[xubuntu-users] plug-and play monitor loses configuration

[pereira]

Jordan,

my problem is always all the stuff I've added: I have a whole list of 
additional
programs. If I can keep those it's better.

That's one of the reasons that I hate to upgrade: if it ain't broke 
don't fix it....

Nino

On 05/18/2016 06:46 PM, JMZ wrote:
> Hi Nino,
>
> Canonical recommends using the '////do-release-upgrade' command.  
> Depending on how much you have to back up on this system and the 
> capacity of your backup devices, it might not be a bad idea to do a 
> clean install.  In that case, ___after you've backed up your 
> system___, go to the xubuntu website and download the amd64 image of 
> 16.04.  Burn it to a DVD using the xfburn or brasero image option.  
> You might want to use DBAN and blank the drive before installing 16.04.
>
> Jordan
>
> On 05/18/2016 06:21 PM, pereira wrote:
>> HI Jordan,
>>
>> thank you for the update, and the comment on 16.04. I'll try those,
>> hoping for the best.
>>
>> It's as simple as 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, correct? and tehn pray?
>>
>> Nino
>>
>>
>> On 05/18/2016 06:17 PM, JMZ wrote:
>>> Hi Nino,
>>>
>>> There is a later driver upgrade for nvidia cards, nvidia-361, in the 
>>> repositories.  in terminal try:
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-361
>>>
>>> sudo reboot, and see if the new driver provides the resolution that 
>>> you'd like.
>>>
>>> ***
>>>
>>> Unlike other commenters in the thread,  I don't see why an upgrade 
>>> to 16.04 would be undesirable.  I'm running 16.04 on my system. I 
>>> haven't had any problems, save one broken dependency which later 
>>> resolved itself during an automatic update.  If you're confident 
>>> with terminal commands, you should be able to fix the odd broken 
>>> dependency if one even appears.
>>>
>>> Jordan
>>>
>>> On 05/18/2016 02:07 PM, pereira wrote:
>>>> Jordan,
>>>>
>>>> FYI I got a videocard specifically to support this system,
>>>> a GeForce GTX 960; the driver is  352.79.
>>>>
>>>> According to the specs, this card supports the monitor that
>>>> I can tell. I don't know the differences  between the drivers.
>>>>
>>>> Nino
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 05/18/2016 10:22 AM, JMZ wrote:
>>>>> Hi Nino,
>>>>>
>>>>> which videocard are you using?  Is it an integrated video chip 
>>>>> system (ie. intel), or a video card in the video graphics slot?
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe two scenarios are possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Perhaps your video card does not fully support display port at 
>>>>> that resolution.  In that case you will need a new video card 
>>>>> capable of this task.  If you are using an integrated graphics 
>>>>> system, now might be the time to get an external graphics card 
>>>>> suited to the setup you would like to have.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) Perhaps your drivers are old, and not supportive of what you'd 
>>>>> like to do.  Certain drivers, like the nvidia series, are 
>>>>> available by repository and are frequently updated. Others might 
>>>>> be available by ppa (search sourceforge for a possible ppa).
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck,
>>>>> Jordan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/17/2016 09:38 PM, pereira wrote:
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I got myself qn ASUS PB287Q 4 k monitor with 3840x2160 pixels, 
>>>>>> which I'm
>>>>>> using together with an older but still nice ACER X243W 1920x1200 
>>>>>> monitor.
>>>>>> The ASUS can connect through a displayport, which allows it to 
>>>>>> refresh at a
>>>>>> 60 Hz rate, and an HDMI port which allows only 30 Hz (apparently).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is: the connection through a displayport is 
>>>>>> plug-and-play
>>>>>> (I've been told), so that my computer Xubuntu 14.10) notices that 
>>>>>> something
>>>>>> is amiss, and it switches over to the remaining screen. Something 
>>>>>> similar
>>>>>> happens when I forget to log out: tihe system hits some timeout, the
>>>>>> monitor turns off, and the display goes to the smaller screen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I could decide to use the HDMI connection, but then the mouse 
>>>>>> crawls across
>>>>>> the screen with little jumps, a very irritating sight.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I could perhaps connect through a second HDMI connection to speed 
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> up. But, what I'd wonder about is: can you turn off the 
>>>>>> plug-and-play thingie
>>>>>> so that things stay alive the way I like them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any other suggestion for getting this monitor under control?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nino
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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