 18.04)
I'm running a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop that has an HD 4400 graphics card. It all works fine on the laptop's own screen, however, when hooking up an additional (1920x1200) screen via DisplayPort--...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Dual Monitor Gnome Crashes
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell Inspiron 13 ( Tried an upgrade from 16.04, didn't succeed, then reinstalled without data loss )
Here is what happens -
Switch on / Login to Gnome ( x11 ) with an ...
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New Thinkpad with fresh Ubuntu installed over Windows, the USB-c dock no longer works for display output
I have a brand new ThinkPad and just got Ubuntu installed and updated. I got the USB-C dock too and everything has been amazing and seamless (thank you Ubuntu!), except from the fact that the dock ...
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Automatic/learned window placement when second screen is added
I noticed that when I move a window to another screen and run it full screen (probably also if not), then remove the screen, then add the screen again, the window will move to the additional screen ...
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Image broken with 4 monitors, but everything works with 1,2 or 3
I have a macbook pro 2015 set up running linux natively. Through this I have 3 monitors plugged in.
2x Thunderbolt
1x HDMI
1x Laptop Monitor.
If I have 3 monitors the image is as expected. However ...
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Connect Laptop to External Monitor
Recently I've got a monitor Dell I want to connect to my lapto Dell as well. Here are some pics of the elements.
Pic 1: DP port laptop
Pic 2: Box
Pic 3: Monitor
The Dell laptop has the DP and HDMI ...
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xrandr: cannot find output 0x49
I cannot configure my Samsung U28E590D using xrandr. It works fine under Windows and using the Gnome control center it mostly works fine - but I want to use i3. xrandr seems to be able to detect the ...
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MX150 Not working with Thunderbolt 3 and HDMI on Ubuntu 18.04 (dual external monitors)
I am having an issue with an external monitor. The monitor is picked up and works fine over HDMI. I want to use my Thunderbolt 3 port and have connected a cable to the monitor's displayport.
I have ...
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Check if HDMI port is damaged
I've been using my laptop connected to an external monitor and suddenly when I connect my monitor to my laptop the monitor says there is no HDMI signal.
I would like to know if there is anyway to ...
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Secondary monitor not connecting in 18.04 LTS
I have an Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-592G-709V with Nvidia Geforce 960M (nvidia driver v390) and a Benq W1070 projector.
I have upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 and my projector connects for a split ...
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How can I fix a blank space at top, bottom, right and left outside desktop screen?
I just upgraded from 16.04. When the LiveCD was running it showed the desktop screen that filled the entire monitor screen. After my installation of 18.04 there is black empty space at the top, bottom,...
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HDMI not connecting (18.04 LTS)
I have just upgraded to 18.04, and all of a sudden my HDMI is not connecting.
xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
eDP-1 connected primary 1366x768+0+0 (...
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How to mirror laptop and external monitor with Cinnamon desktop?
arandr allows to arrange monitors relative to each other, but how to mirror the screen content (example use case: presentation with beamer where you want to demonstrate the use of a website).
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Unable to view display on external monitor [Asus Zenbook UX330 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS]
I have an Asus Zenbook UX330 running only Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and I cannot connect to my television through the micro HDMI port. All of the cables appear to be working correctly, and the television's ...
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Ubuntu not detecting external monitor connected via USB-C dock
Working with Ubuntu 16.04.
I have an HP USB-C dock (https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elite-USB-Docking-Station/dp/B01BBXPKEK) that I use with my work laptop. I have a wireless keyboard, mouse, ethernet, ...
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DisplayLink 1.4 and Ubuntu 17.10 on XPS-13 laptop, not seeing monitor
I've followed the instructions that I've found on this site and others, but still not seeing output (except the AOC startup logo) on the monitor.
tac@tac-xps13:~/Downloads$ lsusb -d 17e9:
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External hdmi monitor stopped working (undetected) [closed]
As today, my external monitor is not detected any more by my Ubuntu 17.10 laptop :(
I know the monitor and cable are working correctly since it works on a different laptop.
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Ubuntu17.10 doesn't recognize VGA display
Week ago I installed Ubuntu17.10 on my laptop. I'm using two external displays one HDMI and one old VGA monitor (built-in screen I'm not using at all), it worked like a charm for a week except ...
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Xubuntu (XFCE) closing lid locks screen
The usual advice is to go to: /etc/systemd/logind.conf and set HandleLidSwitch=ignore, which I already did, and it seems to be working (or my computer wakes up before I can notice it is not up). ...
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Display (Dual display) brightness control not working in 17.10
I upgraded to ubuntu 17.10 and display brightness controller is working the Primary display, but it is not working Secondary display (External display).
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Reduce brightness on external monitor in Wayland in 17.10
I used to be able to control the brightness of my external monitor using xrandr.
