elementary-dev-community team mailing list archive

[Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to xrandr, your second display does not exist.

You can disable your drivers using jockey-gtk, it should already be
installed, just put that in a Terminal and it will launch.

Then try configuring the monitor as well as xrandr -q again.


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:36 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Not sure if my last reply was to all or just Cassidy, but here it is
> again:
>
> Cody, how do I uninstall my proprietary drive? Sorry,, I'm not very
> familiar with Linux. Also, I get this response with the command:
> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
> LVDS1 connected 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 344mm x 194mm
>    1366x768       59.6*+
>    1360x768       59.8     60.0
>    1024x768       60.0
>    800x600        60.3     56.2
>    640x480        59.9
> VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>
> Cassidy, the mirror box is blanked out. I've attached a screenshot of the
> Display window.
>
> UPDATE: I just booted up my Windows, and my TV was instantly recognized.
> I'm now typing this message with 1920x1080 resolution.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Cassidy James <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> > --
>>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
>>> > Post to     : elementary-dev-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
>>> > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
>>> Post to     : elementary-dev-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
>>> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>
>>
>


-- 
Cody Garver