Questions tagged [monitor]
Questions that relate to the electronic display (sometimes called a visual display unit) for computers. Typically questions relate to visual issues such as flickering, resolution, black-screens together with the usage of single and multiple displays.
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Ubuntu 22.04 не видит второй монитор Can't see the second monitor
У меня один монитор на DP, другой hdmi, и второй никак не хочет работать, кто сталкивался с подобным?
На Винде при этом все норм
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I have one monitor on DP, another hdmi, and the second one doesn'...
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Forcing Ubuntu to output HDMI through USB-C
I want to use my iPad as a wired second monitor for my Surface Go 2 running Ubuntu 22.04.4.
I downloaded an App that live-shows Video-Signals.
When I connect a camera (Logitech Brio) to the USB-C-Port ...
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Gnome Flashback (Metacity) dual displays/monitors and workspaces
I'm using Gnome Flashback (Metacity) on Ubuntu 22.04. I connected a second monitor and have it set up as "join displays". Now whenever I switch workspaces it switches on both displays. There'...
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Display problem with installation on Mac Book Pro; two displays LVDS-1 and LVDS-2
Ubuntu 23.1 installed correctly in a MacBook Pro (2009) but I only get to display a portion of the desktop with no access to any icon. I was able to start a command line window and by using xrandr I ...
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HDMI cable and external monitor not working/detected
When I try to connect my Thinkpad X280 to my external monitor via HDMI it does not work. I also tried usind a Thunderbolt adapter but it did not work either.
I tried upgrading the drivers and ...
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How do I list connected displays using the command line?
Is there a command that will list displays connected to the computer?
Specifically, I'm looking to find out how my external monitor is being detected by the system when connected by HDMI cable and ...
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How do I open a new window in the same monitor?
I have 2 monitors and using Oneiric Ocelot Ubuntu. If I have opened firefox on my first monitor and want open new window, new window is always opened on the second monitor. How I can set using 1 ...
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Ubuntu doesn't support the necessary drivers for my adapter. What should I do?
I am trying to connect two monitors to my laptop which is running Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 as dual boot.
I plugged the first monitor to the HDMI port and the second to the usb 3.0 port via a usb to ...
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Prevent monitor from losing signal after screen saver / lock activates
After the screen saver activates, or after I manually lock the screen via Ctrl+Alt+L, I see a blank black screen with just the date / time in the upper right corner. A few seconds after that, my HP ...
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Connecting LG 22MD4KA to 970A GAMING PRO CARBON Motherboard
I have a LG 22MD4KA monitor that connects only with USB-C. There is a UBS-C outlet in my mother board (970A GAMING PRO CARBON MSI) but I don't know if it can transmit an output. My current video card ...
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How do I increase the resolution of headless system using dummy monitor?
Please, this question has not been answered, I have read them all and none seems to work for me.
I have a headless system Ubuntu 20.04 with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD ...
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External monitors not remaining off after screen lock/suspend
I am using Ubuntu 23.10 on a laptop and a desktop. The external monitors are on separate rigs (one on my downstairs laptop setup) and one permanently connected to my upsatiars desktop).
On both, when ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 loses monitor resolution after waking from sleep
I have an Nvidia RTX 3070 and a Samsung C49RG90 monitor. The monitor is connected to the video card via HDMI. Everything works fine, unless I suspend the system and then wake it back up. When that ...
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Out of range on monitor
After installing Ubuntu 16.04 on a server machine I get an error on my monitor. It tells me that the input is out of range
I've tried following the other suggestions on here but not of them work. I'm ...
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Is there HDR monitor support in Ubuntu
More monitors have the HDR (high dynamic range) functionality. Does Ubuntu (Linux) support this, too?
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Ubuntu eye strain problem?
Hi I saw lots of posts here regarding Ubuntu eye strain issue. But none could answer my question. I use Intel i5 processor, AMD radeon Graphics card.
When I use my Win 7, there is no issue with my ...
