[ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector
Mehul Ved
mehul.n.ved at gmail.com
Mon Nov 9 09:44:42 GMT 2009
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?
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