On 10/18/23, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > riveravaldez composed on 2023-10-18 16:05 (UTC-0300): > >> Hi everybody, I'm having a resolution issue trying to connect an >> external monitor to a laptop. > ...
Hi, Felix, thanks a lot for your very detailed reply and help, it's most appreciated. > Using DP instead of VGA would likely solve this if your display had a DP > input. :p Certainly, but it hasn't. It has only VGA and DVI-D (Dual Link) inputs, and the laptop has only DP and VGA outputs, so, VGA is the first option... > ..., give us something to work from: > > 1-copy & paste input/output from > inxi -GSaz > run from an GUI terminal. $ inxi -GSaz System: Kernel: 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-26-amd64 root=UUID=f80500ac-b2c4-4b08-b123-7dc04b22ea33 ro quiet Desktop: IceWM 2.7.0 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0126 class ID: 0300 Device-2: Chicony Lenovo Integrated Camera (0.3MP) type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 1-1.6:3 chip ID: 04f2:b217 class ID: 0e02 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa display ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0") s-diag: 414mm (16.3") Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 125 size: 277x156mm (10.9x6.1") diag: 318mm (12.5") OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2) v: 3.3 Mesa 20.3.5 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes > 2-pastebin Xorg.0.log from either /var/log/ or ~/.local/share/xorg/ and > provide > its URL. /var/log/Xorg.0.log https://paste.debian.net/plain/1295616 > Below in file named /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-monitor.conf could be part of a > solution, with more information the above request would supply. > ... Thanks a lot for the proposed solutions. I'm gonna check them and read what's needed about X to try to put them at work. Hope there's more help I can get with the info just added. Kind regards!
