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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Use volume and playback keys without waking the monitor?
Often my laptop is just standing around and just playing music and for the below mentioned actions I don't need to see wat's going on on my desktop.
Is it possible to use the volume and playback keys ...
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How do I change the maximum resolution of my computer for multiple monitors?
I am trying to enable three monitors for my setup in Ubuntu 12.10. My card is a Raedon 5700 HD series. When I try to extend my display to any additional monitors, I get the following error:
required ...
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Does Brightness Control not work on desktop environments by design?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on a desktop and on a netbook. On the netbook, the brightness control works fine out of the box via GUI and hot keys. But on the desktop it does not. In the "Brightness and ...
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Can't get the right resolution for external monitor
This problem is probably pretty specific to my hardware, but I'm getting frustrated with my limited knowledge on things I might try to solve it, so I post it anyway and hope for help :)
I've got a ...
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monitor calibration does not work - the button to calibrate is grey
The calibration of my monitor does not work the the button to calibrate is grey. Pls take a look at the linked screenshot.
Do I need to install any further packages to calibrate the monitor?
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How to manage colours of monitor?
When I was on Windows 7 there was a program: Intel HD Graphics control panel.
My notebook:
Acer Aspire 5750G
Integrated videocard: Intel HD graphics
discrete video card: Nvidia 630m
How can ...
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Monitor not turning off when screen saver is on
I installed Ubuntu for the first time 3 weeks ago and I really love it. I have Ubuntu 12.04.
My only problem is that when screen saver is on, it just shows blank screen, and not turning off the ...
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I can't set 1280x1024 resolution in 12.04
After installing a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 on my PC, Ubuntu can't detect my monitor which is a Phillips 190c 19".
With 10.10, I used 1280x1024 and on Nvidia drivers I was able to see my monitor brand. ...
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Ubuntu lost my external monitor
I installed ubuntu on an old Dell Latitude D630 laptop from a USB stick. I had an external monitor hooked in at the time, and during the installation, ubuntu found my external monitor without a ...
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Second monitor on NVidia card cannot detect proper resolution
A friend had given me one of his extra monitors, and even in Windows it gave me trouble in producing the right resolutions. I switched back to Ubuntu with the release of Pangolin but can't get it to ...
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Dual monitor freeze after login after 13.04 upgrade
I just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and my HDMI Video output stopped working. I've a dual monitor setup with dvi and HDMI display. Dvi works fine. Xrandr shows hdmi1 as connected. Graphic card is a ...
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Why is HDMI taking so long?
I have Ubuntu 13.04 with some integrated Intel graphics chip, and a monitor with DVI and HDMI. When I use the DVI output, everything is OK, but if use HDMI it takes ages to recognise it, and I have to ...
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Media keys disable external monitor
Recently on my Dell XPS M1330 with Ubuntu 12.10, after some updates (I could not figure out which one caused the problem), if I press the media keys on the keyboard or the remote control, they turn ...
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dual monitor setup with extended desktop
I am trying to setup a dual monitor settings in ubuntu which will extend the desktop over two monitors. That means single panel, single launcher over two monitors.
Actually I was going to setup two ...
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Display and projector got messy after screensaver or energy saver
I'm a professor and I use Ubuntu to show my students presentations about the content.
I get my laptop connected to a projector available in the room and, that works just fine at first glance. No keys ...
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Frequency out of range
I am a entry level person for Ubuntu using 11.10 currently trying to install it on a hdd.
I am facing the issue of "Frequency out of range" problem and i have followed this advice but the issue is ...
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How do I enable a third display with my setup?
I've been able to extend my monitor onto two displays at once, but I can't get it to work with three. When I use the System Settings > Display, it gives me the following error when I try to output to ...
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AOC E950SWN driver for ubuntu 12.04
I have a dell vostro 1700 laptop and the screen is failing. I know I can clone the screen on to an external vga monitor and I am looking at buying a AOC E950SWN 18.5" monitor. However, before I buy it ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 resolution and GPU
I am seeking help concerning my resolution. I have a Geforce SPARKLE 6600 LE card with nvidia driver 304.64, current for my card, installed with an HP w1707 monitor on a compaq presario PC, 32bit ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Dual Monitor setup - ATI Radeon 4000series. Virtual size of 800x600 is actually trying for 2
I have Ubuntu 12.10, ATI drivers installed and working(not an easy task). I am trying to dual monitor out. I have a 26" LCD TV for monitor one running 1920x1080. I have mirror off, and have tried ...
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How do I change my monitor's refresh rate?
I have a NVIDIA LCD monitor. When I go to NVIDIA X server settings display configuration, there's no listing there to change my LCD monitor from 60Hz to 85Hz which is the maximum setting my monitor ...
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Just installed 12.10 with WUBI and get error
when I boot WUBI it goes to the terminal screen and says:
[drm:drm_crtc_helper_set_config] *ERROR* failed to set mode on 'crtc:10]
From what I gather, this is an issue with my monitor. Not sure. I ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Power off the monitor on install Ubuntu 13.04
When i try to install Ubuntu 13.04 , I have problem to display .
In first i see the page same as blank after about 5 sec monitor power off and get to standby mode but the dvd-rom is worked hard and ...
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Monitor not recognized in Ubuntu 13.04 - gateway NV59c
Recently upgraded to 13.04 and ubuntu isn't recognizing laptop monitor. I could connect using external monitor and tried the "mirror" options. It shows the monitor, but could not make the laptop as ...
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how to get the aspect ratio higher than 4:3 on hannspree 23 inch landscape monitor on ubuntu 12.10?
need to set the aspect ratio higher than 4:3 for my wide screen hanspree monitor. Cannot find a driver nor a way to bump up the ratio, everything too wide.
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Backup Monitor - is it necessary at Startup?
What is Backup Monitor about? May I uncheck it in Startup list?
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monitor resolution only using 2/5 of screen
I have a monitor attached to vga port on this machine, the monitor menu buttons say the current resolution is 1600x900 (the highest for this particular monitor). I am running Ubuntu Server 12.04.02
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Multiple monitor setup - randomly one monitor is detected as removed and added again
I have a 3 monitor setup, all 3 same viewsonic model, new (less than a year).
Randomly, monitor 1 will be detected as removed and added again (from syslog):
May 6 21:47:33 athena colord: device ...
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Not possible to set monitor/display configuration permanent
I have got stucked in how to permanent set my monitor/display resolution
Ubuntu does NOT detect my monitor without always use default.
my_user@my_computer:~$ sudo xrandr --newmode "1680x1050" ...
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Monitor ramdomly powers off
I'm having a problem with notebook screen on Ubuntu 13.04(for what i remember it happened on 12.10 too), sometimes( i think at least, mostly when playing games) the monitor just powers off, but the ...
