Questions about multiple monitors (Including projectors), how to set them up, troubleshooting the configuration, etc.
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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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Which package handles changes to connected displays?
I've noticed a couple of questions here citing unhappiness with the way window positions are handled when an display is connected or disconnected.
Ubuntu 12.10 - Problems with secondary monitor on ...
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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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How to make XFCE reserve space for panel on the right monitor?
I'm using Xubuntu 13.04 on my laptop that has an external screen attached. The big external monitor also has a vertical panel. My external screen is on the right side of my laptop.
When I maximize ...
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Active windows moved to secondary screen
Ok. Help. I use my 13.04 system frequently when teaching. Everytime I connect the beamer, all the active windows (and desktop files) are moved to the secondary screen. This becomes really annoying ...
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Completely separate full screen OpenGL context on second monitor
For a 3D scanner implementation I need to precisely control the output of a projector connected as a second monitor to my graphics card. I would need to issue OpenGL commands in a full screen context ...
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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 ...
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Terminal with multiple tabs doesn't stick to same screen when changing workspace
Minimal setup:
2 active workspaces (let's say top and bottom)
2 monitors on each. So 4 active windows.
top workspace, right monitor has Terminal with multiple tabs opened in full screen.
If I swap ...
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How do I disable presenter console in Libreoffice 4
I am enjoying libreoffice 4, but don't want to have presenter console on because we do multiple things during a presentation, and the console window blocks out any option for switching windows or ...
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Mouse trails on monitor connected to nVidia videocard in multi monitor setup on Ubuntu 13.04
I have a problem on my PC w/ Ubuntu 13.04 (fresh virgin installation as of yesterday)
My Hardware spesifications:
Asus P8Z77-M Pro mainboard
Asus GeForce GT210 PCIe videocard
2x Philips 24" ...
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Split Screen using HDMI Xubuntu 13.04
I've tried to get separate screens for Xubuntu 13.04 so I can browse on my laptop and use my TV to watch films via the HDMI port, but I'm unable to find a way to do it. What normally happens is I get ...
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How to get Nvidia Graphic card to work on Thinkpad T430?
I installed Ubuntu Linux on my Thinkpad T430 and everything works until last week.
Because then I bought a new monitor with a higher screen resolution than full hd.
So I cannot run the monitor with a ...
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Problem setting monitors to native resolution with Dell laptop (Ubuntu 13.04)
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Dell D631 laptop. I was using Windows 7 previously which coped perfectly with my set up. I dock it all the time in a docking station so that I can use two Dell ...
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Dual Monitor Setup
I am wanting to have two monitors. I have a AMD Radeon X1300. I am using a Dell and a Acer. The Dell is my main and the Acer my secondary. When I plug in the Acer, the resolution of the Dell is ...
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Underclock Nvidia Multiple Monitor
I have a laptop with Nvidia Geforce Go and nvidia drivers. My laptop screen is broken so I connect to an external monitor and disable the first. The nvidia gpu is constantly at highest and heats up ...
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Select monitor for indicator information
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on a computer with two monitors. The indicators are visible in the upper right corner of both monitors, but if an indicator has notifications to show (such as the arrival of ...
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After upgrading to 13.04, plugging in external display to my laptop causes the displays to freeze randomly
I had installed 12.10 on my lenovo ideapad z560 laptop at work last week. I use it together with an external monitor and everything was working fine and then today I upgraded the distribution to ...
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System Monitoring Tools For Ubuntu
I am looking for System Monitoring tools which are GUI and Cli or Web Based which include Basic Functions such as
CPU Usage
Ram Usage
Swap Usage
Disk Usage ( Space / I/O )
Heat Monitoring
I know ...
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Ubuntu + kde-standard + dual monitor
After couple of years, I decided to return to Ubuntu, from Debian (sid). I used to work with KDE, so I installed Ubuntu 13.04 and "kde-standard" on my laptop.
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"Display configuration" is not ...
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Compiz crashes with in 13.04 when plugging a second monitor in
Since I have updated to Ubuntu 13.04, every time when I plug in a second monitor compiz crashes.
Sometimes, when my computer has a high CPU Value, compiz also crashes.
When Compiz crashes, the ...
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Dual (CRT) monitor not recognized, while notebook's monitor is broken
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I had Ubuntu 12.10 running on a HP 6730b laptop. Seccond OS instaled is Windows 7. This winter I slipped and broken laptop monitor. I connected an external CRT monitor to the laptop and ...
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After Connection second display window manger/unity fail to start
I am running 13.04. AMD RV710. Dual 1900x1200. I installed on a single display and when I added the new one I got a lot of oddities. One is that one reboot sometimes I just don't get a window ...
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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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Dell xps 15 l502 with Nvidia GT540M HDMI Secondary Display Mouse Trails - Ubuntu 13.04
My secondary display with HDMI was not working with Ubuntu 12.04. So when the new version came I thought I would just try it out and bam, it worked.
