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Old 06-22-2017, 09:52 AM   #1
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Xubuntu - Intel dual displays


Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
My laptop has 2 graphic cards: nvidia and built-in CPU intel.
I prefer to use intel as it is power saving option. The problem is that I cannot connect my laptop to external monitor when using intel.
Eg. when I connect it via HDMI, it cannot see external monitor. However if I switch to nvidia card it sees another display with no problem.

I use latest intel and nvidia (proprietary) drivers.
Does anyone know what might be the problem?
 
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because hdmi is connected to nvidia. Without nvidia you cannot reach that hdmi port at all. Probably you need to use both.
 
Old 06-28-2017, 03:22 PM   #3
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Good point!
As a solution - I tried VGA cable and that works for both cards
 
  


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