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1answer
72 views

Can't extend desktop to second monitor

I have a Vostro 200, Intel Pentium D (E2160) processor and Intel G31/G33 video adapter. The video adapter is integrated and I'm using a VGA splitter to connect to monitors. The monitors are Samsung ...
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237 views

Ubuntu does not detect HDMI (TV)

I have a z68 motherboard which got a HDMI connection. Ubuntu won't detect my TV through it, neither will it detect that I have two GPU's (HD 4870 and Intel HD 3000) it should work like this, as it ...
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2answers
391 views

Intel hd3000 with HDMI output causes USB mouse and keyboard conflicts?

I really don't know where to look for help with this problem, so I'm starting here. I am running a clean install of 12.10, on Gigabyte z68a-dh3-b3 mobo, Core i5 2500K, integrated Intel HD 3000 (Sandy ...
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1answer
238 views

3 monitors and 2 video cards (intel and ati)

I've moved to ubuntu from windows 7. In W7 I had 3 monitors on 2 graphic cards. 2 monitors work from ati card and 1 from intel card. In ubuntu I can't make it to work like before. Now works only 2 ...
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0answers
158 views

How to optimise Unity for dual monitor with overlap

I'm using a touchscreen and external monitor to occasionally sketch some drawings on the touchscreen. If I need the touch screen I switch it on with a simple xrandr command. xrandr including rotation, ...
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0answers
467 views

Can I set up dual monitors with Intel HD4000 as one display for XBMC?

I just need confirmation that this works before I go through the expense and trouble of trying to set this up. I have an i3 3225 with HD4000 graphics. My motherboard has booth HDMI and DVI outputs. I ...
2
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1answer
282 views

Can I control brightness on second monitor?

I have a thinkpad (x301) with an external monitor connected via a DisplayPort to HDMI cable. I can control the brightness of the laptop monitor using the keys on the laptop, but I can't work out how ...
0
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1answer
531 views

Dual graphic (between graphic card and mainboard graphic)

Can I do the dual graphic (use two same monitor, the monitor 1 is next to monitor 2, monitor 1 use the graphic card, monitor 2 the mainboard graphic) on Ubuntu? What driver I should install to do the ...
2
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1answer
336 views

External monitor is blank if I boot with the monitor plugged in

Ubuntu 12.04 has problem with Intel GM45 Chipset, featuring the the Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD I have a COMPAQ Presario CQ70 laptop with an Intel GM45 chipset that ...
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0answers
358 views

Single and dual monitor HP Pavilion g6

I have an HP Pavilion G6, i5 with Intel graphic card. Installing Ubuntu 12.04 I found several problems about video settings. I had the "black screen on boot" problem, solved with nomodeset boot ...
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0answers
247 views

How do I get my Intel HD graphics to work alongside my HD7850, as my second(HDMI out) monitor?

Title says it all. Further info: Motherboard: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77%20Pro3/ Processor: http://ark.intel.com/products/65520/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Processor-%286M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz%29 ...
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1answer
2k views

Dual screen with JUST extended desktop

Im using a dual monitor set-up a lot, but i have a problem. I need to forbid to clone the dektop, i want to use just the extended desktop feature. Can it be done somehow? It's a problem because, when ...
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0answers
847 views

Second monitor not detected with Intel 2nd Generation Graphic

Note: I've seen this question quite a lot, but in all the cases I could find with answers, the answer was either "I don't know" or "use nvidia-settings (which is irrelevant to me)." I'm using ...
2
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0answers
341 views

Cannot use second display with 12.04 and Intel 2000/3000

I am unable to get anything to display on my second monitor, or even get the system to recognize that there is a second screen. I am running 12.04 on a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV, revision 2.0 box. The ...
2
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0answers
931 views

Trying to use 3 monitors with Intel integrated Graphics and Separate video Card

I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a desktop that has a Intel i7 2600k with integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics and a GeForce GT430 1GB video card. I have 2 monitors (in a vertical orientation) ...
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1answer
7k views

Dock with dual external DVI monitors with Intel + Nvidia Optimus?

I have a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop plugged into a docking station, and the dock has 2 monitors (connected with DVI). Also note that I've installed Ubuntu alongside (dual-boot) Windows 7. I can't ...
2
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0answers
632 views

Dell E6510 with Intel i950 cannot detect second display in Precise

After a bout of trouble with 10.04, 10.10 fixed the driver issues with my Intel video card. I avoided upgrading for some time, but bit the bullet this weekend. I was able to upgrade and get the box ...
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1answer
602 views

Setting up dual monitors with integrated graphics

Trying to set up dual monitors but the monitors are mirrored and will not change. They also say laptop but I am using a desktop. I have 2 viewsonic monitors at 1080p. I'm using a sandy bridge cpu with ...
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2answers
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Dual Monitors not detected in Ubuntu 12.04 (ATI Radeon HD)

I am new to Ubuntu and really would like to replace Windows with it. One problem I am now running into is to make the second screen working. I have an Optiplex 990, which comes with an internal Intel ...
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1answer
3k views

Is triple monitor possible with Intel HD 3000?

