xrandr: Display Desktop on TV
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I want to display my dektop (and everything what´s going on on it incl.taskbar) on my TV. So i connected my Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Laptop via HDMI to my TV and get only the wallpaper on the TV, as an extension of the Laptop screen. For me, it would be better, to have it just duplicated/mirrored. Therefore i wrote in Terminal:
$ xrandr --output < HDMI1> --same-as < eDP1>
and the result was:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
What have i done wrong?
P.S.: Clicking in System Settings on "Display" and then on "Mirror Displays" doesnt make any difference.
xrandr display hdmi display-settings
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
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I want to display my dektop (and everything what´s going on on it incl.taskbar) on my TV. So i connected my Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Laptop via HDMI to my TV and get only the wallpaper on the TV, as an extension of the Laptop screen. For me, it would be better, to have it just duplicated/mirrored. Therefore i wrote in Terminal:
$ xrandr --output < HDMI1> --same-as < eDP1>
and the result was:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
What have i done wrong?
P.S.: Clicking in System Settings on "Display" and then on "Mirror Displays" doesnt make any difference.
xrandr display hdmi display-settings
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
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Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
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are you literally writing< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. runxrandr -qand use the names exactly as shown there.
– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
I find thatxrandris pretty peculiar, and often usearandrto generatexrandrcommands for scripts.
– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38
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I want to display my dektop (and everything what´s going on on it incl.taskbar) on my TV. So i connected my Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Laptop via HDMI to my TV and get only the wallpaper on the TV, as an extension of the Laptop screen. For me, it would be better, to have it just duplicated/mirrored. Therefore i wrote in Terminal:
$ xrandr --output < HDMI1> --same-as < eDP1>
and the result was:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
What have i done wrong?
P.S.: Clicking in System Settings on "Display" and then on "Mirror Displays" doesnt make any difference.
xrandr display hdmi display-settings
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
1
I want to display my dektop (and everything what´s going on on it incl.taskbar) on my TV. So i connected my Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Laptop via HDMI to my TV and get only the wallpaper on the TV, as an extension of the Laptop screen. For me, it would be better, to have it just duplicated/mirrored. Therefore i wrote in Terminal:
$ xrandr --output < HDMI1> --same-as < eDP1>
and the result was:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
What have i done wrong?
P.S.: Clicking in System Settings on "Display" and then on "Mirror Displays" doesnt make any difference.
xrandr display hdmi display-settings
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
1
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
1
asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
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asked Apr 11 at 17:36
Linux Beginner
1
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Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
1
are you literally writing< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. runxrandr -qand use the names exactly as shown there.
– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
I find thatxrandris pretty peculiar, and often usearandrto generatexrandrcommands for scripts.
– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38
add a comment |Â
Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
1
are you literally writing< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. runxrandr -qand use the names exactly as shown there.
– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
I find thatxrandris pretty peculiar, and often usearandrto generatexrandrcommands for scripts.
– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38
Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
1
1
are you literally writing
< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. run xrandr -q and use the names exactly as shown there.– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
are you literally writing
< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. run xrandr -q and use the names exactly as shown there.– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
I find that
xrandr is pretty peculiar, and often use arandr to generate xrandr commands for scripts.– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
I find that
xrandr is pretty peculiar, and often use arandr to generate xrandr commands for scripts.– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38
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Do you need both displays at the same time? You can try disabling the internal one.
– user252181
Apr 11 at 18:05
1
are you literally writing
< HDMI1>? do not use the angle brackets in the connector names. runxrandr -qand use the names exactly as shown there.– quixotic
Apr 11 at 18:37
I find that
xrandris pretty peculiar, and often usearandrto generatexrandrcommands for scripts.– Henrik
Apr 11 at 19:16
Thanks a lot @quixotic !!! Without brackets it works perfect! :)
– Linux Beginner
Apr 11 at 20:38