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DisplayLink usb on ubuntu 12.04 on laptop
I'd like to use a displaylink usb UGA-2k-A rev b. (dl-195) on my laptop with ubuntu 12.04
I have an Asus x53s with intel graphics and nvidia Geforce GT 520MX 1GB.
I've read a lot of posts about how to ...
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1answer
44 views
Secondary Monitor Goes off upon logging in
I am using dell xps 14z laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, when booting up it detects the secondary monitor [Viewsonic] but upon entering the username/password , the secondary monitor goes blank . when I open ...
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1answer
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Hide top bar icons on one montior only
I couldn't find a question like this, which might be because I don't have a clue how the top bar icons are named properly.
I am using 2 monitors and Ubuntu 12.04 with the standard interface (Unity ...
0
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1answer
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How to handle windows on multiple screens?
I've multiple screens i.e. one computer monitor and one TV. It would be preferable if, when the TV is turned off, nothing is sent to the TV but as it happens, I can have the TV turned off and ...
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Bumblebee installation on Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and bumblebee on my Lenovo w530 which comes with NVIDIA Optimus card by following this wiki: Ubuntu wiki
I am trying to use the DVI ports (2 ports) on my docking station to ...
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NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS Drivers seem unstable
My system is a Dell Vostro 400 with the nvidia 8300GS card connected to a Dell 20" monitor on the DVI port and an ACER 22" screen on the xVGA?(15 pin blue) port.
I have run through the suggestion on ...
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Setting up Dual Monitors in Ubuntu 12.04 -help!
I'm a recent Ubuntu convert from Windows so please bear with my linux noobness for the moment.
I've got a Dell Vostro 3550 (Ubunbu 12.04 driver certified) running an ATI Radeon 6630m. I'm trying to ...
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Graphics driver for ATI FirePro 2770 not working properly on 12.04
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, and I'm having the following problems:
My monitor is not detected properly. In System Settings -> Display it says Laptop even though it is a desktop PC (a fairly standard ...
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0answers
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Can I prevent title bar going blank on non-active full-screen app? (multiple monitors)
Eclipse displays the full path to the selected file in its titlebar, for example, "Java - product/src/com/whatever/Widget.java - Eclipse Platform". When I switch to another window, this disappears. ...
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27 views
display not sharp enough on external monitor
i am using ubuntu 12.04.
The Display looks sharp enough on my laptop, but when i connect it to my external monitor (hp 2311x) it looks slightly blurry.
I tried installing intel-linux-graphic-drivers ...
1
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59 views
Dual monitor not working when 'nomodeset' is used
I am using an HP Pavillion g6 laptop running 12.04, and the laptop screen is simply black if I don't apply 'nomodeset' on startup. However, including this has lead to the laptop not recognising an ...
2
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1answer
78 views
script to disable one of the external screens?
Is there a way to write the commands down to a script that would disable one of the external screens in an Ubuntu 12.04 Virtualbox machine, every time the Windows 7 laptop is plugged to the two ...
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0answers
30 views
Upgrade and custom fglrx drivers
I am on 12.04.2 with manually installed fglrx 12.10 drivers. I want to upgrade to 12.10 and then to 13.04. What will happen to my manually installed video drivers? Will they get replaced? I also have ...
0
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1answer
159 views
Ubuntu 12.04 - Multimonitor - Office Use - Update AMD drivers?
I am on a triple monitor 12.04.2 64-bit (and will stay till the next LTS). I have an ATI 5850 with the AMD catalyst drivers installed (fglrx), version 12.10. I do not play games. The only thing I ...
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0answers
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Gnome Classic - automatically add panel when external monitor is connected
Similar to: With Xmonad / GNOME, switch gnome-panel between monitors
While at my desk, I use two external monitors with laptop lid shut. When mobile, I use my laptop display of course.
I like to ...
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89 views
Both graphics cards show up with lspci, but I can only use one card (AMD/ATI)
Here is the output from lspci:
$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 [Radeon X550]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices ...
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plugging in external monitor to ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS causes unknown error at start-up
OS : ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
OS Arch. : X86_64
Graphic : Nvidia NVS 3100M
External Monitor : Samsung SyncMaster S20R315B Plus
Laptop Model : DELL Latitude E6410
today I bought "Samsung ...
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0answers
36 views
Mouse error with multiple screen
12.04 here using ATI/AMD proprietary drivers.
