Question relating mainly to resolution problems with display devices used for a greater audience (aka 'beamers').
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How can I get the Nvidia driver to drive my projector at 1280x720?
I recently purchased a BenQ W600+ projector that I'd like to use with my ThinkPad T410 with Nvidia graphics running Ubuntu 12.10. The native resolution of the projector is 1280x720 (i.e. 720p), but I ...
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How to avoid screen being stretched when mirroring a Notebook (16:9) to a projector (4:3)
I use Ubuntu 12.10 (Gnome 3) on a MacBook Air. I would like to connect the notebook to an external projector and mirror the displays. The projector image looks great, however, everything on the ...
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Display and projector got messy after screensaver or energy saver
I'm a professor and I use Ubuntu to show my students presentations about the content.
I get my laptop connected to a projector available in the room and, that works just fine at first glance. No keys ...
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Cannot find projector and tv
How do I activate projector and TV LG HDMI, since fn + f5 does not work?
My computer is a dell inspiron N5010 with ubuntu 12.04.
The system does not find any other device, so the option share screen, ...
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Projector is not detecting in Ubuntu desktop
I'm using EPSON EB-S9 projector and it is connecting using USB cable to the Ubuntu system,but the problem is, Projector is not detecting by the system, following is some information regarding the my ...
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Dell xps m1530 & data projector
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed and working great on a Dell XPS M1530. I can not figure out how to get the computer to project onto a large screen using a data projector. Thank you for your assistance.
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Showing slide show in the projector
I successfully plugged in the projector in to my Acer 8930G computer, but when I'm tryng to show the slide show (like in Image Viewer or LibreOffice Impress), it begins in my laptop, though I'd like ...
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TTY1 on Video Projector
Is it somehow possible to display TTY1 or similar to a video projector? xrandr cannot open the display:
$ xrandr --query
Can't open display
I have a ATI graphics card and am not using the ...
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MS Powerpoint not working on Acer Projector using Ubuntu 12.04
I have MS Powerpoint installed on my Toshiba Netbook with Ubuntu 12.04. But is not working with my Acer Projector. I just see my desktop wallpaper on the projector screen, but my presentation is not ...
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Acer extensa 5630 becomes slow and function key does not working well when connected to a projector
I connect my UBUNTU 12.04.1 on acer extensa 5630 to a Sony projector for presentation, but the system become slow and function key does not working well, when i pree it my laptop monitor goes off and ...
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How do I get PicoPix Viewer working?
I am trying to get a PicoPix 1020 projector to work. This is what I have done so far:
First, I installed PicoPix Viewer using Wine. This went rather well. I only add to add mfc42.dll to be able to ...
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NVidia GPU Ubuntu 12.04 Projector Issue
Attempting to use a projector on my laptop. I have proprietary drivers and x-server set up. Everything works fine except when I switch to a virtual terminal (ctr alt f1) the projector doesn't mirror ...
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Acer C120 Projector
Has anyone been able to get their Acer c120 projector to work in the latest Ubuntu release? (12.04 LTS) If so, how did you do it? Thank you!
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OpenOffice Impress (MS Powerpoint alternative) not linking to Projector
When i connect OpenOffice ppt for projector, it doesnt display or detect anything.While i can run the same in my windows OS installed alongside. I donot know if it is a possible driver problem or a ...
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How to config multiple monitor with optimus?
I have an Acer Aspire 8951G running 12.04 Pangolin with bumblebee working beautifully.
My problem is that when I connect either the VGA port or the HDMI to my projector there is no way I can see to ...
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Connecting To Projector in Ubuntu 12.04
I tried to connect My new ubuntu version with a projector.But it was useless cause Laptop not identified that projector.Updated my Nvidia Driver also.I installed disper also.but couldn't connect to ...
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Dual monitor, with a low resolution projector
I need to show a presentaion to a conference tomorrow. Today I tryed my Ubuntu 10.04 with the projector. My notebook has a resolution of 1440x960, the projector seems to have a really lower ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 cannot connect to projector
I install Ubuntu 11.10 into my laptop with dual-boot. In windows, I cannot output both is laptop monitor and projector. But in Ubuntu, it fail to.
Then I install Ubuntu in my pendrive with ...
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How to present a slideshow consisting of PDFs?
I need to present a slideshow on a projector. I know that if I use openoffice it can send a seperate image to the laptop screen and the projector.
If I have some other application (like a PDF viewer) ...
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Is it possible to change display settings and apply without logging out like Windows?
When I want to connect a second monitor or projector to my computer, I always have to change display settins, like seperate x screens configuration, and save and logout to apply new settings. It is ...
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Can't adjust using brightness keys on an HP DV6 6080 and can't using projector switch button [closed]
I use ubuntu 11.10 64bit on my Hp dv6 6080 laptop. i have problem in ubuntu
1) i can't adjust lcd brightness in ubuntu with brightness keys. how can i adjust lcd brightness because lcd brightness ...
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Projector not detected on a Lenovo T410 [closed]
I am on ubuntu 11.04 - and I have a Lenovo T410 laptop. I am not able to detect a projector. Ubuntu simply can not detect the projector.
➜ ~ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ...
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Is there a way I can use wireless projectors? [closed]
I can connect to the projector but I can't seem to find a way to output my presentations to the projector. I'm using LibreOffice and Ubuntu 10.04. I do quite a few presentations at my work and I am ...
