Questions tagged [multiple-monitors]

Questions about multiple monitors (Including projectors), how to configure,customize, and troubleshoot, etc.

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Screen auto rotate (Landscpe flipped) when switching on my lenovo

When I start my laptop that time my screen rotate automatically it shows (landscape flipped) inside setting and if i leave my laptop idle and it goes into sleep mode this problem occurs then also I ...
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How to isolate shortcuts to the currently focused display in GNOME?

I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS (kernel 6.5.0-21-generic) with GNOME 42.9 and two monitors. When I execute a system-level shortcut like Super, I get Activities displayed on both displays which is not useful ...
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HDMI display port not detected on Ubuntu 22.04

I'm trying to connect a Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 7 laptop with Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 6.5.0-21-generic) to an external monitor LG 27gp850p-b. The Displays shows only my primary display and xrandr --auto ...
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How do I extend the desktop environment to the secondary display?

TLDR: The primary monitor didn't work (connected over displayport) I found I could manually turn it on via nvidia-settings It now works, but doesn't show the desktop environment I can move the mouse ...
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How to control which monitor gdm3 login screen appears on?

Ubuntu 22.04.4 I have five monitors connected to my computer, while facing them from left to right they are monitors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. I would like the gdm login to appear on monitor #2. I can't ...
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Connecting LG 22MD4KA to 970A GAMING PRO CARBON Motherboard

I have a LG 22MD4KA monitor that connects only with USB-C. There is a UBS-C outlet in my mother board (970A GAMING PRO CARBON MSI) but I don't know if it can transmit an output. My current video card ...
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Blurry text for all non system application in Ubuntu 22.04

I have laptop and external display, to make display work properly I have to turn on fractional scaling and all was set. But when I opened chrome, vs code and other apps, text were stretched. I ...
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Install DisplayLink drivers on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, fix the square around mouse error and use non accelerated drivers instead nvidia/amd ones

I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and would like to install the DisplayLink drivers so that I can use various DisplayLink peripherals and I tried some official passages but I'm gettin a ...
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Monitors can not detect signal on HP display dock G2

I am using HP Probook 450 G10 (i5-1335u), with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and trying to connect to a HP USB-C/A Universal Dock G2 that is connected to 2 monitors from DisplayPort ports. When I plugged in ...
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Second monitor causes signal flip on and off after reboot

If I connect a second monitor to computer's GPU while Ubuntu is running everything works fine. But if I boot with the second monitor connected to the GPU, signals starts to go constantly switching on ...
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Ubuntu does not detect connected monitor

I am using Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14IMH9 with integrated GPU Intel Arc. Ubuntu 23.10 Connected with HDMI Tried plugging and unplugging with multiple restarts. Both update and upgrade are up to date. ...
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DisplayPort does not function when booting normally

My system: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (if that has any effect) Radeon RX 7600 Running Ubuntu 22.04 Two monitors (1080p, 75hz) I'm trying to make the switch from Windows to Ubuntu. For now,...
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Screen lag and flickering with several monitors using AMDGPU driver on Ubuntu 20.04

I have just received my new Lenovo ThinkPad P14s gen 4. The CPU is an AMD Ryzen Pro 7840u, with the iGPU Radeon 780m. I have installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS. Everything ran smoothly. But a second ...
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Dual Monitor Setup with KVM Switch: Random Screen Blankouts in Kubuntu

I have a dual monitor setup connected to a KVM switch (link: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005005992520783.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.147.21ef194de9qFxg&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp), ...
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How to use a tablet as a second screen?

