That was very useful- I never thought of right clicking on the menu. <br><br>If I could find a good manual I'd read through it. I feel guilty asking y'all how to do these things, though everyone is glad to help.<br>
<br>G<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Kilian Rambach <<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I haven't a menu item for grandr either. I don't know why they didn't<br>
add an item for his program.<br>
But you can simply add an item for grandr by yourself (right click on<br>
the menu button-> menu editor or something like that?)<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">Cheers<br>
Kilian<br>
<br>
<br>
Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">> Thanks for the info! I ran the sudo apt get install grandr and it<br>
> seemed to install it, but I could not find a menu item for it so I<br>
> reinstalled using Synaptic Package Manager (sounds like some sort of<br>
> brain function!) and it reinstalled it but I still can't find where in<br>
> the menus it placed grandr. Did your installation yield a menu item or<br>
> does one have to run it from terminal?<br>
><br>
> I have not tried to switch back and forth between external and internal<br>
> monitor yet. Will let you know how your solution worked.<br>
><br>
> Gary<br>
><br>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Kilian Rambach <<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
> Great that it works :-)<br>
><br>
> xrandr --output LVDS --auto should turn your internal monitor on again.<br>
> So you need not to restart your computer.<br>
> (type "man xrandr" to see all the options and explanations for it)<br>
><br>
> a gui for xrandr is for example grandr.<br>
><br>
> "sudo apt-get install grandr" to install it, or use the graphical<br>
> package manager.<br>
><br>
> Cheers<br>
> Kilian<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:<br>
> > Well, I used xrandr --output "yourInternalMonitor" and I am<br>
> indeed able<br>
> > to see the dvd payback on the external monitor. I had to use<br>
> "LVDS" as<br>
> > the monitor name to accomplish this tho that seemed to describe the<br>
> > external monitor. This action closed the internal monitor.<br>
> ><br>
> > Anyway, how do I reactivate the internal monitor? I tried xrandr<br>
> --output<br>
> > "VGA-0" --off and xrandr --output "VGA-0" --on neither did<br>
> but that<br>
> > did not work. xrandr --output "LVDS" --on shut down the external<br>
> > monitor; fortunately rebooting returned the internal monitor.<br>
> ><br>
> > Is that what I have to do each time to recover the internal monitor.<br>
> ><br>
> > Also, do you know another way to do all this using a GUI?<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks!!!<br>
> ><br>
> > Gary<br>
> ><br>
> > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Kilian Rambach<br>
> <<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a>><br>
</div></div>> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kilian.rambach@gmx.net">kilian.rambach@gmx.net</a>>>><br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Hi,<br>
> > I think that's because your internal monitor is your<br>
> "primary" monitor.<br>
> > If you turn that monitor off, e.g. using xrandr --output<br>
> > "yourInternalMonitor" --off, you should see the video on your<br>
> external<br>
> > monitor. (type xrandr -q to see the names of your connected<br>
> monitors).<br>
> > This works only if randr is supported in your system.<br>
> ><br>
> > To change it, that your external monitor is permanently you<br>
> primary<br>
> > monitor, you have to modify your xorg.conf. To get a<br>
> graphical frontend<br>
> > for this try "sudo displayconfig" .<br>
> > Cheers<br>
> > Kilian<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:<br>
> > > My external monitor correctly shows firefox and other programs<br>
> > but when<br>
> > > I try to play a CD in both VLC and Totem the it plays<br>
> correctly<br>
> > on the<br>
> > > internal monitor but only shows the window of the video player<br>
> > program<br>
> > > on the external monitor. The sound does transfer to the<br>
> external<br>
> > > monitor (an hd tv)<br>
> > ><br>
> > > The video card (integrated on the motherboard)an ATI Mobile<br>
> > Radeon 9000"<br>
> > > installed on a Dell inspiron 600m.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Any suggestions?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > thanks!<br>
> > ><br>
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