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When i had Windows installed the external VGA port worked fine with monitors and projectors. Im currently running Ubuntu 12.04 and cannot seem to get the VGA working with a projector however it works fine when plugged into my monitor.
Distribution: Slackware 14.1 64-bit, Ubuntu 15.10, Fedora 17, Ubuntu 12 LTS and Ubuntu server 10.04
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Use xrandr to set which output to use!
E.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr
If you regularly switch between known setups (like a home office using both screens, laptop screen on the right), xrandr bound to a keyboard combination is golden
Use xrandr to set which output to use!
E.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr
If you regularly switch between known setups (like a home office using both screens, laptop screen on the right), xrandr bound to a keyboard combination is golden
Often times you need to enable the display, either through your control center or via some keyboard shortcut (for me it is fn+f8. That button combination is laptop specific.
Thanks for your valuable input. These combinations i have already tried. I have been reading into Sigg3.net post about Xrandr which ill be quite keen to try.
when i hit the keyboard combination it does not work.
When i type the Xrandr command i get and error about the gamma or resolution or something similar. I will try and post the output of Xrandr as soon as humanly possible.
Could it be that my laptop resolution is not adequate for the projector? 1024x600
Distribution: Slackware 14.1 64-bit, Ubuntu 15.10, Fedora 17, Ubuntu 12 LTS and Ubuntu server 10.04
Posts: 173
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Could depend on the graphics card/driver capabilities. But you should get a lower-res output anyway.
Just running
$ xrandr
without options should provide some output we can look at. Also please include a
$ dmesg | grep VGA
Could depend on the graphics card/driver capabilities. But you should get a lower-res output anyway.
Just running
$ xrandr
without options should provide some output we can look at. Also please include a
$ dmesg | grep VGA
Thank you i will post the info as soon as possible.
mariose@TINY-LT:~$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 600, current 1024 x 600, maximum 1024 x 600
default connected 1024x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x600 0.0*
mariose@TINY-LT:~$
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