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My laptop freezes when connecting external monitor via DP or HDMI
I have a new DELL 7440 laptop with Ubuntu 22.04.03 and I'm using Xorg instead of Wayland. When I connect an external monitor, via Display Port from docking station Dell WD19TB or directly using HDMI ...
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How to calibrate monitor in Ubuntu Mate
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How can I calibrate my monitor in Ubuntu Mate without extra hardware?
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I have installed gnome-color-manager but no gui is available and I can't find an ICC profile file for my ...
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Setting up ultrawide (3440x1440) monitor on Ubuntu 18.04
I am trying to setup ubuntu properly on ultrawide monitor.
What have I done so far:
I have run:
xrandr
and found out that my connected monitor is HDMI-0:
HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+258+0 (normal ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 problem with monitor resolution
My ubuntu worked well with a VGA 1920x1200 resolution monitor and the previous version of ubuntu, but when upgrading to 22.04.1 LTS it only supports 1024x768 maximum. The system is an intel I7 with ...
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Dell Display Manager
How can I get my Dell Monitors software i.e. Dell Display Manager in my Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS for controlling the monitor via software rather than the physical buttons on the screen ?
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How to turn off the monitor via command on Wayland (KDE Plasma)?
I like turning off the monitor when I don't need it, to reduce eyestrain and energy consumption (e. g. when only listening to music). On X11, I have been using the sleep 0.5; xset dpms force off shell ...
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Correct Display configuration. Errors while trying to arrange displays
I am trying to set up my tv with my laptop trough a VGA cable. The display application in Ubuntu throws a lot of errors to me and I have given up in trying to do it myself.
I try to apply the 1920 ...
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Solution for black screen after setting the screen brightness cursor to 0
My screen went completely black after I set the screen brightness cursor to 0. I know it's not very smart, but my previous Linux installation had a minimum value which was allowing the screen to still ...
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Second monitor freezing ... necessitates restart
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 on a 100 GB partition alongside Windows 11 on an HP Envy with an intel core i7 with integrated iRISxe. I've plugged an old Acer monitor to the HDMI port as a ...
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Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.3 LTS - Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB - How turn monitor on/off from script?
I want to use cron or the like to turn on/off the attached monitor for a Rpi running MagicMirror2.
user@user-desktop:~/MagicMirror/config$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: ...
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Ultrawide GRUB slowness
I'm using 22.04 with a Dell 34 inch ultrawide monitor (S3424DWC) connected to an NVIDIA 3080 by HDMI.
Here are all my installed GRUB versions (although probably unnecessary as they are all from the ...
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get-edid always fails, yet ubuntu detects monitor make/model in system settings
I am trying to writer some scripts to detect what monitor is plugged in and when. I am not sure if I am going down the correct path, but I notice that no matter what I do trying to use 'get-edid' ...
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Screen Display Options Missing - Ubuntu 22.04.3
New to Ubuntu. I have downloaded the latest version and installed it on an HP laptop. Attached is a screenshot of the display options. The laptop is connected to a monitor via a docking station.
It ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 . Screen extends beyond monitor in tty/console mode
Adter upgrading to 20.04 the default resolution of 1920x1080 makes screen window extend beyond my monitor
I can switch to a lower resolution in the graphic mode (1680x1050 works fine for me) but ...
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half of my screen suddently stopped working
Yesterday everything was fine, then when I rebooted my computer I got this:
I'm not a Ubuntu guru so I don't know what to do here. I tried reinstalling my nvidia drivers, but no luck. Did anyone ...
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Monitor screen randomly goes blank while using Ubuntu
I have a weird problem. When I am on Ubuntu, screen randomly goes blank and comes back while I am moving the mouse or pressing keys on keyboard. Monitor connections, cables are all fine.
The same ...
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xrandr does not change the screen brightnness
I have two screens connected.
xrandr --listmonitors
Monitors: 2
0: +*DVI-I-1-1 1920/598x1080/336+1600+0 DVI-I-1-1
1: +HDMI-1 1600/621x1200/341+0+0 HDMI-1
xrandr --current | grep connected
DP-1 ...
