external display on HP EliteBook not working [SOLVED]

sunyatababa
Member

Posts: 2
Likes: 3

external display on HP EliteBook not working [SOLVED] Oct 23, 2022 16:38:46 GMT

Quote

Post by sunyatababa on Oct 23, 2022 16:38:46 GMT

hi
my Bodhi laptop doesn't recognize my external display: HP Compaq LA2205wg. neither via vga nor via displayport.

it works without a problem on my bodhi HP desktop

what can I do?

Linux lars-HP-EliteBook-840-G3 5.4.0-72-generic #80-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 12 17:35:00 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Last Edit: Oct 24, 2022 7:25:12 GMT by Hippytaff

thewaiter
Dev

Less is more...

Posts: 1,657
Likes: 1,957

external display on HP EliteBook not working [SOLVED] Oct 23, 2022 18:30:36 GMT Hippytaff, oblio, and 1 more like this

Quote

Post by thewaiter on Oct 23, 2022 18:30:36 GMT

Hello and welcome

Have you tried Monitor settings a.k.a Arandr in preferences menu? You need to enable your monitor, set its resolution and apply. Then press Moksha save button (last one) for storing xrandr command to startup apps file.

Stefan

Last Edit: Oct 23, 2022 18:48:36 GMT by thewaiter

www.bodhilinux.com/donate/

sunyatababa
Member

Posts: 2
Likes: 3

external display on HP EliteBook not working [SOLVED] Oct 23, 2022 20:27:31 GMT Hippytaff, thewaiter, and 1 more like this

Quote

Post by sunyatababa on Oct 23, 2022 20:27:31 GMT

Oct 23, 2022 18:30:36 GMT thewaiter said:

Hello and welcome

Have you tried Monitor settings a.k.a Arandr in preferences menu? You need to enable your monitor, set its resolution and apply. Then press Moksha save button (last one) for storing xrandr command to startup apps file.

Stefan

Yes - it works!!!

Thank you so much!!

Googled without any luck. Now I know something new! :-)