On Thursday 19 Apr 2012 19:12:35 Anne Wilson wrote: > On 19/04/12 17:04, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I like to use an external monitor when doing more serious work on > > my netbook. As far as I can see there is nothing in MCC for > > setting that up, so I assume I have to use System Settings. > > However, that too only offers me the settings for the netbook's > > display. > > > > I've looked at xorg.conf which also only has the settings for the > > netbook screen. Am I right in thinking that I have to get xrandr > > to get this working correctly? At the moment I can clone the > > screen, but that means that only 80% of the screen is visible, a > > real pain. > > > > I'm using beta 3, and package management seems to be problematic at > > > > the moment. > > Package management is now working - it looks as though the mirror was > down when I tried it (several times) earlier today. > > It seems that xrandr is already installed, so that isn't the problem. > > The netbook screen is correctly set to > 1280x720, refresh 60.4 Hz > > The external monitor, a Samsung SyncMaster 193v is set to > 1024x768, refresh 60 Hz. > > That should be 1280x1024, refresh 75Hz. > > Does anyone know how I can set this up? > > Anne
If you are running KDE, have you tried the KDE Systemsettings > Display and Monitor > Size and Orientation ? I have used that to set up a separate monitor on my laptop. -- Richard. http://www.leiston.info
