Questions about multiple monitors (Including projectors), how to set them up, troubleshooting the configuration, etc.
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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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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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VGA DisplayLink adapter under Ubuntu 12.10
I'm trying to connect a third monitor as an extended desktop to my other two. After hours of trying, I achieved a green screen on the monitor with the DisplayLink adapter. Then i wrote a xorg file, ...
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multiple monitors only work with unity 2d
The only way for me to get three monitors to work is to degrade down to Unity 2D with xinerama. When only one screen is up i.e. two monitors are working with twinview, I am able to use Unity 3D. I'd ...
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Unity only shows wallpaper, second monitor not recognized after botched driver update
My second monitor was not working properly (it seemed to refresh only the parts around my cursor for some reason), so I tried to install nvidia-current to test with new drivers.
This had the ...
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Software Updater window not displaying, though open in 13.04
I have a very interesting problem that has just recently developed.
I am routinely getting software updates and I can see the software updater window is available to be displayed on the task bar in ...
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How do I extend the desktop to the third monitor using a Displaylink USB-to-VGA adapter?
I have a DisplayLink USB-to-VGA adapter (17e9:0198 Newnham Research) I would like to add to my system (eventually two). I am running Linux 3.5.0-19-generic #30~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 14 21:43:28 ...
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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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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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Is this a dual monitor reset bug?
My two displays are:
Intel GMA x4500 Laptop (1280x800 native resolution of the built-in display)
External display (1920x1080)
A few minutes after I login to my dual monitor setup, it gets reset to ...
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Dual Monitor in 12.04 - Sort of works
Not an error, per se, more of an observation. Since upgrading to 12.04, I have found and solved some interesting problems. Given my complete lack of Ubuntu knowledge, this has indeed made me feel more ...
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Is it possible to enlarge Ubuntu desktop somehow
Is it possible to enlarge Ubuntu Desktop in a way that screen resolution was more than real resolution of display.
I mean for example if I have monitor 1024x768, but I want to set resolution wider and ...
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Unable to boot with dual monitor
After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 I got a problem during the boot.
I have a hybrid graphical card(AMD). If I let the second monitor plugged into my laptop(VGA port) than the system can't boot, it seems ...
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Multi screen problems “virtual size does not fit available size”
I recently upgraded to 11.04 beta 2 and everything works just like clockwork, but now I’ve run into multi screen issues :/ at first it worked but then a installed the proprietary drivers (I think this ...
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Ubuntu desktop slightly too big on HDMI TV
When I connect my Panasonic Viera TV (720p) via HDMI to my notebook the desktop is cut on the TV. I tried different resolutions but no matter which it's always cut on each side...
I had the same ...
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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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Dock with dual external DVI monitors with Intel + Nvidia Optimus?
I have a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop plugged into a docking station, and the dock has 2 monitors (connected with DVI).
Also note that I've installed Ubuntu alongside (dual-boot) Windows 7.
I can't ...
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NVIDIA x server - “sudo nvidia config” does not generate a working 'xorg.config'
I am over 18 hours deep on this challenge. I got to this point and am stuck. very stuck. Maybe you can figure it out?
Ubuntu Version
12.04 LTS with all the updates installed.
Problem:
The default ...
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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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How do you use an android tablet as a second display?
I've noticed people using a product for Windows and Mac called iDisplay which lets you use your Android or iPad as a secondary display. This seems like a great idea, and something that could be done ...
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is there any ability to set primary monitor
I want my primary display be at the right and my TV (additional) be at the left.
In that case new windows shall appear at the TV. Can I somehow set where new windows will appear ?
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Launcher disappears with dual monitor, and second monitor behaves oddly
I'm very inexperienced with Linux, and have been trying to set up an Ubuntu VM in Virtual Box.
I'd finally got it largely working, and then while reading about something I saw you could press ...
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How do I configure LVDS+DisplayPort+DisplayPort using an Nvidia chipset?
I have a Thinkpad T520 with Nvidia Optimus. For my own sanity, I've set it (in the BIOS) to use 100% discrete graphics, so the Intel graphics are never used. There are 3 displays: The laptop's built ...
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12.10: two monitors; one works, one only displays solid color
I have a one-day-old 12.10 install on a Dell machine with an ATI Radeon 6450 graphics card, and two Samsung monitors (one connected through VGA, one DVI). I also have disk encryption enabled, and I'm ...
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Performance issues on Ubuntu 12.04 with multiple displays
I have a desktop with an Asus 4870 graphics card and two displays hooked up (a 23" Samsung SyncMaster 2333 and a 17" iiyama ProLite E430) with extended desktop. However, I am having severe performance ...
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Limited resolution options for external monitor
Ubuntu will only allow 1024x768 or 800x600 resolution options for my external monitor, an HP 2159m (which supports 1920x1080). The laptop's built-in monitor works fine. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, and ...
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Too Many “expanded edge panels” after setting separate x screen mode
I have tried to use two monitors on a nvidia card in Debian. The problem is whenever I set the mode to "separate x screens" and restart the X, an extra (duplicate" expanded edge panel" appears. The ...
