Questions tagged [external-monitor]
Secondary monitor that is connected to a device with an embedded monitor such as laptops.
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Focus lost to "Always on Visible Workspace" window when switching desktops
I'm on Ubuntu 23.04 on my laptop with an extra monitor. I have Slack on the laptop screen as an "Always on Visible Workspace" window, and on the extra monitor I have 2 separate windows of ...
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LG Ultrafine 4K display not detected on Lenovo Thinkbook
I’m running Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G2, and I’m having trouble connecting to my LG Ultrafine 4K monitor.
The monitor was originally designed to work with MacBooks, but while ...
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How to connect it to another monitor to an old iMac running Ubuntu 22.04
I have an old iMac 13.1. It was very slow, so I deleted its MacOS and installed Ubuntu 22.04.
On the back of this iMac there are two Thunderbolt ports. I bought a mini PD to HDMI cable, hoping that it ...
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New laptop and problem with external monitor on ubuntu 22.04
I got new tuxedo laptop. Everything seems to be working fine besides external monitor.
Monitor and cable works just fine. I tested that on old laptop.
Here weird behaviour starts. When I turn on ...
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Monitor stopped working (after changing rotation). `EDID has corrupt header`. How do I fix? (And how can I even get a file with a *non*-corrupt EDID?)
So my monitor stopped working,
when I was messing around with the the rotation
(ie xrander -o [ normal, left, right, inverted ] stuff).
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The monitor input is DVI (DVI-D Dual Link),
and the laptop's ...
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How to boot from external display - Ubuntu 22.04?
I have setup with 3 external monitors while lid of my laptop is all time closed. I power up using button in dock station. In BIOS I switch option to boot up from external monitor.
Everything was ...
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 not recognizing external monitor since installing Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
My ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 isn't recognizing my external monitor ever since I updated to Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. The connection is USB-C to USB-C. The computer recognized the monitor before the OS update....
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external Monitor via Thinkpad Dock with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I am trying to configure my new Thinkpad with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (Desktop) and connecting it via Docking-Station (USB-C connector) to an external monitor (see details below). I tried different ...
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Max refresh rate for external monitor becomes unavailable
I have my InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 6 running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The latptop is connected to my external monitor (BenQ PD3220U) through the USB-C Thunderbolt port.
The maximum resolution supported by my ...
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USB-C monitor on PinebookPro is not working
i'm not totally new to Ubuntu/Linux but still far from being a pro!
Actually i run Ubuntu 22.04 (installed via ARMBIAN) with Gnome 42 on my Pinebook Pro ARM-Laptop:
$lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are ...
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how to diagnose kernel NULL pointer dereference when I disconnect external monitor
This occassionally happens when I disconnect my usb-c external monitor (doubles as power supply).
journalctl:
Jul 17 09:52:07 noic11 kernel: usb 3-3: USB disconnect, device number 2
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Ubuntu20.04.6LTS second monitor(external monitor) not detected with nvidia driver installed
my computer is HP Zbook G9, i have diabled the secure boot, and the graphics in bios is hybrid graphics（not UMA graphics）
i tried nvidia-driver-525/470/535, the nvidia-smi all show detailed info, but ...
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Scaling Issue on Secondary Monitor
So I have a 16-inch built-in laptop display with scale 100% in the display settings on Ubuntu. I also have a 22-inch secondary Acer monitor. The problem is not only that things appear way bigger than ...
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External Monitor will not turn off from inactivity
I have a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and USB hub connected to my laptop. I am using two external monitors. My laptop is closed so I am not using my laptop monitor.
I have the monitors turn off after X ...
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External monitors via USB-C dock not recognized until I restart computer
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS on a Dell Latitude 3520 laptop, which is connected to two external monitors via a Dell USB-C dock. This works great, except when I suspend the laptop and disconnect the ...
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Dell g15 5520 laptop can not connect to external monitor
I have a dell G15 5520 laptop running ubuntu 20.04 and I have a problem connecting an external monitor(DELL).
Bios version: 1.13.2
What should I do?
I tried:
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall ,then ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 built-in monitor and external monitor proportion is wrong
I just installed Ubuntu 23.04 on my new laptop (Asus vivobook 14").