I am considering buying a new PC, with Intel HD 3000. I have 3 monitors, the MB has VGA, HDMI and DVI outputs. Is it possible to work with 3 monitors in such a system (with 12.04 or 11.10)? Does ...
0
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2answers
510 views

How do I manually set the resolution of an external monitor on my laptop?

I have a second monitor that I'd like to use with my laptop but it doesn't report its full resolution to Ubuntu and I'm stuck using it in 1024x800 mode. Yuck. I'd like to manually set the resolution ...
2
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1answer
2k views

Can T520+Bumblebee run an external monitor via DisplayPort?

Using 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 and integrated (Intel) graphics, I can run the 1600x900 laptop display plus a 1600x1200 external monitor connected to the VGA adapter. But my external monitor is 1920x1200 ...
0
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1answer
1k views

Do the xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers support dual monitors with Intel HD Graphics 3000?

I just assembled a new computer with an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU and I am using the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics processor. I have an Asus P8Z68V-LE mother board that has a VGA, DVI and ...
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1answer
2k views

Extended desktop (dual widescreen monitors)

I upgraded recently to Ubuntu 11.10 from 10.04. I have twin Samsung 19" Syncmasters that run natively on 1680x1050, one to the DVI1 and one to the VGA1 output of my fixed dual-head integrated Intel ...
0
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1answer
2k views

How to connect external monitor to laptop for larger desktop?

I have a laptop which has a Intel 852GME chipset. I had an older laptop, I can't remember which chipset that has, but simply by doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04, I was able to connect another ...
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2answers
3k views

Triple Head Nvidia and Intel

I have a dell inspiron with an Intel integrated video and an nvidia video card. actually i have a dual head 2 x 27 samsungs monitors and i got an old 24 inch sitting there by himself crying to be ...
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0answers
574 views

Automatially detect external monitor with right resolution? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to get display settings persistent? I am using a external TFT monitor with 1024x768 screen resolution together with my primary laptop monitor at 1366x768 on a Intel ...
0
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1answer
613 views

Dual monitor not working after an update [closed]

I did a package manager update yesterday and it turns out that my dual monitor setup has stopped working. I have poor vision so I really need to connect to a much bigger screen, but since yesterday, ...
2
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1answer
3k views

Dell Latitude E6420 multiple-monitors not working

Has anybody managed to use a Dell Latitude E6420 with Ubuntu 11.10 64bit installed on it with dual monitors? I could not get it working. I have the notebook plugged into the docking station with two ...
46
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3answers
38k views

How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

I've got an laptop with a intel chip, and I'd like to setup dual monitors in XFCE. How do I do this?
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0answers
714 views

Lenovo Y460 Intel Driver Secondary Display Flickering [closed]

This is a part of the massive dump of problems I'm encountering with my Lenovo Y460 and Ubuntu. Problem: ATI PowerXpress doesn't really work. Doesn't work as I have to use the open source driver ...
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1answer
1k views

TV HDMI output and resolution issues; broken after 11.04 upgrade [closed]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop w/ Intel graphics: lspci: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c) My TV is an ...
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1answer
403 views

Using a large monitor over VGA has strange bugs [closed]

I just hooked up a large (30" Dell) monitor over VGA to my ubuntu system (Thinkpad T420 with Intel grpahics running Narwal), and it sort of works, however there's a few things that are very off. On ...
2
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1answer
2k views

ATI graphics card overriding onboard Intel graphics

I have an ATI graphics card with an AGP connection and a DVI port, and an Intel graphics processor on the motherboard with a VGA port. I have two monitors. When the graphics card is unplugged, I get ...
4
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1answer
1k views

Use 3 monitors w/built-in intel adapter + two old nvidia PCI cards on 10.10?

I'd like to move from windows with my current workstation. The only thing holding me back is that I have 3 monitors connected to the system and I really take advantage of the real estate when working. ...
3
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3answers
930 views

Why won't visual effects work with a dual monitor setup

I am running Ubuntu 10.10 with a Intel 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) and I cannot use Visual Effects when I have both monitors turned on. When I use the Visual Effects ...
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4answers
1k views

How to force GNOME panels et. al. to display on a different monitor without mirroring?

So, I recently purchased a new 23" monitor for my PC. However, I can't use it with the PC currently as I am waiting on a replacement heatsink. In the mean time, I wanted to use it with my Dell laptop. ...
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2answers
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How do I best enable Xinerama?

Following the WoLpH's recommendation I am looking forward to enable Xinerama to set up 2 monitors to be 2 separate Gnome virtual desktops instead of one big. But the thing I worry about is how to set ...