When I move mouse from 2nd screen to main screen I get the mouse icon corrupted as shown in the image.
My graphic card is
*-display
...
3
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2answers
81 views
Switching monitors as in Windows 7
One thing I loved in Windows 7 was the ease of switching between single monitors/extending/mirroring them using Win+P. This shortcut produced the following:
Is there something similar in Ubuntu? ...
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1answer
210 views
Ubuntu 12.04 dual monitor “unknown monitor” problem
I have a problem with my monitors, one of them is detected as samsung electric company 19", and another is unknown and I cant set resolution for it higher then 1024x768.
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1answer
137 views
Mac Pro with ATI RADEON 5770 - Ubuntu 12.04 x64 and 3 monitors
Does anyone know whether I'll be able to run 3 monitors on my Ati Radeon HD 5770 with latest version of Ubuntu.
I'm completely new to running Ubuntu as my operating system, but after today's disaster ...
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0answers
78 views
12.04 Wrong TV when detected when plugging in HDMI
When I plug my little Bush (1080i) 22" TV into the HDMI port on my laptop (pretty sure it uses the Intel graphics chip not the NVIDIA GT 650M GDDR3 2GB GPU) it gets detected as Mars Tech 32" screen.
...
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0answers
201 views
My Laptop is not dectecting my External Monitor through the HDMI
Part I - The Problem:
My Dell laptop is not detecting my Samsung external monitor through the HDMI cable on Ubuntu 12.04. The same computer with the same monitor is working perfectly under my Windows ...
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0answers
122 views
nvidia GeForce 210 2 monitors switchable, not the same desktop
I want to have zwo separate Monitors, my computer-monitor to work and my HD-TV for watching movies. I work with the normal nvidia driver from the ubuntu repositories with Ubuntu 12.04. Now I only have ...
0
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0answers
71 views
Problem extending laptop's Monitor
I am using MSI VR440 laptop http://www.msi.com/product/nb/VR440.html#?div=Specification . The laptop uses SIS Graphics card and has the resolution of 1280x800.
When I connect a desktop LCD monitor ...
12
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4answers
482 views
Dual monitor alignment on Ubuntu 12.04
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a laptop on a docking station with dual monitors (both of them external) set up as shown below (where monitor 1 is primary, and where monitor 2 has been rotated 90 ...
1
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1answer
150 views
Desktop icons out of place when on multiple monitors?
I have two monitors set up, one is my laptop monitor and the other is an external display. The external display is on the right side of my laptop and levitated with a stand, so I set the display ...
1
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0answers
219 views
Dual monitor with ATI
I'm running 12.04 dual booted on a Dell Inspiron i17R with an ATI 5400. I'm trying to get an external monitor (Dell UltraSharp U2412M) to act as a second display. When I connect it to my computer, it ...
0
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0answers
222 views
2nd monitor not working - Ubuntu 12.04
So I've seen a lot of these questions and tried a dozen different solutions with no luck. This is the latest one in case it matters ...
0
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0answers
129 views
How do I get my panasonic viera TV to work as second monitor in 12.04?
When I connect my panasonic viera P50GT50 with a DVI 2 HDMI cable, I get no response on the viera.
I am using Unity Desktop. when I open the displays panel, I see that the second monitor is ...
1
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0answers
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triple screen setup with 2 nvidia graficcards fails - Lightdm doesn't feel responsible for the third screen
I have 2 videocards a quadro FX 380 and a Geforce 580. I want to connect 2 1920x1200 and a 2560x2540 screen to it. I use precise and the xswat PPA with newest nvidia proprietary drivers.
The built-in ...
0
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0answers
104 views
Increase 2nd Monitor resolution and rotation
I'm trying to use a large monitor as a second screen for my laptop Ubuntu 12.04. But when I try and connect it to my laptop, it comes up on it's side, a 90° turn. When I go to the settings, it gives ...
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0answers
123 views
Gnome3 pointer barrier not working with dual monitors
I have a dual monitor setup using Gnome3 on Ubuntu 12.04.1.
Misc Info:
In the past I used Fedora, there was a pointer barrier between my two monitors in the upper left corner so that I can hit the ...
0
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0answers
425 views
Dual monitors on lenovo W520 using displayport (Ubuntu 12.04)
I have a W520 with ubuntu 12.04 32-bit installed. I also have an additional monitor that supports DisplayPort. I have the laptop connected to this external monitor, however, I cannot get ubuntu to ...
