Thanks for the info! I ran the sudo apt get install grandr and it seemed to install it, but I could not find a menu item for it so I reinstalled using Synaptic Package Manager (sounds like some sort of brain function!) and it reinstalled it but I still can't find where in the menus it placed grandr. Did your installation yield a menu item or does one have to run it from terminal?<br>
<br>I have not tried to switch back and forth between external and internal monitor yet. Will let you know how your solution worked.<br><br>Gary<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:07 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;">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>
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Cheers<br>
Kilian<br>
<br>
<br>
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Gary Kirkpatrick schrieb:<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">> Well, I used xrandr --output "yourInternalMonitor" and I am indeed able<br>
> to see the dvd payback on the external monitor. I had to use "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 --output<br>
> "VGA-0" --off and xrandr --output "VGA-0" --on neither did 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 <<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>
> I think that's because your internal monitor is your "primary" monitor.<br>
> If you turn that monitor off, e.g. using xrandr --output<br>
> "yourInternalMonitor" --off, you should see the video on your external<br>
> monitor. (type xrandr -q to see the names of your connected monitors).<br>
> This works only if randr is supported in your system.<br>
><br>
> To change it, that your external monitor is permanently you primary<br>
> monitor, you have to modify your xorg.conf. To get a 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 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 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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