Questions tagged [multi-monitor]
Encompasses the configuration, usage, and control of additional displays / monitors / screens. Often termed dual-monitor or dual-head (for two monitors), and often in involving external displays. Connection methods include VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort. For single displays, use "monitors" instead. For directing a program's graphical output, you may also want the "display" tag.
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How to rename connected computer monitors in linux using wayland?
I have two identical computer monitors, both from the same manufacturer, with matching models and revisions. These monitors are connected to a Thunderbolt 4 docking station via DisplayPort, and the ...
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nvidia-settings does not load xorg.conf saved settings at startup
I tried making a /home/name/.local/share/nvidiaconf.sh file with
nvidia-settings -load-config-only
nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="DP-0: 1920x1080_60 +1920+0, DP-2: 1920x1080_75 +0+0, ...
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Debian 12 dual monitor Nvidia/Intel
I recently upgraded my computer to the latest debian 12 distribution. After the install, the default configuration using nouveau and wayland enabled me to see my dual screens with no problem.
In my ...
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Multiple monitors (more than 2) not working on Fedora 38; how can I fix this?
Having used Fedora as a server since Red Hat 1.1, I FINALLY decided to replace my aging user-interface Windows 7 with Fedora Workstation but I just can't seem to figure out how to get it to honor all ...
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Running X on 3 of 4 Monitors and tail syslog on fourth
Is it possible to run the X-Server only on 3 of my 4 Monitors and use the last one for tail the syslog on a classic console? For me it is no option to tail it on a console inside X-Server.
System is ...
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Switching from Wayland to X11 breaks my dual-monitor setup
I've recently installed Debian 12/GNOME. I have a dual-monitor setup. My primary screen is landscape; my secondary screen is portrait. When I initially installed Debian and setup my monitors, all was ...
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DP/HDMI monitors show "no signal" - Debian 11
This week I returned to my job after 2 week break and I discovered one important error. Any of my 3 monitors is not responding. All monitors keep displaying only "No signal".
I have tried ...
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Ubuntu no longer detects external monitors
I have been working with two external monitors for most of a year using Ubuntu linux. Recently, I gave it the okay to update linux base. Upon rebooting, neither monitor came up. The displays settings ...
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Kubuntu 23.04 - screen freezes randomly when connected to external monitor (extand display)
The weird thing is, that connecting to 2 external extended display monitors (viewing with 3 monitors including the laptop's one), and the problem does not happen.
Only with 1 monitor attached.
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Why do DisplayLink monitors stop working after suspend in 6.x kernel?
Symptoms
2 out of 4 monitors don't light up after suspend. This is a similar problem as this post but not quite the same.
Hardware
Dell XPS 9320 plus (i7-1280P)
UD22 Dock
4 monitors
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LinuxMint 21....
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GNOME: Select multiple windows
I'm a fullstack dev with a past in C and a current focus on Python and React. I'm not a sysAdmin but I've been using *nix systems since 1989 and I'm afraid of no dirty hands admin task.
The UI problem
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How can I get xrandr to realize my screens are of a different height?
On Manjaro Linux using i3, I have an issue with lining up my two monitors to achieve seamless transition. Currently they look fine using this command to orient them:
xrandr --output USB-C-0 --primary -...
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How to force all new windows to open in primary monitor on GNOME?
I am currently using two monitors side-by-side with my Linux desktop running GNOME. I have been using the Join Displays option to make the most out of my space. As time progressed new windows started ...
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Error When Mapping Display Tablet Pen on Linux Mint: X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
I have a two monitor setup on my computer. A normal monitor, and a display tablet. I'm trying to map the drawing tablet's pen to just the display tablets monitor so I can Draw with the drawing tablet.
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Virtual output on an iGPU-only Xorg (Optimus laptop)?
On an optimus laptop I've passed a dGPU (Nvidia) through to a virtual machine and all physical display outputs (Display Port alternate modes of USB-C ports and an HDMI port) are only available to the ...
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xorg: assign touch screens to monitors - with serial number
I'm using an application with two identical (ELO branded) touch screens on xorg. I would like to automatically assign the correct touch panel to the corresponding monitor, even if usb cables or ...
