Questions relating to vga (Video Graphics Array) display devices and connections
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How to enable my Nvidia VGA card permanently
I don't want to use bumblebee to run certain apps using the nvidia card, i want to make it able to switch, or else I don't want to switch between the two cards, I want to enable the Nvidia Card ...
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External monitor is too yellow
When I bought a new screen (Philips 227e4l) and connected it with my laptop (HP Compaq 6520) via the VGA port, the size of screen is right (1920x1080), but the color is wrong (too much yellow).
How ...
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problem in screen when using ubuntu 13.10 [closed]
When I click the Ubuntu Dash button on the Unity Launcher the screen becomes corrupted and it looks like this: .
In System Info I saw that Ubuntu identified my VGA as Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS690.
In ...
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how to check vga drivers?
I have one vga and to check it's driver is correct or not, I open Details window
and see Graphics option if it wrote unknown this mean that I have problem with vga drivers of not this mean that the ...
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How do i diagnose my vga errors [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a machine with onboard video card from nVidia. After starting the operating system and enter my password my screen goes black. Using the shortcuts ctrl + alt + ...
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Intel desktop mothermoard with integrated graphic. Showing LVDS n VGA, that i cant configure
Have Intel motherboard.
Graphics integrated. Ubuntu 12.04 showing to monitors, LVDS n VGA connected, but I have only VGA. And Ubuntu think that my monitor can show FullHD but really it can only ...
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Add xorg section when device matched (SIS671 VGA)
I am working on small distribution based on Ubuntu. Some of computers we use are SiS based. I need to add proper xorg section which sets video driver to sis671.
I can use /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, but ...
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Irreversible black screen after unplugging VGA cable from external monitor
I am having a bit of headache with Xubuntu 12.10 and my external monitor.
It's a Samsung SyncMaster 740NW capable of 1280x720 resolution, while laptop's screen is 1366x720.
At startup, with the VGA ...
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after first reboot choose wrong video port
Sorry for my english.
I had installed Ubuntu 12.04 on intel motherboard with atom and igd 3000.
On this board two video outputs: d-sub(vga) and dvi.
My monitor have only D-SUB.
After installation ...
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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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Ubuntu doesnt shutdown properly with Intel HD VGA (proprietary driver)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Vostro 3550 notebook with a AMD Radeon 6630M/Intel HD 3000 hybrid-graphics card.
I recently installed the latest proprietary drivers from the AMD website. Everything ...
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VGA port on Laptop produces blurry view on Display monitor
I was using the monitor (Samsung SyncMaster SA100 via VGA) on desktop with good native resolution(1366x768) with sharper pixel rendering.
As now I moved to my new laptop, and I attached the same ...
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Enabling vga output for command line
I've got an HP Netbook running Ubuntu 10.04 and I'm trying to get the VGA output to display on my monitor while at a command prompt. The display mirrors just fine when I start Xwindows but whenever I ...
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Why does 12.04 no longer recognize VGA(LCD) after booting with S-Video display?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with a NVidia graphics card and have been using a VGA connection out to my LCD monitor for over a year fine.
I recently decided to try using an S-Video cable out to my HD TV ...
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Wrong resolution with VGA, correct with HDMI [duplicate]
I have 12.10 installed with NVIDIA driver 304.43.
My card is an XFX GT 240.
Monitor is an RCA 32-inch generic 1080p television.
My problem is a VGA connection will only expose a maximum resolution of ...
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add 2nd vga card, reboot and no display [closed]
When I add a VGA card for a 2nd monitor, then reboot, I get no display at all.
The original monitor works fine from the VGA on the motherboard. If booting with the VGA card added (NVidia) is ...
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Overheating problem - Dell n4030
My computer overheats too much under Ubuntu 12.04 (does not happen in Win 7). I read some threads and could be the VGA card, but I'm no tech or linux expert, so was hoping you could help me fix this ...
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Connect Ubuntu 12.10 to TV using VGA cable
I have Ubuntu 12.10 on Lenovo T61 and I want to connect it to a Samsung 46" LED TV. Whenever I connect the VGA cable, it says check the cable. What do I do?
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Compiz crashing after initial Ubuntu 12.10 installation
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 to my Gateway E-Series with a VGA 82845G graphics controller. Compiz crashed and terminal message error indicates that Unity is not compatible with my graphics.
This ...
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Install or activation Xserver in ubuntu 10.04 [duplicate]
how to install driver VGA Intel GMA in ubuntu 10.04?
My Laptop Asus A44H.
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Graphics consuming more battery in Ubuntu
I'm trying to uninstall Ubuntu because I'm having a acer Aspire timeline U3 laptop which has a dedicated VGA.When I'm in Ubuntu, Ubuntu doesn't use on-board VGA but the dedicated one.So when I'm in ...
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Use vga switcheroo on MacBook Pro 8,2?
I have used the instructions provided by tomodachi here to get EFI kernel stub booting working properly. The Radeon card is now properly initialized and lspci is showing both graphics cards, which is ...
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HDMI to VGA adapter on ubuntu 12.10
I have an Ubuntu 12.10 machine with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 which has one vga output and an hdmi output, I already have one monitor connected via vga and I just recently bought an HDMI to VGA ...
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Keep VGA signal sending when using VGA switchbox
I am trying to mimic the VGA projector setup I had on Arch
Linux. I have three laptops connected through a VGA switchbox to an external projector. When I was using ArchLinux I used xrandr to start ...
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Can I send analogue VGA signal through HDMI output to use a HDMI->VGA adapter?
I have a DELL 14z ultrabook with only an HDNI video output but I need to connect the laptop to an overhead projector with only the VGA input. The question is if I can somehow send the analogue VGA ...
