Linux Mint 17.1, Native screen+VGA+HDMI

[nitin chandra]

Thank you Liam,

nitin at nitin-Ideapad-Z570:~$ sudo lshw -numeric -C display
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
Graphics Controller [8086:116]
       vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci at 0000:00:02.0
       version: 09
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:42 memory:d0000000-d03fffff
memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:3000(size=64)


nitin at nitin-Ideapad-Z570:~$ sudo dmidecode -t baseboard
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

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Handle 0x0022, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Video
Status: Enabled
Description: Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 3 Controller

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nitin at nitin-Ideapad-Z570:~$

I am seriously considering installing '18', as I read that it has
multi-display capability.

If that is the best way,lets close it here; as earlier pointed out,
this list is not for Mint.

Thank you one again.

Nitin


On 18 October 2016 at 23:58, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 October 2016 at 21:16, nitin chandra <nitinchandra1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Need support in configuring / working all 3 screens.
>
>
> You have not given us much information about your machine.
>
> What GPU or GPU*s* does it have? You did not even bother to give the
> make and model but I have guessed according to the model name in your
> prompt.
>
> Google suggests it has only Intel integrated graphics. If so it might
> not drive 3 screens.
>
> Other pages suggest it *also* has an nVidia GPU.
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/82105/how-do-i-get-nvidia-drivers-working-on-an-ideapad-z570
>
> Does it have Optimus GPU switching?
>
> If so you will need Bumblebee to support this:
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/36930/is-a-nvidia-geforce-with-optimus-technology-supported-by-ubuntu/36936#36936
>
> I suggest you also re-install with the latest Linux Mint, which is 18,
> based on Ubuntu 16.04. A newer kernel and X.org is more likely to
> work.
>
>
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