When I connect my external monitor (AOC 27B1H 27"), it seems like Ubuntu gets the monitor sizes wrong - monitor 1 - built-...
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Nvidia Black Screen Usb-C on Ubuntu 22.04
Problem:
I have a Laptop with Nvidia on Ubuntu 22.04.02.
Suddenly for a month ago, the USB-C External monitor is just Black Screen - No errors, no nothing, just black screen.
The monitor says (NO ...
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HDMI Output to Monitor not Working on Ubuntu Desktop 23.04
I've been stuck on this for a couple of weeks now... hoping someone here can help me out and point me to next steps I can try.
I bought a new HP laptop (this one) and installed Ubuntu 22.10 on it. ...
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How can I use my old laptop as a virtual monitor for my main laptop? both are running ubuntu 20.04
I am looking for a simple way to use my old laptop as a second monitor for my main computer, this would be very useful to me.
I'm not that tech savvy that's why I said a simple way, or maybe a very ...
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Ubuntu problem with external monitor resolution greater than 1920x1080
I have a Dell i7 iRis xe Graphics notebook with Ubuntu 22.04 and I can't put a resolution higher than 1920x1080 on the external monitor
I have searched the entire forum, apart from using chatgpt to ...
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No video signal on P2419HC monitor through Dell Latitude 5430 usb-c during cold boot
my current setup is composed by a Dell Latitude 5430 laptop and a Dell P2419HC monitor. The laptop is powerd by Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS and is connected to the monitor through a usb-c cable, I'm leveraging ...
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Monitor only works when resolution is low - Ubuntu 20.04, Nvidia graphics card, MSI Prestige 15
I have an MSI Prestige 15 laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q graphics card. I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 (dual boot with Windows 11) and the installation was fine. I have disabled secure boot ...
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External Monitor black screen if not in Mirror Mode
I have a Dell XPS 9750 from 2016 and installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on it. I have an external Monitor directly connected to the Laptop (Dell U2518). The external monitor is recognized in settings with ...
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Laptop won't connect to second external monitor in Ubuntu 22.10
I own an ASUS ROG STRIX laptop of 2021, operating a dual boot with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.10. My laptop has one HDMI port and one USB-C port, both capable of outputting signal to external monitors ...
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Increasing screen resolution in X11 and solving it with xrandr
I am using X11 on Ubuntu 22.04
I am trying to configure my big flatscreen as a monitor, connected by a HDMI cable. The picture is very inaccurate. Unfortunately I only get a resolution of 1920x1080. I ...
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Pixelated font on the external monitor
Today I bought a monitor and faced the problem of a strange image display on it
Fonts in all programs look very sharp and pixelated (it hurts my eyes to look at them)
I've tried setting antialiasing ...
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How to work on a laptop with only one monitor and having the laptop closed?
I want to close my laptop and still being able to use it with an external monitor. Tried several settings including disabling energy saving mode when closing the laptop.
Any idea how to do this?
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Monitor/Hdmi detection issue when ubuntu is installed
My laptop is an HP Pavillon Dm-4 1300ST with a Radeon H6370M graphics card.
When I boot Ubuntu from the USB (by selecting Try Ubuntu), it recognizes my HDMI port and the connected monitor and works ...
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Using an external touchscreen on Ubuntu 22.04 Wayland problem
I have an external AOC 16T2 touchscreen, which is recognized as an touchscreen.
In X11 this works fine in extended desktop/join displays after mapping the touch input to the external screen.
xinput ...
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Dell G15 with Docking Station (USB-C) doesn't connect to displays over DP
I am running a Dell G15 with Ubuntu 22.04. Since I am always using Windows with exactly the same Setup, I can tell, that the displays and the docking-station are working properly.
I just want to ...
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External monitor not detected in Ubuntu 20.04
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in a dual boot setup with windows 11. I am completely new to Ubuntu and have installed it to learn ROS on it. I am facing the issue of external monitor not being detected. My ...
