My laptop screen is damaged and second screen doesn't work with all Linux distro
Hi everyone,
I think the long title explains a lot. I have to note that when it boots everything is fine but when I it starts to run the GUI, KDE or else the screen stops working. So the only solution is to type few commands from the shell. Especially, that my second screen is now the main screen :) Enlighten me thanks. |
Just a suggestion; on laptops there are 'function' keys. pressing the 'fn' key and the appropriate key (in my case the F5 key) toggles three modes:
1 main screen only 2 main screen and 2nd screen 3 2nd screen only still the possibility remains that X will keep wanting to use the main screen only. another suggestion: have you looked on ebay for a screen for your laptop? they are replaceable and after market types may suffice and are cheaper. the other solution is to edit your /etc/x11/xorg.conf file, but I can't help you with that. does your laptop boot in a GUI when using a live distro? if so, check the xorg.conf file in live mode. |
Sounds like the driver in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf is not set to the correct one. You may need to set it to something generic like vesa, look for a section like this.
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So how can I set or edit the driver? If there are links that explain this issue I will be waiting. Thanks in advance. |
To edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file you will need a command line text editor like vi, vim or emacs, at least one of these will be installed on your distro. Then just use either "ati" or "radeon", just look for text in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file that is similar to the one I posted in the earlier post.
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Try this with "ati", then try "radeon", if this doesn't work, then try "vesa". |
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