Questions about multiple monitors (Including projectors), how to set them up, troubleshooting the configuration, etc.
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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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Multimonitor in login screen vs. lock screen
I have a multiple monitor setup with two screens. The login screen uses dual monitor mode (as seen on the first picture), but the lock screen (CTRL + ALT + L) uses only a single monitor and disables ...
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XFCE Display Setup
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.
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Four monitor setup with two Nvidia graphics cards
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I have two nVidia quadro 2000 video cards, each with two monitors plugged in (all 4 monitors are identical).
Now I have the latest nVidia drivers, and I'm trying to use ...
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Dual Monitor/Xinerama not working; cannot even detect on-board graphic card
I have Kubuntu 12.04 and two identical VGA monitors. One I plugged via DVI-VGA adapter into the DVI port of my discrete AMD Radeon HD 6670, the other into the VGA port of my on-board graphic card ...
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Using two monitors, Ubuntu isn't very 'snappy'/responsive any more?
I've recently hooked up a second monitor to my laptop, and for some reason, Ubuntu isn't very snappy any more. There's a very slight lag between me doing an action and it showing up. For example, ...
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Is it possible to have the activities and notification bars on both monitors?
I have setup Ubuntu 12.04 with gnome-shell 3.2. Is it possible to have the activities and notification bars on both monitors?
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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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Xubuntu 13.04 Dual screen HDMI
Im trying to set up a Dual Screen for my Netbook (Asus EEE Pc X101CH) I tried using 'grandr' but cant seem to get the screens to split. Ive looked around but there doesnt seem to be much on the ...
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3 monitors with ATI card
So I wanted to go back to Linux (Ubuntu) after been using windows for a while and went ahead and installed Ubuntu.
The problem that I got was I couldn’t use it the way I wanted, I have a 3 monitor ...
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Getting DVI to work through Lenovo USB Port Replicator in 12.10: Instability and getting it to use xorg.conf file
Setup:
Computer is a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 using the USB Port Replicator running LiveCD for Ubuntu 12.10.
Computer has USB attachment to port replicator. Port replicator has DVI to HDMI convertor ...
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twitch.tv video full screen opens on different monitor?
I have a Nvidia eVGA GeForce GTX 680 and I am running three monitors off of it. Whenever I watch the live streams on twitch.tv and I want to watch in full screen via the little button on the bottom of ...
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How to connect Xdmx and android Xserver?
I run:
$ Xdmx :1 -display 192.168.1.137:0
The output:
(II) dmx: Generation: 1
(II) dmx: DMX version: 1.2.20070424 (DMX Project)
(II) dmx: DMX Build OS: Linux ...
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Display difficulties with Ubuntu 12.10, Dual Monitors, and ATI HD 5800
I have the ubiquitous and difficult display problems. I have a very limited understanding of everything regarding graphic display mechanics, and Gnome specific terms, so please let me know if you ...
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Display Link 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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lightdm - enable 3 and then 4 monitors
I've just completed a Ubuntu 12.10 server build on a HP XW8400 desktop with 2 x GeForce dual head DVI gphx cards.
On the build bench I had 1 monitor connected & worked perfectly. 1920x1200 ...
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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 ...
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Can't enable third monitor on second graphics card
I had a system running 12.04 with a Radeon HD4870, and had the monitors correctly setup. I installed a second video card (Radeo HD5700), and can't get the default Monitor app to detect the monitor.
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Default program startup display
I have a dual display setup and would like to be able to set which display a piece of software starts on. Most software seems to return to the last display but Stellarium always starts in the primary ...
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display port on x230 not working
having problems with my new lenovo x230 - using dual montiors, only vga registers anything. This has the Intel graphics controller : 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge ...
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Cannot use second display with 12.04 and Intel 2000/3000
I am unable to get anything to display on my second monitor, or even get the system to recognize that there is a second screen.
I am running 12.04 on a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV, revision 2.0 box. The ...
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Create own screen resolution without Nvidia
I had a problem with my monitor Dell E207WFP. The first time I connected it to my Ubuntu, it had a possibility to set 1600x1040 resolution, but then I reinstalled some drivers and use set default ...
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Cannot find display :0.1
I'm using fujitsu LH531 Laptop with ubuntu 12.04, and with secondary 1440x900 monitor attached to the VGA, confirmed by xrandr command.
The problem is, i want to run a program (vlc) to the second ...
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Trying to use 3 monitors with Intel integrated Graphics and Separate video Card
I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a desktop that has a Intel i7 2600k with integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics and a GeForce GT430 1GB video card. I have 2 monitors (in a vertical orientation) ...
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How to define multiple xorg screens using the same device?
I have a video-adapter(Dell MMH11) that is connected to the display-port of my graphics card. The adapter identifies itself to the graphics card as a 3840x1200 display.
