[ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector

[Mehul Ved]

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:31 PM, kartik <drskartik at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Dell Vostro A860, running Ubuntu Karmic with Intel Mobile
> GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller. I want to use my laptop for
> projecting my presentations etc through an LCD projector. However I
> could not configure the projector using display settings in panel. I use
>  the Fn+F8 key after connecting the projector but there is no display in
> the projector though my laptop monitor resolution changes. How to fix
> this?
> This is the output on running xrandr: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200,
> current 1360 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
> VGA1 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 0mm x 0mm
>   1360x768       59.8*
>   1152x864       60.0
>   1024x768       60.0
>   800x600        60.3
>   640x480        59.9
> LVDS1 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 344mm x 193mm
>   1366x768       60.1 +
>   1360x768       59.8*
>   1024x768       85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0
>   832x624        74.6
>   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2
>   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9
>   720x400        85.0
>   640x400        85.1
>   640x350        85.1
>> This is really frustrating because i wanted to show some presentations
> and also publisize Ubuntu. Otherwise I am forced to use windows and MS
> office in the office computers and covert my Open office to .ppt
> thanks in advance

Have you tried using 1024x768 for the projector?