I have an HP laptop running Opensuse 13.2 64 bit. I’ve connected the laptop to the HDMI port but can’t see the desktop. How can I do this and have the laptop screen turn off at the same time? Just want to stream some movies from the old Internet.
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3360 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+1440+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1040mm x 580mm
1920x1080 60.00*+ 60.00 59.94 24.00 23.98 23.98
1920x1080i 60.00 59.94
1280x720 60.00 59.94
1024x768 75.08 70.07 60.00
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
720x480 60.00 59.94
640x480 75.00 72.81 60.00 59.94
720x400 70.08
Try configuring via
System Settings (AKA Configure Desktop) >> Display and Monitor, configure as you like from there.
Alternatively
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --auto
Similarly, it is possible to configure so that the virtual desktop is extended and the second display is to the right, left, above, or below the existing.
Using System Setting.
TV screen doesn’t show up exept as extended, BUT, I can’t tell as the TV screen is still blank. The mouse curser disappears to the left (TV).
As I said earlier that the TV does flash for a second as it is booting (loading Suse’s tools and stuff).
Thanks,
Ron
nothing on the TV. but the mouse curser does disappear on the left. Also more desktops appear when I open Firefox then I can’t access it or to dumb to figure it out. Or click to configure desktop opens offscreen.
Maybe I should just do a full install…
[QUOTE=danorske;2676006]nothing on the TV. but the mouse curser does disappear on the left. Also more desktops appear when I open Firefox then I can’t access it or to dumb to figure it out. Or click to configure desktop opens offscreen.
Well, it seems as though it is working, as you mention that the mouse cursor can traverse two displays. Try
xrandr --output VGA1 --right-of LVDS
Then if you-right click on the second display, you should be able to set a background wallpaper for example. Can you drag an open window (eg Dolphin, or terminal across)?
Maybe I should just do a full install…
I’m not sure what you mean by this. I don’t think it will solve anything.
deano,
With the TV HDMI cable connected, the laptop screen is just a desktop display with noway to access any applications. Took a lot of dragging the mouse to get the mouse pointer over onto the laptop screen, I guess it was on the TV. (TV screen is black). I guess all the default Suse home screen is on the TV. If I do start an application it is apparently on the TV. I’m at a lose as to how to get the screens switched so I can run your command line stuff. or even to change the settings.
try this,
switch on tv and select input as HDMI, tv should show ‘no input’ or something like,
then switch on pc (HDMI cable connected of course)
in - Desktop Settings
– Display and Monitor
— Display Configuration
---- Primary dispay,
---- select ‘No primary output’ and
---- Unify outputs
then select apply, if asked to confirm configuration reply YES even if tv screen is blank
then switch off pc and then tv in that order
switch back on tv and make sure the HDMI input is selected
then again switch back on pc
this time the tv and laptop screens should show similar views
if so, after login go to
Desktop Settings
– Display and Monitor
— Primary dispay
— Display Configuration
and change ‘No primary output’ to ‘HDMI-x’
now after a power OFF/ON cycle,
if the HDMI cable is attached the tv screen should be functioning
if not the laptop screen should