From a currently running X11 session, I would like to provide/run a VNC server such that it appears to my system as a second, “virtual” monitor – i.e. so that I can position it using xrandr and drag/position windows onto it.
Is there any event that is triggered when I plug in or out an external monitor into the DisplayPort of my laptop? ACPID and UDEV don’t react at all.
On my new computer I have 2 screens connected on the igpu of a i7 processor, 1 using hdmi. the other using dvi. Both screens are the same but the one connected using hdmi has a wrong resolution inside X, and it can’t be selected inside the settings. How can this be solved?
I am trying to setup a dual screen configuration on debian 8 jessie with Gnome.
In the terminal, run these commands:
I plan to make a presentation with a live demo using my wide screen Ubuntu 12.10 Laptop and a projector. My plan is to connect the projector as a second (small) display and put my slides and live-demo there. It would be convenient, if I could see the projector display on my laptop LCD screen within a window (no zoom or stretch needed). So my question is: