If the external monitor is showing a blue rectangle where the video is supposed to be, this is probably a video overlay problem associated with the driver for the particular graphics chips. I obtained this info from here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=123082
I have the same problem with a Thinkpad X60s - Intel graphics. I did what anewguy suggested and was able to display videos on an external monitor. This will work, he says, if you have an overlay problem. You start the video with one instance of the player (e.g., mplayer). It should show a blue rectangle on the external monitor. Pause it and minimize it. Then start the video again with another instance of a player. I had to use a different program because the default program would just start the video all over again. So I started with mplayer, paused it. Then I started the video again with vlc. This worked. The video showed up on the external monitor. So at least on a Thinkpad X60s, there's an overlay problem in the graphics drivers. Roy -- no video overlay on external monitor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155157 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