A few months ago I was able to use RDP to use my tablet screen as a second screen to my Ubuntu 22.04. However, I'm unable to achieve the same now. After several hours of looking around on the web, I'...
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Changing screen orientation makes display unusable

I've installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and have connected three monitors to my desktop. My main monitor is connected directly to the graphics card (GTX1060) and the other two are connected to a usb-c dock (...
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Ubuntu 22.04 screen sharing through dock station

I have a Del XPS 15 with ubuntu 22.04. I also have a Dell docking station WD22 connected to two external monitors, that worked like a charm since day 1. But for the first time ever, in a call using ...
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Mirror single application / workspace to an external screen / beamer

When connecting an external monitor / beamer / projector to my laptop, I can choose between two modes: Join Displays and Mirror (see here). When teaching, I need a combination of the two modes: I ...
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Disable GUI on Specific Monitor

Description / Problem I would like to disable the GUI on a specific monitor and have it replaced by a terminal. I want to be able to switch control from my GUI desktop to the terminal with a specific ...
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External Double Monitor Without Ubuntu Drivers

I have an external double-foldable monitor (UPERFECT dual portable) that just comes with windows and mac drivers. I can access a single monitor of it by using HDMI, but for the 2nd monitor one seems ...
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Help!!! Dual monitor display issue shifted

Ubuntu 20.04 patched up to date. I have a problem with the video output from a Radeon card (dual monitor) into two monitors. The card is: lspci –v 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro ...
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How do I arrange multiple monitors in Xubuntu (22.04) in a VitrualBox VM?

I have a Windows 11 laptop, with Xubuntu 22.04 installed in a VirtualBox VM. I would like to get multiple monitors working properly under Xubuntu. When I fire up the VM and enable all three monitors ...
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How to switch back to Intel graphics with multi-monitor support?

Recently I moved to Windows 10, willing to play some games. I had to turn on some options in BIOS of my Dell Precision 7520, to redirect all video through Nvidia Quadro M2200, and to HDMI. Now I am ...
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System freeze with dual screen

I am working on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I connected external monitor by USB Type-C. After that system freezes randomly. Only hard reset can help. Syslog shows: Jan 31 10:13:59 AcerAspire kernel: [ 412....
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How to mirror two displays with different aspect ratios

I have two monitors: an ultrawide with resolution 3440x1440 and a TV with resolution 3840x2140. I want to mirror them so the same image is on both screens. I want the larger display to shrink to the ...
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ubuntu 22.04 on iMac 2012 - 27" - external screen not detected - nvidia?

I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on an iMac 2012 fusion drive - to my great satisfaction. (Dual boot with OSX / MacOs Catalina) The only problem I have is that I can not get an external 27" monitor to ...
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How to Reorganize Displays Over Two GPUs

I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 with three total displays, one 16:9 on a GTX 1050Ti, and two 4:3 displays on a GT 520. It's working fantastic, except that when I go to move the location of the displays in the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: External monitors are not visible on DP over USB3.2C

I'm struggling to connect my external monitors to my new computer via my dock. I have been using this dock for 2-years with my work computer and it works without an issue. So, I am sure that there is ...
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How can I get desktop notifications to display on both screens in Ubuntu 22.04?

I use Ubuntu 22.04 a laptop connected to an external monitor and use both the integrated display and said monitor for work, switching back and forth between them depending on which programs I need to ...
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How to set up dual monitor 3840 x 1080, single background image

I have just installed Ubuntu 23.10, "mantic" on my Beelink Mini-S computer. I have two HDMI monitors, and they are configured for 3840x1080, and I have full access to the dual desktop, I ...
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nvidia settings multi screen problem ( can't save settings, need to redo it every session )

I have a problem with multi-screen problem and Nvidia settings on 22.04, I recently plugged in a 3rd screen and needed to adjust its position through Nvidia settings, but somehow this application ...
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How to solve the resolution of second monitor on ubuntu?

I have a monitor connected to my laptop My laptop screen has a resolution of 1366768 but the monitor has 1024768 I tried this solution xrandr --newmode 1368x768_60.00" 85.25 1368 1440 1576 ...
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Intermittent Freezing of External Display on Ubuntu 22.04 with Dual-Screen Setup

I recently encountered an issue with my new laptop (ASUS VivoBook 16X F1605, 12th Gen Intel, running Ubuntu 22.04 as a dual-boot) where my external display freezes intermittently. Here are the details:...
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Display configuration isn't saved on Kubuntu 22.04

I have 3 monitors, one connected via DisplayPort and two — via HDMI. When X session starts, the displays are messed up. So I open Display Configuration and order them properly. However, it isn't saved....
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Ubuntu 22.04 various problems with second monitor