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0answers
226 views
Setting up multiple monitors KDE 12.04
I have 1 1920x1080 display that I am using as a primary display, with a 1600x900 display off to my side. I have tried to set up the smaller display to be positioned to the right of the larger display, ...
0
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0answers
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Additional display monitor resolution has to be reconfigured whenever I remove power cord from laptop
I have a 20-inch LG monitor which I connected to my dv6 Laptop running 12.04.So both displays are integrated and whenever I remove power cord from my laptop after the battery is charged,the display ...
0
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0answers
150 views
I cant keep my second monitor detected in 12.04
On my work machine the second monitor, connected to the DisplayPort (DP1), is flickering into and out of existence. I'm only running onboard graphics, i.e.:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel ...
1
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1answer
124 views
Dual monitor error on single monitor setup
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 x86. Once I had two monitors and used the Nvidia control panel to configure dual screen to get a single desktop stretched across the two monitors.
Then I had one monitor ...
0
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0answers
244 views
Two monitors connected at the same time on laptop via VGA & HDMI not working?
I have a DELL Inspiron 7520SE laptop with an AMD Radeon HD 7730M graphics cards card. I am trying to output to two monitors at the same time via VGA and HDMI. The laptop is running 12.04. The ...
2
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0answers
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Login Wallpaper Spanning Dual Monitors in 12.04
Is there a way to make the background on the login screen span dual monitors rather than being mirrored? I know it's possible for the actual wallpaper when you're logged in but can't find an option ...
1
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0answers
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Dual monitor resolution OK for one user, but garbled for a new user
Ubuntu 12.04 on PC with ATI card using built-in drivers. Gnome classic (no effects)
A dual monitor setup works perfectly for admin user A, with both screens showing at 1280 x 1024.
New admin user B ...
2
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4answers
598 views
dual screen doesn't work on ubuntu
I'm not an expert in Linux but I'm currently try to learn it myself. Unfortunately I'm stuck here.
So, I'm using Ubuntu 64-bit ( with Unity desktop ) on a laptop.
I get stuck when I try to plug ...
1
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0answers
69 views
Graphic driver problem
I have FireGL V7600 with propriety driver (AMD catalyst), and I am not able to setup dual monitor. The AMD catalyst does not let me to change anything for dual monitor setup. I tried to change ...
0
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0answers
169 views
issue with extended desktop on dual 1680x1050 monitors
The basic issue: when dragging certain window types toward the right end of the extended desktop, an invisible 'boundary' exists about half way across the right monitor where the dragged window begins ...
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1answer
142 views
Multi-display issues T61 on 12.04 TLS
Installed 12.04 LTS on T61 laptop. I have issues on Multi-displays. Problems come when trying to make changes to Multi displays and save . Both screens blacken , when click the mouse noise on both ...
2
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2answers
575 views
windows maximize in the wrong display
I use dual display with Ubuntu 12.04.
Display 1: Thinkpad T420s. Intel HD3000
Display 2: HP 1955.
Whenever I want to maximize the windows (say a Chrome browser) in display 1, it automatically ...
0
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0answers
350 views
AMD multimonitor display problem
Firstly, I just got a new AMD radeon 7870. Before I was using an Nvidia 450 gts. I have 4 monitors connected to my GPU. Via the "Additional Drivers" program I installed "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX ...
0
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0answers
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Dual monitor in Ubuntu 12.04 + Nvidia GPU with CUDA drivers? [closed]
I'm thinking about setting up dual monitors on my desktop PC, running Ubuntu 12.04 with a Nvidia GTX 570. I use the GPU for CUDA programming so it's set up with the CUDA drivers. Is it possible/easy ...
3
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4answers
4k views
The NVIDIA X driver is not new enough to support the nvidia-settings Display Configuration page
I've been trying without success to configure dual monitors on 12.04, I've installed the nvidia drivers but the gui tool doesn't seem to support my graphics card.
Any Idea on how to resolve this?
...
0
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1answer
718 views
Display settings changes automatically with dual monitors in 12.04 and 12.10 AMD
Dual monitors works fine, except that the settings suddenly change. This happens very often, sometimes several times in a few minutes. It is very irritating having to set the settings again each time. ...