How do I do this with Wayland? The brightness control in the upper-right corner does not do this. /sys/class/backlight/...
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External monitor via HDMI only outputs Desktop background and Unity launcher from 17.04
I have connected my laptop via HDMI to my new big screen 1080p TV. I had set HDMI1 as source on TV, and instantly it shows video output from my laptop. But, there is this wierd problem.
It only ...
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Windows move between workspaces when screen turns off
The issue I'm having is pretty straightforward: I'll place windows in specific workspaces. Then if the screen happens to turn off and lock (it doesn't fully go to sleep), when I unlock the screen ...
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I have two monitors with two different dpi settings, how do I change so they look nice and crisp?
Okay, so I have a 15 inch 4k laptop (3840*2160) that is my main display. I then have a 20 inch monitor (1600*1900) sit on the left side of my laptop. What would I type in the terminal to make the ...
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Connect laptop as second monitor for other laptop
I have old laptop which I wanna connect to other one as second monitor. I saw few answers on similar questions here, but all of them seems to be outdated. So my question is how to do it in modern way. ...
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Xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed (Unable to add 1080p resolution to second monitor)
I had Ubuntu 16 and I was able to add the 1080p resolution for my second monitor (VGA1) but after I installed Ubuntu 17, I get the error when I want to output the new resolution: xrandr: Configure ...
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External monitor not working black screen
My external monitor is black. The only thing I can see is my mouse. I looked around for several hours. I tried different resolutions, adding a new one with xrandr. I tried different distros, different ...
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How to select laptop screen without actually seeing the screen?
This is a weird situation on a Lubuntu 16.04 (which, no, it does not automatically recognize the active monitor, like Ubuntu), where the HDMI monitor alone was selected to give a presentation, the ...
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Laptop screen only works when connected to external monitor
Once in a while I see the following problem on my HP Envy 17 notebook (2100ed): When I power up, the backlight switches on, but apart from that the screen is black. (No BIOS menu/grub etc, nothing.) ...
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How to install package ddccontrol in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?
I use the 14.04 LTS version of Ubuntu and I bought a Dell monitor model UltraSharp 24 Monitor U2415, however I am not able to use it. I have tried to install the ddccontrol package but when I execute ...
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External USB monitor not working
I recently bought an external monitor AOC E1659FWU.
In my possession I have a Dell Latitude E6420 with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
I have downloaded the driver from
http://support.displaylink.com/...
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AOC e1549Fwu USB screen does not work on Ubuntu 16.04
I can't get my AOC e1549Fwu USB monitor to work on Ubuntu 16.04 (Dell Inspiron 5548 laptop). I have tried the following drivers:
Driver that comes with Ubuntu
DisplayLink drivers
displaylink-debian
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External Monitor Not Found
I am having a difficult time trying to get Ubuntu to recognize the external monitor connected to my laptop.
Environment
Dell 7567
Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
Dell P2414H Monitor via DVI-to-HDMI
Ubuntu 16.04....
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Ubuntu sees external monitor but the external monitor doesn't recieve any signal
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 on a Lenovo B50-70 laptop, with an integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400 along with a dedicated GPU AMD Radeon R5 M230.
The output for lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|Display'
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USB AOC monitor displaying, but cannot move/see mouse pointer on 2nd monitor
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I have gotten my USB AOC monitor to display, but I cannot move/see the mouse pointer on the 2nd monitor.
What's the problem and how can I fix it?
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.
$ xrandr
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External monitor with HDMI VGA Adapter not detected - Ubuntu 17.04
I have an ASUS NT7000 laptop, which only has an HDMI output. I managed to install Ubuntu 16.10 last year (after a lot of trouble) because of my graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce 950 M). I used an HDMI to ...
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Window zoom / size after removing external monitor/display
I have a very annoying problem.
When i connect my external display the window sizes and zoom are not correct (Either to big or to small). This can't be fixed with the display application. When i ...
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Failed to build EVDI installing DisplayLink driver
I have a serious issue when installing a DispalyLink driver, specifically a Dell DA100 Adapter, on my Dell XPS 13 9360. I downloaded and unpacked the Displaylink driver from the official website.
Then ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 and three monitors - doesn't work
I connected my Lenovo T460 through the Ultra Docking station with 3 Monitors (LG Flatron E2210) via VGA, HDMI and DP. With Win7 I got them all to run rather quickly (having the laptop-monitor turned ...
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Grub menu to second monitor
On my dual-boot Acer laptop (win8.1 and 14.04) I mostly use the HDMI port and 24" monitor. Sometimes I need to boot to windows but can't see the grub menu as the laptop internal monitor is turned off.
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Ubuntu freezes randomly when (un)plugging external monitor
I have a Lenovo notebook with an Intel Core i5-4200U CPU and an Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU.
When an external monitor is plugged or unplugged, sometimes the system crashes. But it seems random for me. ...
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