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Second external monitor does not turn on but is connected
I'm running debian 12 on a thinkpad T14s and have an issue with a second external monitor. I have both monitors connected to the thinkpad universal usb-c docking station and my laptop plugged into ...
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Why after suspend only sometimes not detect USB, or deactivates driver (and how to fix)? monitors, Displaylink, Debian
Two monitors sometimes wake up from suspend, and other times they do not e.g.. Specifically, entering suspend and hitting the keyboard seems to wake up the monitors the first time. But clicking ...
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xrandr fails on dock with multiple monitors
EDIT: added some stuff that solves the issue at the end of the question - it's based on what Robert Siemer suggested, so he's answer is marked as correct
When I cold-plug my Lenovo USB-C dock on my ...
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Dual Monitor - gdm3 uses wrong monitor
I have a dual monitor setup for Debian and my Desktop Environment is GNOME. I set the primary screen to screen 1 in Settings > Displays and it works fine. But my Display Manager gdm3 does not ...
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Failing to boot when /etc/X11/xorg.conf [device] driver="nvidia"
BTW I am using Arch, have a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, KDE with SDDM, laptop with internal screen and 2 external connected by USB-C.
Everything worked fine. Yesterday I did a full upgrade. ...
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Why sound does not work when I boot connected to external LG monitor? Fedora 38
When I boot with my external LG (HDMI) monitor sound does not work (it shows up as No output or Dummy sound) on my Dell, Fedora 38.
If I boot without it connected and then connect it it works. I use a ...
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Dual monitor problem in Debian
I have a Lenovo laptop with Debian 10
Having it connected to 2 external monitors via a USB-C hub in one of them (DELL U2722DE).
Often when connecting to the hub one of the monitors do not connect ...
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Boot lagging caused by text output
I installed Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop and the boot process is very fast (< 3 seconds).
On a installed Ubuntu 22.10 Server the boot sequence is pretty slow (> 60 seconds).
I try to do a graphical boot ...
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Nvidia mx130 cannot be installed in HP Pavilion,also want to know about hdmi and usb c. (it uses nvidia optimus technology)
I tried almost every process but nvidia mx130 din not load to karnel. I used ubuntu, pop os and fedora. Actually I need a second monitor, it has 1 HDMI, 1 usb c and 2 usb A ports. how to know which ...
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monitor multiple server load averages
I'm helping to manage around 6 linux servers that host public websites. I'd like to monitor the live load averages (e.g. using TOP) and have these display in a Windows GUI that takes up minimal space ...
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Force refresh rate through HDMI + remap touchscreen of external monitor?
I hope that someone will be able to help me because I am losing my nerves. I am working on F37 Silverblue + Wayland / X11. System has nVidia Optimus, with proprietary nVidia drivers (not Nouveau).
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External Monitor Not Working Fedora 37
I am using Fedora 37 and for some reason my external monitor is not working. I have a USB-C display port directly connected to my NVIDIA graphics card (as far as I can tell). The graphics card appears ...
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Monitors wake up immediately after energy saving and windows switches to the left-most monitor
I'm going to explain in better detail.
I have two monitors:
[VGA] [HDMI]
HDMI (right monitor) should be the primary monitor, while the VGA the secondary monitor.
I have energy saving and lock screen ...
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Linux Mint messes up desktop icons with dual screen
I use Linux Mint and have two screens in use. One is connected via CGA, the other via an HDMI<->VGA adapter.
I used ARandR to set these two up and it works fine. But everytime I restart my ...
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OpenBox / jgmenu opening problem with multi-screen setup
System:
Bunsenlabs Beryllium (Debian Bullseye)
OpenBox v3.6.1
jgmenu v4.4.1
xrandr program v1.5.0 - RandR v1.5
I've connected 2 external screens to my laptop. Here's the physical layout:
DP-4 = ...
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Dual monitors on Debian
I have a desktop PC with a HDMI monitor connected to a nvidia GeForce GT 1030 and a second VGA monitor connected to an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Both monitors have worked smoothly for years ...
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Multi-monitor setup, new app always opens up in primary - possible to change?
Bunsenlabs Beryllium (Debian Bullseye)
Openbox
jgmenu
I've connected 2 external screens to my laptop. Physical layout:
DP-4 laptop screen
HDMI-0 external HDMI
DP-0 external DisplayPort
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How to get xrandr to output three 1680x1050 video signals over this USB-C dock at 60Hz?