I have an ASUS ROG STRIX with AMD Ryzen9, Nvidia Geforce RTX 4060, kernel 6.5.0-14.14~22.04.1. I connect to a second monitor via HDMI every morning, befor turning on the computer. I connect it before ...
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mirror of active window by gstreamer

I can make a mirror of an active window by gstreamer: (Mirroring the currently focussed window) gst-launch-1.0 ximagesrc xid=<window_id> ! videoconvert ! autovideosink then I moved it on a ...
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Dual Monitor or Multi-Monitor Not Working When I switched Wayland to X11

I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3 I have two monitors both are connected with HDMI. The primary one is with the motherboard's HDMI and the other/secondary one is with Intel Arc A750 GPU HDMI port. Both ...
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Ubuntu frozen monitor after closing a game

my english is not that good i'm slowly learning and hopefully i can type what i need to explain. so i used to use linux a lot, and i have a good exp that a linux user needs. i used a lot of distros ...
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Kubuntu, Plasma, alternate graphics chips and multiple displays

I'm going to start vague on this one, as I'm a bit out of my depth and would rather be guided by you guys than throw about a load of useless info. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad P50 with, so it seems, more ...
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Forcing Yakuake run on certain screen at KDE startup

I've got an external monitor that I'm sometimes plug into my notebook running Kubuntu 22.04. KDE is configured to set external monitor as primary one. My favorite terminal application is Yakuake, that ...
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ubuntu 22.04 external monitor not detected with thinkpad E14

I recently updated ubuntu 22.04 and my external monitor(Samsung M7) is not detected properly. I'm using thinkpad E14 Gen3 with Ryzen and Radeon, so I updated radeon graphic drivers for ubuntu 22.04 ...
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Suspending Laptop When Connected to External Monitor

Running Ubuntu 23.10 with my Dell Latitude E6430 connected via HDMI to a AccuSynx AS191 external monitor, my laptop will not suspend when I close the lid or if I wait the set time to enter sleep mode (...
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Dual monitor extend (join) not working with Wayland with p14s ThinkPad laptop

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad P14s gen4 amd laptop, which has an integrated GPU. I installed Ubuntu 23.10, and it defaults to using Wayland and connected it to an external Dell Dell P2720D monitor via HDMI....
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Dual 4k monitors - only one works at full resolution and refresh rate at a time

just got a new setup at work which consist of a Lenovo thinkpad P1 Gen6 with a Geforce RTX 4600 and a thinkpad thunderbolt 4 docking station with 2 1.4 display ports. To go along with this setup I ...
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Configuring Ubuntu for 1920 x 1080 (16:9) Resolution on monitor connected via VGA to HDMI converter

I have a laptop running Ubuntu with both HDMI and VGA ports. I've connected two monitors to these ports—one directly using an HDMI cable and the other through a VGA to HDMI converter. Problem: The ...
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Problems with external display

My laptop has 2880x1800 display, and my external monitor supports 1920x1080. It is a shitty one indeed, but was working fine with windows. Now, when I swith desktops, only the desktop on the laptop ...
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Remote mouse pointer not rendering using RDP to connect iPad as a monitor for Ubuntu in extend mode

I have a multi-monitor setup. I am using the iPad as another screen. I followed these instructions: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/use-ipad-as-second-monitor-ubuntu-22-04 It is usable but, the ...
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Use dedicated GPU (Nvidia) and internal GPU (Intel) at the same time?

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, Desktop. I always had a Monitor on the dedicated GPU (Nvidia) and one monitor on the internal GPU (Intel). Last one I only use for some youtube tutorials. However, I recently ...
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Using Two Monitors in Ubuntu 22.04

I have two monitors and only one HDMI port. Finally saved up for a second monitor, and after 3 different products, I found this docking station that claims to be compatible with linux but its not ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 second monitor connected via display port not detected

I connected a seconde monitor in the display-port but it's not detected by Ubuntu 22.04. which it was working with windows. I have this output: sudo lshw -c video *-display ...
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