External Monitor through the HDMI
Part I - The Problem:
My Dell laptop is not detecting my Samsung external monitor through the HDMI cable on Ubuntu 12.04. The same computer with the same monitor is working perfectly under my Windows 7 operating system.
Part II - The Computer Specifications:
Please visit the below link for the computer specifications:
http://pastebin.com/ZdMVsaAQ
Part III - The Operating System:
The operating system i am using now is Ubuntu 12.04 - Updated daily from the official main servers.
Part IV - The External Monitor Specifications:
- Brand: Samsung
- Model Number: S23A950D
- Model Code: LS23A950DSL/XM
- Link: http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/p.../LS23A950DS/XY
Thanks in advance for your help!
Re: My Laptop is not dectecting my External Monitor through the HDMI
Quote:
Originally Posted by
kronomia
Part I - The Problem:
My Dell laptop is not detecting my Samsung external monitor through the HDMI cable on Ubuntu 12.04. The same computer with the same monitor is working perfectly under my Windows 7 operating system.
Part II - The Computer Specifications:
Please visit the below link for the computer specifications:
http://pastebin.com/ZdMVsaAQ
Part III - The Operating System:
The operating system i am using now is Ubuntu 12.04 - Updated daily from the official main servers.
Part IV - The External Monitor Specifications:
- Brand: Samsung
- Model Number: S23A950D
- Model Code: LS23A950DSL/XM
- Link:
http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/p.../LS23A950DS/XY
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi,
Can you paste the output of the following command please.
Code:
lspci | grep -i vga
This will help us identify which graphics card driver you need and which tools to use to configure the additional monitor.
Thanks,
Bodsda
Re: External Monitor through the HDMI
[Updated]
The output of
Code:
lspci | grep -i vga
is:
Code:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 540M] (rev a1)