On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:55 PM, kartik <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I tried all resolutions also used System Testing for Peripherals and >> video tests(Systems- Adiministartion-System Testing), but no result. >> Kartik > Start the display configuration tool from System -> Preferences -> >> Display and tell us what configurations do you see there. >> 1. Do you see two monitors? You should considering xrandr detected them. >> 2. Is the monitor corresponding to the projector turned on? Usually >> second/external monitors are off by default. >> 3. Is the resolution there set properly for the projector? >> 4. Are you using mirror setup? If you want different resolutions then >> you should uncheck 'mirror screens' checkbox. >> >> >> Onkar > > Hi! > I have tried all these, the other monitor is coming as unknown monitor, > which I turned it on. On pressing Fn+F8(the command for dell), the > resolution of the laptop changes(mirror or otherwise) but no luck on > monitor. I tried booting in with monitor on and also detected monitor > after booting on. There must be something configuration wise I am > missing and Dell Service is of no use, they are blaming the OS. > regards
It will be great if you can post a video of the things you are trying. You can install package gtk-recordmydesktop (or istanbul) to do that. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