I have three identical 1680x1050 monitors and am trying to use them via the “HP G5 USB-C dock” on my Razer Blade 15" 2018 laptop and its Thunderbolt 3 port. With xrandr I can get all displays ...
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xrandr preservation
I don't know why. I don't know how. But my xrandr is really screwed up. I thought I finally found a graphics driver that wasn't bugged to all heck, but no. It can get seriously bugged.
So a background....
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Thinkpad dual-monitor connectivity issue in a docking station
Laptop is ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 (AMD) with dedicated GPU
Docking station: 40AJ (port colors don't match the ones in the picture, but should be this one)
Two identical screens are connected via DP
no ...
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How to get three displays on Linux Mint 21
This is a follow-up on How to get 3 monitors working in Linux Mint 18.
I am on a Dell Laptop with one HDMI output, but the cables are plugged in on a dock. I highly doubt that the laptop brand/type/...
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Laptop & External monitor issues
Expected behavior:
plug in an HDMI cable to my laptop and use external monitor.
What I need help with:
How can I ensure I don't bork a fresh install trying to get my nvidia graphics card to play nice ...
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Qtile; Groups accessible by specific monitors (multi monitor)
I'm trying to divide the number of workspaces for each monitor. On monitor one I have assigned 5 workspaces (from 1 to 5) and on the other monitor I have another 5 workspaces assigned (from 6 to 0...(...
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KDE multimonitor woes
I have two external monitors on my kubuntu laptop, one at work 1920x1200, and one at home 1920x1080.
Half the time when I connect to either monitor, the screen gets tiled in weird ways and become ...
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How to trick a certain program into believing a non-primary monitor is primary?
Some context in case this is an XY problem: I use a laptop which I sometimes attach to an external monitor. When attached to the external monitor, I would like to have games display on it instead of ...
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Use both integrated and discrete graphics card with different screens?
In a Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop with Linux, which has an UHD Intel® 630 integrated graphics card and also an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q one, when a monitor is connected and both screens used, what ...
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Сonnecting a 2nd monitor on Ubuntu
I'm trying to connect 2-nd monitor on Ubuntu to laptop via HDMI. On windows everything is going well and i change it without any problem. But when i reboot on Ubuntu 20.04 i obviuosly have internal ...
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How to use three monitors on a laptop with linux mint through hdmi and usb-c
I have an HP EliteBook 840 G7 Notebook, with Linux Mint 20.3.
My goal is to connect two more monitors to the machine.
I have a monitor connected via HDMI port, and a monitor connected via USB-C port.
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Unable to use Pen tablet as Monitor
I am not able to mirror the screen in my XP pen tablet in ubuntu. When i open my Pen tab software, it is showing like this:
Where as in windows it is working fine as shown below:
What might be the ...
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xrandr scaling eDP 2880x1800 with DP0 1920x1080
My main monitor is a laptop, having 2880x1800, my 2nd monitor is 1920x1080.
My problem is, that i can't adjust the scaling of the 2nd monitor.
Im running latest KDE neon 5.26 with Plasma.
Going into ...
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With a second screen, after waking up from standby, Linux Mint loses the "open window icons" that are shown on top of the taskbar icons
When I plug in another monitor, using Linux Mint 21, and I suspend and wake up the OS again, Linux Mint (often?) forgets the opened windows, and I can only reach them with Alt+Tab again, though you ...
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The second monitor produces a blank screen when the cursor is in motion
I've screwed up and I have googled, toogled, hoogled, scmoogled, moogled and zoogled, to no avail.
Fresh install of Bulleye. Primary display is HDMI, second monitor is VGA. Wayland and Gnome.
At first ...
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Multiple monitors on different GPUs. Parrot OS (Debian)
I am trying to set up dual monitors using both my integrated graphics card. I have a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with an integrated Radeon Vega 11, and a dedicated AMD Radeon RX 6600. I've already tested ...
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Blank screens on Debian 11
I have a fresh install of Debian 11 which I am completely new to. I'm running KDE Plasma desktop and I have an external monitor. Initially everything was fine, but after a reboot, and logging on as ...
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