Questions tagged [monitors]
Computer monitors (i.e. screens or displays). For system/application monitoring, please use the /monitoring tag.
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sddm is activating the wrong monitor by default
I have Archlinux installed with Hyprland and sddm as the login/greeter.
I have 2 monitors connected, and hyprland correctly identifies them and displays content according to their physical locations.
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this monitor resolution not supported
I have a 1920 x 1200 Dell monitor that I use most often via VGA to servers. When I need a second monitor I have an older Dell 1024 x 768 square monitor... which suffices when needed... but if I ...
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How can the FPS decrease if only above specific monitor
Currently my system have 2 gpus (Amd and Nvidia), and 2 diferent monitors connected to each of them. The Xorg is running using the Amd one. But the situation is:
Run glxgears over Amd's monitor: ~60 ...
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No signal on VGA monitor when booting Arch Linux with RX480 GPU
I have a problem with system boot. There is no signal communication ("Input not supported") on the monitor, but only on Linux. My specs are below:
Arch Linux
GPU: MSI RX480 (DVI-D)
Adapter: ...
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Scaling issues on multiple monitors
I've just installed Kubuntu (so using KDE Plasma) and I straight-away noticed that the scaling was a bit messed up.
My setup is a 15" 1920x1080 144Hz laptop screen and a 27" 3480x2160 60Hz ...
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Cannot set full native resolution of external monitor
I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 12 with the following specs:
$ inxi -Fzxx
System:
Kernel: 6.14.9-300.fc42.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1....
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How can I reset my monitor's refresh rate whenever a user logs on after a restart, suspsend, or log out?
Here are my specs I am working with:
OS: Linux Mint with Kernel 6.8.0-51-generic
GPU: Radeon RX 7900XTX
Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED
I recently bought a Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED and have been ...
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Xrandr shows all outputs as disconnected after system suspend even though the monitors still display image
On an Arch Linux machine with Intel integrated graphics and motherboard with two connectors (HDMI and VGA), I've noticed that after the system wakes up, xrandr shows both outputs as disconnected, even ...
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(server) back screen if no monitor connected at boot
I have a server that has been running Gentoo Linux for many years at home.
I almost never connect a screen to it, I access it via ssh.
I have noticed that for some time (months, years) probably after ...
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How to Swap Monitor Outputs
I'm trying to setup a virtual Monitor for different purposes, e.g. screen sharing. And I think I already succeeded in this, so I now have two different outputs shown, when using the xrandr command:
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MCLK locked to 1000MHz idle, resolution investigation
A few months ago, I became interested in Linux and decided to install it. I went with a dual boot setup (on a separate drive) using Arch Linux. Everything was going okay until I noticed my RX 6700 XT ...
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Fedora kenoite second monitor detected but cannot turn on
I just switched to fedora kenoite. I have a laptop connected to a monitor but only the built-in monitor is displaying anything. When I got to display configuration the external monitor shows up with ...
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How can I get information which interface is used to connect a monitor?
I've got a task to write a script that displays information about which monitors are connected and which interface is used for it. The result of a script execution should look something like this:
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xrandr not changing to propper resolution
I am trying to use an vga monitor with a 1024x720 resolution, however, xrandr is not detecting that resolution, nor dos it show other resolution options for it. Its weird because when doing the live ...
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Detecting if monitor is on/off
I want to detect if my monitor is on/off. This is because I need to record my screen time as an assignment. Numerous google searches haven't helped, as they return answers saying that it's not ...