The adapter has two monitors ...
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Different backgrounds on 3 monitor set-up
I currently have a 3 monitor set-up using an AMD HD6870 card. All monitors are 1920 x 1080 and in a 16:9 configuration. However 2 are orientated as landscape whilst one is in portrait. The way I ...
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Unity multi-monitor problem
I have multi-monitor setup where one (separate) is set above another (notebook). Notebook is set as main monitor, this is where launcher is. There are a couple side effects:
When I open a new app, ...
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Remember window monitor for windows in multi-monitor setup (12.04)
I'm on Unity 3D, in a dual-monitor setup.
I like to keep certain applications on fixed monitors / workspaces.
However, it annoys me needing to move all those windows to the desired monitor / workspace ...
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Nvidia GeForce Gt-520M-cn on intel dh61ww Ubuntu 12.04
I have this desktop:
i7 2600, 8gb ram ddr3, board intel dh61ww, Geforce Nvidia GT520-cn 2Gb
ddr3,
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (kernel 3.2.0-23-generic). I want to setup two Samsung ...
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Run a wine application fullscreen on a single monitor from dual-monitor setup
I have a dual-monitor system, running Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3 desktop. I want to run a fullscreen wine application on one monitor (I'll call it "secondary"), while another ("primary") will not be ...
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fullscreen using multimonitor
I've got a laptop with an extra external screen attached to it. Whenever I try to maximize a window on the second screen by dragging it to the top of it the window maximizes to my laptop screen. Is ...
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With Nvidia proprietrary drivers cannot choose monitor launcher appears on
It's awesome that unity now let you choose in which monitor you want the unity launcher to apear.
However, once I've install the nvidia privative drivers I can't chose anymore. I force what normally ...
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nvidia GT630M with HDMI second monitor
I am unable to use double screen with HDMI (works with VGA however) on my ASUS laptop with nvidia 630M
I tried downloading the newest nvidia driver, however I cannot make it work properly and my ...
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Can't set up dual monitors due to “RANDR extension is not present” error
I have my PC dual boot into Ubuntu currently, and I am having issues (I assume because I have 2 monitors). I had an older version of Ubuntu running fine with two monitors on this same computer, but ...
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Dell E6510 with Intel i950 cannot detect second display in Precise
After a bout of trouble with 10.04, 10.10 fixed the driver issues with my Intel video card. I avoided upgrading for some time, but bit the bullet this weekend. I was able to upgrade and get the box ...
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Multi Desktop with Ubuntu 10.04 and the Catalyst Control Center
I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my laptop, with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670. I would like to connect this to an external monitor and use multiple desktops, as opposed to a single extended desktop.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Freezes after removing the HDMI cable or changing settings
I'm using an fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm having some problems with HDMI. I usually use it with my TV, but since the update isn't working any more.
Sometimes in 11.10 I had to execute a ...
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Split Screen using HDMI Xubutu 13.04
So Ive tried to get seperate screens for Xubuntu 13.04 so i can browse on my laptop and use my TV to watch films via HDMI port but im unable to find a way to do it. What normally happens is i get full ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Can't detect second monitor (NVIDIA Optimus)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a DELL XPS with NVIDIA Optimus. I know that questions related to this have been asked several times, and I followed many tutorials and instructions but couldn't make this ...
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Third screen on laptop with USB?
I'm currently running ubuntu on a laptop provided with VGA and HDMI ports, also, I have two 22 inches monitors which I would like to connect to the laptop to work with three screens.
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VGA + ...
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Nautilus Dual Monitor issue
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and 2 monitors.
My left monitor is the laptop screen and the right monitor is an external monitor.
Whenever I open a nautilus window in my right (external) monitor and double ...
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Can't get second GPU recognized
I just stuck in another GPU to run two screens.
$ lspci | grep VGA
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] (rev a1)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA ...
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Dual monitor extended desktop setup randomly falling back to mirror mode
I just have this strange behavior and couldn't find out what is wrong. Anyone ever saw this kind of error? I checked the xorg log, but wasn't able to identify any obvious error.
My setup:
Notebook ...
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Use arandr keybindings without metacity?
I use the arandr program (a GUI on top of xrandr) to switch between various monitor layouts quickly and easily. I find its less buggy than Ubuntu's displays application.
One of the features of ...
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Second monitor missing skype and guake panel icons (indicators)
I have a dual monitor set up. On the primary monitor I have my launcher and my panel as always. The panel shows all my usual indicators for volume, network manager, skype, everpad, dropbox, etc. ...
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Setting up triple monitors with a Display Link Adapter
My first question, I suppose, is "Is this setup even possible?" I'm running a Dell N7010 with Ubuntu 12.10 and I have two external monitors. One of them is connected with a VGA cable and is running ...
