Questions that relate to the electronic display (sometimes called a visual display unit) for computers. Typically questions relate to visual issues such as flickering, resolution, black-screens together with the usage of single and multiple displays.
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HDMI and DVI problems in Ubuntu 12.04
I hope someone can help! I bought a brand new computer (Intel® Pentium(R) CPU G2120 @ 3.10GHz × 2 with Intel® Ivybridge Desktop graphics), running Ubuntu 12.10. The graphics card has both VGA and ...
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Switchable nvidia GT 540m HDMI output Problem
I have bought a Alienware m11xr3 with nvidia GT 540m and a internal graphic card.
uname -r
3.2.0-33-generic-pae
here is the lspci | grep VGA output:
lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible ...
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12.04 boots fine, with graphical splash screen, but then Monitor “out of range”
I see dozens of posts from people whose monitors are saying "out of range" under Ubuntu; seems like there are some serious problems in Ubuntu with autodetection of monitor capabilities. :-( But none ...
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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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monitor not turning off at login screen
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 I noticed that the monitor stopped turning off (standby or suspend) when at the login screen. I have been able to configure the monitor to sleep when logged in ...
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Video display problems since upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10
I have a 2010 Dell XPS Studio Computer with an ATI Radeon HD 5450 Video Card. I have two hard drives for two different boot ups: Ubuntu and Windows 7. Since my upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10, my video card ...
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Dual Monitor doesn't work if nomodeset is set
I had a problem that my laptop screen turned black as soon as the installation/Ubuntu starts. So after doing few searches I had to add nomodeset on startup which works on laptop monitor but then my ...
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Help with setting up new monitor
Help please. I have a LG w2452t flatron monitor, running 12.04. When my computer wakes from sleep, the screen is completely jumbled mess. Thankfully I know that behind the mess is the login dialog, so ...
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How do i get sound into my computer monitor speakers?
I don't know why but sound only comes out out my headphones and not my monitor speakers. It says it's working but it says the line-in is not connected. It also says I have a microphone connected, but ...
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Ubuntu QUAD Monitor Display
I am a huge linux (Ubuntu) fan, but I had to switch back to Windows 7 for a little bit due to school....In that process I setup a 4 Monitor Setup on my desk...When I load Ubuntu, I can only get two of ...
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Refresh rate revert on 60 Hz on reboot
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 (upgrade from 11.10) and when I change monitor refresh rate everything is ok, until reboot, on reboot my refresh rate revert to 60 Hz. I found similar threads on Ask ...
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Ubuntu only working with second monitor
I'm using the try ubuntu selection from my ubuntu cd. For some reason, the screen on my laptop is completely black. Only when I hook to my second monitor does ubuntu show up, and then, its only on ...
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Best pic size for skydome animated on a 1920x1080 monitor
I want my skydome animated background to look clean and crisp not smashed and stretched so I thought that the best way would to find the correct image size. So, what size would that be on my 1920x1080 ...
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How to set the monitor to its native resolution when xrandr approach isn't working?
I am trying to setup my Samsung syncmaster B2030 monitor in ubuntu 12.04. It's native resolution is 1600x900 which I am not getting in ubuntu and which I am trying to get.
I tried using xrandr ...
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Laptop with Precise 12.04 doesn't recognize external monitor
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell XPS 14z laptop and tried conncting it to a Dell monitor through a miniDispayPort-to-VGA adapter, and the laptop simply doesn't register that the monitor is there. ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 does not detect monitor at boot
I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 for a couple of months now with no problems. Then one day I restarted my computer, and it would not detect the monitor. If I force it to restart a few times, it ...
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2 monitors 2 video cards extend desktop
I recently installed Xubuntu (I am mostly a windows user who is trying to migrate), I have a dedicated Nvidia GTX460 video card and an integrated Intel HD 4000 (in the ivy bridge cpu), i have the ...
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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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pressed suspend on computer and now my monitor doesn't turn on when i start computer
I have an Emachines W6409 desktop. I just intalled Ubuntu 12.04 the other day and everything seemed to be working fine. I put it in suspend mode and left for the night and when I came back the ...
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New window, when starting maximized, goes to secondary monitor
I've been searching around but only found solutions for compiz and nvidia. i am using 12.04 with the default ATI drivers, the ones from ati website crashes for me on dual monitor setup.
i have to ...
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No Monitor Signal After Ubuntu install on PowerMac G5
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 for PowerPC Macs. After I installed onto my second hard drive I rebooted into Ubuntu but my monitor showed no signal. Any one know how to fix this. My Graphics card is a ...
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how to make external monitor primary (xubuntu)
I am using Xubuntu 12.04 and I want to use my 24" monitor as a secondary display. Ok!
