Fwd: problems with VLC and Totem playing image on external monitor

[Kilian Rambach]

If I understood you correctly, switching between the monitors works, if 
you can get your mouse back.

Does perhaps your video player make your mouse dissapear? So that you 
don't have to see your mouse when you watch your dvd. It's just a guess 
but you can check it:
if you close your dvd player (press ALT+F4) you should see your mouse again.

Cheers
Kilian



Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:
> Here's what happened just now as I connected the external monitor.
> 
> 1) I could not get the external to activate at all, even with grandr.  I 
> rebooted and it came up.
> 
> 2) I started a dvd.  It played only in the internal monitor; in the 
> external it showed the totem window.
> 
> 3) Opened grandr, clicked 'off" for the LVDS monitor, the dvd played on 
> the monitor just fine..
> 
> 4. Clicked on 'auto' on LVDS monitor, then applied, nothing happened 
> except I lost the mouse pointer for a bit. 
> 
> 5. clicked on 'off' again, apply, nothing happend.
> 
> 6. checked 'auto' on both internal and external monitor, dvd playing 
> switched to internal monitor, external went black, could not find the 
> mouse at all, tho i could find the mouse's location by hitting 
> 'control,' which caused a pulsation showing the mouse position.  
> Rebooted and that got me  back to where I started.
> 
> So, does that help?  I wonder if 1) I should reinstall ubuntu or 2) if 
> the problem lies with the external monitor or its interactions with ubuntu.
> 
> I also have another issue- I think Ihave two versions of ubuntu 
> installed- I've sent out a question about that. 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> G
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Kilian Rambach <kilian.rambach at gmx.net 
> <mailto:kilian.rambach at gmx.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Perhaps you have to check LVDS "auto" to reenable the internal monitor?
>     I am not sure...
>     By the way, don't hesitate to ask questions, if I didnt' want to answer,
>     I wouldn't ;-)
> 
>     Cheers
>     Kilian
> 
>     Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:
>      > I have trouble finding what I am looking for on Help and Support.   I
>      > always gothere first, although perhaps I give up too soon.  I do a
>      > search on the issue; sometimes I might not use the correct
>     vocabulary.
>      >
>      > Someone wrote a good essay on linux that I've lost.
>      >
>      > I installed grandr and got the link to display on a menu.  Using that
>      > menu I can disable the internal monitor and dvds will play on the
>      > external monitor.  So far so good.
>      >
>      > When I want to re-enable the internal monitor I have problems.   As I
>      > recall from last night, I uncheck LDVS 'off.'   I then lose the
>     external
>      > monitor and either the internal one does not reactivate (that's what
>      > happened the first time) or the internal monitor reactivates
>     without the
>      > mouse and I lose the external one.
>      >
>      > If this does not make sense, don't spend a lot of your time on
>     it, let
>      > me know and I'll try again and write down what happens.  I am
>     having to
>      > recall from last night.
>      >
>      >
>      > Gary
>      >
>      >
>      > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:52 AM, Mario Vukelic
>      > <mario.vukelic at dantian.org <mailto:mario.vukelic at dantian.org>
>     <mailto:mario.vukelic at dantian.org
>     <mailto:mario.vukelic at dantian.org>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 18:13 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>      >      > If I could find a good manual I'd read through it.
>      >
>      >     Menu System > Help and Support is a good place to start, and
>     this post
>      >     of mine has some pointers:
>      >    
>     https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2008-April/144432.html
>      >
>      >     :)
>      >
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