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Only Vga works (not dvi) - Ubuntu 12.10
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10. For some reason I can not get the DVI to work. The monitor says: Cable not connected.
The VGA cable works, but the everything looks blurry.
The resolution is fine 1920 ...
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USB2VGA device not listed as output device
When I type xrandr the usb2vga device "Magic Control Technology Corp. (USB2VGA dongle)" does not show up.
A reboot with the device plugged in doesn't change it.
The kernel.log shows that it has been ...
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Choose vga output on port replicator
I have an Acer laptop with a port replicator, the Easyport IV.
System specs:
Acer laptop, Travelmate 8172
Intel HD graphics
Ubuntu 12.10
My problem:
I have two VGA ports. One directly on my ...
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Additional Configuration on xorg.conf
is there any additional configuration on xorg.conf to activate dual-screen ? I'm using Ubuntu Precise , SIS 672 Chipset. I just installed chipset driver by following tutorial at ...
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Problem with installing graphic driver on SIS 672
[need your help please]
I am a novice user of ubuntu. when I install them, my screen resolution is only 800x600. then i did install vga driver using the drivers available on github. ...
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No VGA signal from MacBook Air with Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Macbook Air 2012 running osx and Ubuntu 12.10 side by side. The only problem on with Ubuntu is, that I can't drive an external monitor or projector via VGA. Under OSX this works so there is ...
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Anyone with Compaq G60 Laptop; Blind bios walk-through for a “to VGA” first?
One of my laptops has a broken screen. But I cant really afford to get a new one yet.
Just wondering if anyone has a [G60 HP/Compaq] laptop, that you might post a key by key blind walk-through to ...
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VGA to HDMI output on screen
I have a HP2950SE to which i installed UBUNTU 12.04 and now with sequential updates I am on 12.10. I have a VGA to HDMI cable which i normally used to connect my laptop to my TV and watch any videos ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 - how to set the resolution to 1024x768 and correct rate? using command line when ever system starts
I have this following code where my VGA output is always showing out of range. How can i resolve it?
$ cvt 1024 768
$ xrandr --newmode shvga 74.50 1024 1072 1176 1328 768 771 775 798
$ xrandr ...
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Laptop display shows nothing after vga-projector is being connected
after plug in my external projector to the vga-port my laptop display becomes black. Only the external projector can be used. The system-settings doesn't affect it either.
I'm using a integrated ...
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Use the TV as a monitor using VGA cable
Hi, I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop (HP 2006) and everything works a lot better than my old Windows XP. However, I have two problems:
When trying to connect the laptop to a Philips TV ...
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Monitor displays “No VGA signal” “Check DVI cable” after installing motherboard drivers [closed]
I bought computer with all of the needed parts, got everything sorted out, installed windows 7 but my CD-ROM doesn't fit my motherboard.
So I had to download the driver manually and install it using ...
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Connect Lenovo W520 with TV using VGA output
I am trying to connect my Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with my 32 inch TV (Samsung) using he VGA output.The problem is that after connecting it with the TV I go to System Settings and then Monitors but it ...
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No video signal after install
Today I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 to my machine, but all the time I encountered the same problem, I successfully boot from Ubuntu 12.04 DVD, and a purple background comes up with accessibility and ...
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Second display running off laptop VGA not correctly positioned (offset left and up)
I have black bars on the right and bottom of my display!
I'm running my laptop's VGA output to an recognized as a
It is 20", but the assumed 3" difference does not account for the incorrect ...
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Wrong detection of available VGA memory with Intel HD 3000.
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on the Asus-A42f. The size of the VGA memory that is detected by the system is only 256 MB. But according to the specification the available memory should be 758MB.
The VGA ...
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Nvidia card 640M can't be detected
I am new in Ubuntu. I have a Acer v3-571g with Nvidia 640M and Intel HD 4000. I installed Ubuntu and Nvidia driver but I can't choose resolution 640x480. I tried reinstalling the driver, configured ...
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Current status of support, on 12.10 quantal, for intel optimus? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
Which is the current status of the support, on 12.10, for intel optimus?
I've seen lots of talk around, but how does it ...
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Toshiba Tecra A8 display resizes to 4:3 when an External display is used
I am very new to this so please excuse me if the solution is simple.
I am running an old Toshiba Tecra A8 laptop and the screen is fine until I attach an external monitor via VGA then the laptops ...
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Dell Inspiron7520 and Ubuntu 12.04 issues
I have a DELL Inspiron 7520 in the highest configuration:
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM processor (6M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
15.6" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display
8GB3 Dual Channel ...
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Will the Driver Support for Intel HD Graphics be Improved in 12.10?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP Pavilion dv4 laptop. This is a core i7 machine with Intel HD graphics and also a separate nVidia VGA card. I had a lot of issues getting Ubuntu 12.04 working ...
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External TV only allows 640x480 using VGA cable
I have Ubuntu precise installed on a MacBook Pro. When connecting to an external television using a VGA style cable the highest resolution available seems to be 640x480.
I'm using the proprietary ...
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What if I remove the additional graphic driver?
I have an Dell laptop with ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series] and proprietary FGLRX graphic card installed.
The card give me some issue that I think I can't do anything. And I don't need ...
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laptop to external monitor via vga cable not working
My laptop is the Toshiba satellite c850-F31Q (with these specs:http://www.laptopdirect.co.za/laptop_specifications.php?laptop=59683)(AMD Radeon graphics card).
It is running Linux-Ubuntu-gnome 3 (and ...
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VGA monitor won't detect on NVIDIA Quadro NVS 4200M
I am on a Dell Latitude E6420 and just installed 12.04. When I plug in my external monitor's VGA cable, the laptop doesn't detect any new monitor.
Here's the output of my lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: ...