First Try: Going to the Settings Manager --> display and searched for the secondary display to enable it. But ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server x64 - Monitor shows Out of Range
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64 Server edition on a Dell Poweredge 2550. The machine boots up just fine (shows the logo, goes through all the initializations, etc), but when the OS ...
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Added resolution not working
Xrandr commands are not looking as they should. When I type xrandr in terminal it's says 1280x1024 but it doesn't fit in the screen (wich is 1280x1024). There is a side in black.
First of all the ...
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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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How do I get Ubuntu 12.04 to detect my monitor correctly?
I am using an old CTX monitor (CRT). The computer is also old (processor is Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz) operating with VESA drivers. Ubuntu 12.04 detects this monitor as "Laptop" (even though it is a ...
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Facing unity problems after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04
I upgraded to 12.04 and had problems with unity.
So this is what I did >>
1) Ctrl+Alt+F1
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Export DISPLAY=:0
ccsm
2) Ctrl+Alt+F7
3) Enabled ...
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Shouldn't System-Settings-->Display “see” the monitor correctly?
This is a 12.04 Intel 32-bit system with 8GB Ram and a Gigabyte GT220 NVidia graphics card.
The resolution displayed by System-Settings-->Display is correct, but the monitor is detected as "Laptop", ...
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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 can I change my login screen resolution when connected to my monitor (12.04)
I have my laptop connected to a monitor via VGA. When I start the computer up, the login screen shows on both the monitor and laptop screens, and is not the correct resolution. I would like it to show ...
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Incorrect monitor colours
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and my monitor had a problem where Green is the bright colour, there's no way to change it in the monitor settings, so when I was using WinXP (I'm new in here) I changed the ...
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Resolution in login screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Resolution of the login screen is wrong on a second monitor
last weekend i tried to personalize my ubuntu a bit and i was able to destroy it until i was only able to ...
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Dell E2009W monitor not detected
I have an issue with my monitor.
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10, but the monitor that is plugged in doesn't appear anywhere. And by doesn't appear, I mean that in the "Displays" menu, it doesn't even ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Black Screen
This is my current specs:
Operating System: Windows 7 x64
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM: 6.00 GB Tripple-Channel DDR3 @539MHz (8-8-8-20)
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Best practice to monitor Ubuntu Server
I have an Ubuntu Server that is intermittently rebooting. I notice the reboot once every 3 weeks or so. I have a feeling that this is occurring more often and I want to get an accurate picture of the ...
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How to solve extend monitor problem on my laptop? [closed]
I installed 10.10 on my laptop and the microphone and wlan didn't show up. I then built the latest Linux core and installed it. Everything is okay now, except of the external monitor.
If I plug in a ...
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Screensaver / screen off During gparted [closed]
I have a dual-boot setup on my PC and I wanted to change the size of the partitions, to slowly migrate to use linux as my main OS with windows as secondary.
Before starting GParted I ran chkdist /f ...
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kile and monitor problem [closed]
I never unpdated my ubuntu 8 until now that I have a new laptop.
I am very impressed with how much easier and better 11.10 has become!
My main use of computer is latex and here are list of some ...
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How can I fix HDMI HDTV Overscan when I can not change settings on my TV? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix overscan on my HDMI HDTV?
I am new to Ubuntu, and I seem to be having an issue. I just upgraded my Desktop to Ubuntu 11.10 64bit after Windows 7 kept blue ...
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Dell L501X Display Port Screen issue
I got a Dell XPS L501X with a mini display port to VGA connector for my External Screen.
On Displays it shows me: Acer Technologies 24" (which is the monitor) but only lets me up to 1024x768 ...
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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 ...
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How do I configure a Compaq v570 monitor? [closed]
I have a Compaq v570 monitor witch horizontal geometry isn't working well. In Windows XP there is a program called "PowerStrip" that allow me to modify the geometry and make it work fine.
I would ...
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Why is my monitor not detected? [closed]
I have a laptop and just got a new LCD (Samsung 22" SA350 series). I connected my laptop to the new monitor using a VGA cable but it appears that Ubuntu doesn't detect it? It works in Windows. I ...
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cannot use only external LCD monitor with laptop
I just bought a new laptop. I like to connect it to an external monitor, and configure the displays such that the laptop screen is off, and the external monitor is set to max resolution.
When I do ...
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How to write a script to change the screen? [closed]
In my office, I am connecting an external monitor to my laptop. The problem is when I switch to the external monitor and disconnect it, it doesn't automatically switch back to my laptop's screen and I ...
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Monitor turning off instead of activating the screensaver, how do I prevent it?
I have a screensaver configured to activate after 5 minutes. When the time elapses, instead of activating the screensaver, my monitor turns off.
I tried playing with settings, and searching the ...
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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 ...