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Built-in laptop screen is laggy even when external monitor is not a problem
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a ROG Flow Z13 (2022). I have a samsung screen (LS34A650UXLXZX ) connected with USB-C. Both have been working ok, but recently I noticed that in the built-in screen ...
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Unable to set 1920x1080 resolution on Ubuntu 22.10 with Intel HD Graphics 4400 and VGA display
I have a PC with dual boot of Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.10. I have an external TV as a monitor that is connected via VGA cable, and I know both the TV and VGA are perfectly capable of 1920x1080 because ...
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Primary display is fixed to built-in when using external monitors
After the latest updates to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS installed circa end of Jan 2023 (Dell Precision 7530 32GB core i9-8950HK 2.90 x 12. NVidia GP104GLM Quadro P3200 Mobile with 2 external monitors) system ...
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Only one monitor working on laptop, checked usb-C and HDMI, 20.04
I have a samsung laptop screen as the 'built-in' monitor, and it works fine on its own.
When I plugged in a usb-C dell monitor, the main monitor was transferred onto it, while my laptop monitor went ...
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Mouse hesitates as it approaches bottom of monitor screen
I have recently started using a 27" dell monitor with my xps 13 (7390) running 22.04.1. My display settings are as follows: using single display mode, landscape orientation, resolution 3840x2160 (...
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Laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 does not detect 4K monitor via USB-C, Intel HD 620 Graphics
I bought the 4k monitor and I haven't been able to connect it for a week.
The HDMI port can output only 30hz for 4k, so the only hope is the type-c port
But I can't configure it in any way
My laptop ...
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External Monitor Not working properly with ubuntu 20.04 lts on acer Aspire 7
I have acer Aspire 7 with intel i5 10th generation and NVIDIA 1650 graphics card. I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS but somehow I cannot switch to screen 2 properly. I have tried changing the nivida ...
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Can not use external monitor
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I connect my monitor to the laptop with a USB-C to a hub and then with HDMI.
The laptop thinks there is a monitor but the monitor don't receive any signal/data.
I use a dual-boot. when I am ...
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Make freshly connected external monitors always start with empty desktop
When I connect an external monitor to my laptop various windows I had open will end up displayed on that external monitor.
I am guessing it is remembering what windows were displayed where last time i ...
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Monitor connected via USB-C not working correctly
I have an HP Zbook running Ubuntu 20.04, which I would like to connect to two HP 24es monitors that I have at work. Since the laptop has only one HDMI output, I connect the second monitor using the ...
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share only portion of screen on external monitor
Is there a way in Ubuntu (20.04) under Gnome to share only a portion of the main screen, e.g. the upper left corner, on an external monitor?
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How can I change the default layout for my displays?
I'm using a laptop with Ubuntu 22.04. I must re-arrange the screen layout whenever I connect a new external monitor.
Is it possible to have a "default" layout where any new screen I connect ...
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Second monitor won't change to left side
I have an issue with my second monitor. Every time I want to put it on the left side, like shown in the picture, when i press apply my PC restarts and the changes are not applied.
I'm running Ubuntu ...
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External monitor lead to screensaver in-out loop
Normal behavior:
After 1min of beeing IDLE, my laptop will show a blank screen to save power (not "suspend", just blank screen )
When the mouse is touched, the screen is back to life.
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Ubuntu 18.04 (MSI GS66 Stealth) primary display blank, external display functional
I've an MSI GS66 Stealth laptop which came with Windows installed, alongside which I installed Ubuntu 18.04 with NVIDIA proprietary drivers.
Connecting an external monitor to my laptop through HDMI is ...
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No dispay output ports recognized Ubuntu 22.04.1, Integrated Graphics
When connecting to an external monitor the message is "No USB Type-C signal from your device"
The issue appeared after rebooting my PC this morning and it performed some updates (Not sure ...
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External monitors detected only when docked
Dear potential helpers,
With previous versions of Ubuntu, my laptop HP EliteBook 840 G3 (Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 520, SKL GT2) was able to detect my two external monitors.
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 a ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 stopped recognizing external monitors
My Kubuntu 22.04 installation has suddenly stopped recognizing my external monitors, which are connected to my HP Laptop through a docking station via HDMI. They were working fine up until last week.
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