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Thread: Laptop and External Monitor


ok, have hp pavilion laptop, happily running ubuntu 11.04. received dell trinitron display (no, haven't heard of one, either) , connected laptop via vga. mirrors image fine, when try have acting separate display, error message saying:
"the selected configuration displays not applied
requested position/size crtc 148 outside allowed limit: position=(1280, 0), size=(1280, 800), maximum=(1600, 1600)"
said, mirrors fine.
i'll attach screenshot of notification thread.
attached images attached images

oh, why did upgrade natty narwhal? , on follow motto "if works, why upgrade if don't know holds new feature want."

before natty narwhal ran 2 screens @ resolution 2390x1532. times has got rough, , searching on internet solution. report here if find anything.

xrandr interesting, or xorg.conf, newbie , don't know. yet.


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