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Re: TV Display Not Detected

 

I know the UX of that Ubuntu Displays plug can be confusing... And this
sounds like a "duh" thing but I overlooked it all the time: is the little
"mirror" check box on the right checked? If so, uncheck that. ;)
On Feb 27, 2013 6:36 PM, "Cody Garver" <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Uninstall your proprietary drivers and see what happens, at least
> regarding the lag. I have a little experience with xrandr and dual
> monitors, what does this output when your tv is plugged in?:
>
> xrandr -q
>
> This is a very strange case if your tv is HDMI and not working
> automatically.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 27, 2013, at 6:07 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been working on making the launch video. One of the things I had
> hoped to do was to connect my TV to my laptop as a secondary monitor. This
> way, I can record with a higher resolution and thus can zoom in to
> particular parts of the screen without things getting blurry.
> >
> > This is my laptop:
> > Dell XPS 15-L502x
> > Geforce GT 525M
> >
> > I'm connecting my TV to it via HDMI. But nothing shows up.  Only my
> laptop is shown as available in "Displays," Clicking "Detect Displays" does
> nothing.
> >
> > It would be great if I could get some help from you guys.
> >
> > Piggy
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