Now the secondary display which I use as an ...
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13.04 and dual monitors
Sorry, but I really didn't know where to put this.
I actually wanted to warn that using a VGA or HDMI cable to connect to a second screen or TV gives a very messy image and doesn't work correctly at ...
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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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My Toshiba laptop doesn't find the external monitor
Having used Ubuntu 12.04 and still using Mint 14.1 with an additional monitor on my Toshiba, when I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on the same laptop with that same monitor, it doesn't see the monitor.
It ...
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Dual monitor problem in 13.04
I have two monitors of different resolutions, one VGA, the other DVI. The VGA one is 1680*1050 and is the one I would like to use as my primary screen. The DVI one is 1280*1024. I have a Radeon 7750 ...
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Copying second sceeen to be displayed on first screen
I'm developing an application that utilizes 2 screens, using ubuntu 12.04. The monitor is back to back, one side to the operator, the other facing toward customer.
The problem is, on both monitor i ...
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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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how do to install the display drivers for a displaylink usb monitor on 13.04?
how do i install the display drivers for a displaylink usb monitor?
the monitor connected with the displaylink device has the following messages on the display:
[ 10.723468] usb 3-1.1: device ...
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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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Dual display with 13.04 - how?
I have an ATI display adaptor with DVI & VGA. It has 1280x1024 on DVI and 1440x990 on VGA. With Windows I can run the OS on the DVI display and anything I want on the 1280 by default or drag it ...
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13.04 nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS - no second monitor and other problems
I have spent about an hour trying to find a solution to this, if someone has an answer or a link to an answer I would appreciate it.
I just wiped my disk (formerly running 12.04 LTS) and installed ...
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Is it seriously not possible to use both SLI and two monitors at the same time on Ubuntu with Nvidia?
Now that Ubuntu is slowly becoming a viable gaming platform.
Now that Valve gave Nvidia and AMD enough of a push to actually improve their proprietary drivers ...
... I'm completely and utterly ...
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Three monitors connected to AMD 7970, only HDMI works
Just made a clean install of Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on my desktop machine with an AMD 7970 graphics card installed. I use a 24" Samsung screen that is connected via DVI as my primary monitor, a 19" ...
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While using 3 monitors, the third one just displays a TTY
I'm using the VGA and the DVI outputs of my ATI RV516 XT Radeon X1600 SE to connect two monitors, which works (finally). Now I have a third monitor and I´ve heard, that you can use your onboard VGA ...
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Dual monitor connected to hdmi port not detecting on Dell Vostro 3750
I am using Dell Vostro 3750 laptop with 2 monitors. OS Kubuntu 13.04
1 monitor I connected with VGA and it is working fine. But another monitor connected to HDMI port is not detected. I connected ...
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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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HDMI Monitor fuzzy and laggy
I have dual monitors, one 24" connected via VGA and another 23" monitor connected via HDMI, the monitor on VGA is fine, screen is clear at 1920x1080 however the HDMI connected monitor at 1920x1080 is ...
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How do I get Ubuntu 12.10 to recognize a DisplayLink monitor
I have a laptop running Ubuntu 12.10, I have one external monitor connected using the vga port and it works fine. I want to get a second external monitor connected to it via a DisplayLink adapter. ...
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Samsung n100sp netbook - Ubuntu 12.04 screen problems
I've some problems with Ubuntu on my new netbook.
I can't change screen resolution (only 800x600 appears)
I can't control brightness (nothing appears at brightness and lock excpt lock setting)
I ...
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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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keep browser fullscreen on second screen after switch
I'm using ubuntu 12.10 gnome3.
I have a projector and 2 laptops (Ubuntu and an Apple)
In between a switchbox to manually switch from Apple to Ubuntu and vice versa.
What happens is that when ...
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Dual (Triple?) Monitor problem with QQ + Nouveau
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Latitude with an NVIDIA NVS 4200m video card.
I'm trying to get it to work with 3 monitors connected: the laptop's, one connected via VGA, and another via HDMI.
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Video / display issues
i just recently installed Ubuntu 13.04, everything was fine however i use dual nvidia 8800s, so one screen worked but the other didn't, so i installed the nvidia 310 drivers and gnome desktop, now ...
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Xorg.conf 2 identical monitors one VGA one HDMI different quality
I have two identical monitors connected on my pc but only the one connected via HDMI is "fully" recognized inside nvidia-settings.
I am trying to manually "decrypt" the xorg.conf file to make the ...
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Multiple remote sites bandwidth usage monitoring tools and how to install them
I am new to Ubuntu, I just installed it and I was trying to install and run Cacti in order to monitor bandwidth usage in four of my remote sites. I tend to have issues with the configuration of # ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