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How can I reset my display settings through terminal?
I am using Ubuntu 15.10. I accidentally changed the size of the interface to maximum. Now my folders and windows are too large and don't fully fit the screen so I cannot revert the effect. Is there ...
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ubuntu 22.04.03 do not reconize size 16:9 / resoluton of monitor samsung 1366x768 60HZ
could anybody help me with the files configuration and commands in order to use this optimal configuration. in this moment xubuntu only recognize 4:3 1024 x 768
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HDMI stops working with my new Acer aspire E3-112
I bourght a new Acer Aspire E3-112. I use external screens both at home and at work. After installing Ubuntu everyting worked. I used it at home and at work. The second day when I got home the ...
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External Monitor and Screen Brightness Funcitionality Lost At The Same Time
I've been using Ubuntu several years, and since yesterday, I am unable to connect to my external monitor, and it seems at the same time that my laptop's screen brightness functionality was also lost. ...
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How can you automate monitor turning off and on in a notebook used as a server Body:
I'm repurposing a notebook as a home server (running Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS). In order to save energy (and backlight lifetime), I'm looking for a way to automatically turn the monitor off and back on ...
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Accessing Ubuntu desktop from WIndows through RDP and without monitor
I installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a PC. In Settings - Sharing, I activated Remote Desktop and Remote Control.
On my Windows 11 PC, I configured the remote desktop to access the Ubuntu PC that is on ...
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Second monitor does not work
Ubuntu 22.04.3 does not recognize my second monitor connected with DVI cable.
It identifies on "monitors" but does not play video
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS does not detect monitor
I have Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8200 Elite with these specifications:
Processor : (Intel® Core™ i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz × 8)
Graphic: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 2000 (SNB GT1)
I have install Ubuntu 22.04....
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Ubuntu 22.10 external monitor not working
The title says it all.
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10, and noticed that my external monitor doesn't receive any signal anymore.
I'm connecting it with a USB-c to USB-c cable. Tried a lot ...
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Lenovo LS2223WC monitor low resolusion
My fresh Ubuntu 22.04 installation is not OK with Lenovo LS2223WC monitor.
Its maximum available resolution is 1024x728.
While it happens higher resolutions with other monitors, I wonder if it is a ...
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Second monitor freezes
I'm facing the following situation:
I have a laptop and a monitor connected to it. At least once a day, when I'm using Steam and do activities like open the friends list or just closing Steam (top ...
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How can I get a DisplayLink USB monitor work under Ubuntu?
I have a DisplayLink-based external USB monitor, which has both power and data over USB, and seems to work perfectly under Windows 7, but only can display a text console under Ubuntu 10.10, and that I ...
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Monitor problem during booting
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on a HP EliteDesk 800 G2. Recently the m/c was packed up and stored for a few days. Since reconnecting everything, the monitor turns off after 2 seconds of Ubuntu logo screen....
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External Monitor Ubunut
I have installed ubuntu 22.04 LTS on my MSI GF65 Thin laptop. I am trying to connect it to a monitor using hdmi cable; the cable works when I use it on windows OS or my ps4 but I am failing to connect ...
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Ubuntu on Zbook G5 using TB HP G2 dock - internet works but not 4k external USB-C connected screen
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Hardware model: HP HP ZBook Studio G5
I have had a HP G2 120W dock working with my external 4k screen, however the USB-C cable on that dock is a bit damaged so I have got ...
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How do I find out monitor make / model?
My friend has recently bought a second-hand vehicle with an in-car computer and it's wired up to a touchscreen monitor on the dashboard (very impressive!).
Now, I've helped him install Ubuntu on it ...
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new to ubuntu - unable to work external montor on HP laptop
I'm just a regular Ubuntu user and wondering if someone can help me on how to make my external 19inch LED Dell monitor works via my HP Laptop HDMI. Thank you.
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86_64
Host: HP ...
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