** Description changed: My laptop is a Dell Studio 1737/0P792H, BIOS A09 04/14/2011. With the goal of extending my laptop to support two external monitors (instead of one), today I purchased a USB to VGA adapter: SIIG USB 2.0 to VGA PRO (JU-VG0012-S1) http://www.siig.com/usb-2-0-to-vga-pro.html - This USB VGA adapter, it doesn't seem to work at all. Right now, it is + This USB VGA adapter doesn't seem to work at all. Right now, it is plugged into a monitor that is powered on and I have the USB cable connected to both the device and my laptop, but the Laptop is acting like it simply isn't there and Ubuntu's Display Setting Utility is unable to detect the external monitor and this issue persists reboots. A Little Background (reason for purchasing): You'd think this laptop alone would already support two monitors, because it has both HDMI and VGA ports. However, I've confirmed that its built-in video card (and driver) only have the ability to display to one of these ports at a time; they're mutually exclusive. Ubuntu's Display settings utility does show the two monitors when I have both ports plugged up, but any attempts to display, to both, fails with a dialogs that weirdly flows down my screen while Ubuntu tries to automatically attempt to make it work at numerous resolutions. This is why I purchased the SIIG USB 2.0 to VGA Pro. I thought it would have its own little video card built-in, and give me what my laptop's own video card lacked. I realize that USB will be slower, but that's not a concern for the simple business application that I intend to display on a 3rd monitor. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic 3.8.0-30.44 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lonnie 2028 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: lonnie 2028 F...m pulseaudio Date: Thu Sep 19 13:10:00 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=22488e01-19fd-4a14-a063-f03cf6e74e20 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-06 (13 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1737 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb 1 udldrmfb 2 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic root=UUID=80dbf53e-11d0-4d0d-a7fa-d511aecdd24b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A09 dmi.board.name: 0P792H dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A09 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A09 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd04/14/2011:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1737:pvrA09:rvnDellInc.:rn0P792H:rvrA09:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA09: dmi.product.name: Studio 1737 dmi.product.version: A09 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
** Description changed: My laptop is a Dell Studio 1737/0P792H, BIOS A09 04/14/2011. With the goal of extending my laptop to support two external monitors (instead of one), today I purchased a USB to VGA adapter: SIIG USB 2.0 to VGA PRO (JU-VG0012-S1) http://www.siig.com/usb-2-0-to-vga-pro.html This USB VGA adapter doesn't seem to work at all. Right now, it is plugged into a monitor that is powered on and I have the USB cable connected to both the device and my laptop, but the Laptop is acting - like it simply isn't there and Ubuntu's Display Setting Utility is - unable to detect the external monitor and this issue persists reboots. + like the device isn't there and Ubuntu's Display-Setting-Confg-Utility + is unable to detect the external monitor. This issue persists reboots. A Little Background (reason for purchasing): You'd think this laptop alone would already support two monitors, because it has both HDMI and VGA ports. However, I've confirmed that its built-in video card (and driver) only have the ability to display to one of these ports at a time; they're mutually exclusive. Ubuntu's Display settings utility does show the two monitors when I have both ports plugged up, but any attempts to display, to both, fails with a dialogs that weirdly flows down my screen while Ubuntu tries to automatically attempt to make it work at numerous resolutions. This is why I purchased the SIIG USB 2.0 to VGA Pro. I thought it would have its own little video card built-in, and give me what my laptop's own video card lacked. I realize that USB will be slower, but that's not a concern for the simple business application that I intend to display on a 3rd monitor. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic 3.8.0-30.44 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lonnie 2028 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: lonnie 2028 F...m pulseaudio Date: Thu Sep 19 13:10:00 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=22488e01-19fd-4a14-a063-f03cf6e74e20 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-06 (13 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1737 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb 1 udldrmfb 2 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic root=UUID=80dbf53e-11d0-4d0d-a7fa-d511aecdd24b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A09 dmi.board.name: 0P792H dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A09 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A09 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd04/14/2011:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1737:pvrA09:rvnDellInc.:rn0P792H:rvrA09:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA09: dmi.product.name: Studio 1737 dmi.product.version: A09 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1227833 Title: No Driver - SIIG USB 2.0 to VGA Pro To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1227833/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