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Monitor flickering ATI
I'm using ubuntu 12.10 on laptop samsung with randeon hd 6620g (APU A8), when I run amdcccle -version it says 2.18, not sure if that's the correct version.
My problem is that I have and external ...
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ATI RADEON HD 3600 DRIVER FOR UBUNTU [duplicate]
does anyone know how to install "ATI RADEON HD 3600" Driver on ubuntu 12.10 , 32bit version ?
where should i download it and how should i install ?
thanks ;
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Second Monitor Detected, but not receiving a signal after upgrading to 12.04
After I upgraded to 12.04, my second monitor is detected (in display settings), but will not power on.
I have scoured the Internet and forums for a solution and I can't find anything. I have found a ...
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How to tell Xubuntu not to clone but to expand the laptop display to the external one?
I went to the Settingsmanager and selected Display. The external display was listed there. So I selected Use this output (see Screenshot) and after hitting apply the notebook screen was cloned to the ...
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Nvidia-settings won't detect second monitor
I appreciate there are a lot of similar questions to this already but I can't seem to fix it following any current threads.
I have installed 64bit Ubuntu 13.04 and installed the Nvidia drivers as per ...
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Where's the default video monitor config file
When I boot my laptop, with an external video monitor attached, the LCD video screen on the laptop comes up in what looks like 1024x768... which I assume is because it's cloning displays, and that the ...
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Second monitor (VGA) isn't detected ubuntu 12.04 ATI Radeon HD 5400
I have tried several solutions but nothing works. First of all, I'm using ATI Radeon HD 5400. The first monitor (which works) is connected to the graphic card by DVI, the second monitor (which isn't ...
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(Xubuntu) - How to turn off Laptop screen while external screen is connected
Hi I just installed Xubuntu on my Laptop, now I want it to disable the laptop screen as long as the external screen is connected. But when I disconnect the external monitor I want the laptop screen to ...
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Screen saver issue
When I leave my PC alone for while the screens turns black, which is fine. When I return and move my mouse it comes back on but my second screen stays black and my first screen has a blue overlay over ...
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Can't extend desktop to second monitor
I have a Vostro 200, Intel Pentium D (E2160) processor and Intel G31/G33 video adapter. The video adapter is integrated and I'm using a VGA splitter to connect to monitors. The monitors are Samsung ...
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desktop changed since second monitor was connected
I have a Thinkpad x41 tablet, under Ubuntu 12.04 / since a few hours 13.04.
Few days ago I tested a second Monitor 22", switched monitor view by fn-F5 and installed the Catalyst Control Center but ...
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Can't get second monitor to work: Raedon HD 7470
I'm getting confused about why it wont work. We have a Dell partner, and we asked specifically for dual monitor (*they sold us two monitors at the same time!). I knew Ubuntu support would be ok,, but ...
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Dual Screen will only mirror after 12.04 upgrade
I have been using Ubuntu with a dual screen for years now, after upgrading to 12.04 LTS i cannot get my dual screen working properly
Graphics:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro ...
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Touchscreen calibration with dual monitors (NVidia and xinput)
I've got a NVidia GTX260 card with one regular screen above one touchscreen using the eGalax driver.
I've tried to configure the touchscreen using xinput but I can't get it right. With the normal ...
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How do I set up a second display via DVI/viewport with a Lenovo T420S?
My Lenovo T420S has a discrete graphic card with nvidia optimus technology. What I'm basically trying to achieve is the following:
use a second display - connected via DVI/viewport - at work (VGA is ...
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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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How can I use a tv as monitor?
I'm currently running Ubuntu of the live CD.
I have a 22" TV that is rarely used and I would like to connect it permanently to my computer as a sole monitor.
My PC has only a VGA and S video ...
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Ubuntu won't extend to a 2nd monitor when booted
I'm able to run two monitors off my laptop (the laptop's monitor is not used). It is an extended monitor setup, not cloned. But when I boot into Ubuntu, it goes to a cloned monitor setup.
I have to ...
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How to enable multiple displays with Catalyst drivers in Ubuntu 13.04?
First, I installed Ubuntu 13.04.
I have an ATI Radeon HD 7850.
The open source drivers allowed multiple displays, but were horrendously laggy (even opening a browser window took several seconds). ...
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Moving from one monitor to another on a Dual monitor system
I am using 13.04 on a laptop with an additional screen connected so that when I'm designing websites, the 2nd monitor is used as a preview page to reduce the need to shuffle through windows to find ...
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how to autosend full screen video to different monitor?
How can i send video to the second display when i make video full screen ? What player have such option ? I've installed VLC but cannot find such option.
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13.04 Dual monitors on my desktop
I just upgraded to 13.04 from 12.04. I was wondering how to use both of my monitors side by side in 13.04. They work together in mirror but do not work side by side. I have looked through the "tweak" ...
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dual monitor setup, DVI connected monitor doesnt have the proper resolution
I have dual monitor setup with Ubuntu 12.04 but the monitor that is connected via DVI has some resolutions that are not proper (the proper resolution is 1440x900) and in the display settings it is ...
