Disable second, non-existent screen from command line
My laptop adds/enables a VGA monitor called vga2 that doesn't actually exist every time I reboot, which fiddles with the mouse speed amongst other annoyances. What can I do to either stop it being enabled or automatically disable it on boot?
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My laptop adds/enables a VGA monitor called vga2 that doesn't actually exist every time I reboot, which fiddles with the mouse speed amongst other annoyances. What can I do to either stop it being enabled or automatically disable it on boot?
multiple-monitors vga
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My laptop adds/enables a VGA monitor called vga2 that doesn't actually exist every time I reboot, which fiddles with the mouse speed amongst other annoyances. What can I do to either stop it being enabled or automatically disable it on boot?
multiple-monitors vga
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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15k863118
asked Oct 27 '13 at 17:21
N. McA.N. McA.
88117
My laptop adds/enables a VGA monitor called vga2 that doesn't actually exist every time I reboot, which fiddles with the mouse speed amongst other annoyances. What can I do to either stop it being enabled or automatically disable it on boot?
multiple-monitors vga
multiple-monitors vga
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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15k863118
asked Oct 27 '13 at 17:21
N. McA.N. McA.
88117
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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15k863118
asked Oct 27 '13 at 17:21
N. McA.N. McA.
88117
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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15k863118
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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15k863118
edited Nov 4 '13 at 20:14
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asked Oct 27 '13 at 17:21
N. McA.N. McA.
88117
asked Oct 27 '13 at 17:21
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88117
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You can use the following command:
xrandr --auto
If this doesn't disable your non-existent VGA, then use the following method:
First run:
xrandr --current
to get the right name of your VGA. This can be
VGA,VGA-0,VGA1,VGA2and others.
If the name of your VGA is, for example
VGA2(as you said), then run:
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off
This should disable the output of
VGA2.
See man xrandr for more info.
Then, if you get it to work, put the right command in a small script, make it executable and put it to run on start up.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
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could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after runningxrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --offwhere my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME
– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
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This method also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1721637?comments=all which affected me today after fresh install of 18.04.1 when I put the Dock to the bottom from the side.
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You can use the following command:
xrandr --auto
If this doesn't disable your non-existent VGA, then use the following method:
First run:
xrandr --current
to get the right name of your VGA. This can be
VGA,VGA-0,VGA1,VGA2and others.
If the name of your VGA is, for example
VGA2(as you said), then run:
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off
This should disable the output of
VGA2.
See man xrandr for more info.
Then, if you get it to work, put the right command in a small script, make it executable and put it to run on start up.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after runningxrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --offwhere my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME
– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
add a comment |
You can use the following command:
xrandr --auto
If this doesn't disable your non-existent VGA, then use the following method:
First run:
xrandr --current
to get the right name of your VGA. This can be
VGA,VGA-0,VGA1,VGA2and others.
If the name of your VGA is, for example
VGA2(as you said), then run:
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off
This should disable the output of
VGA2.
See man xrandr for more info.
Then, if you get it to work, put the right command in a small script, make it executable and put it to run on start up.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after runningxrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --offwhere my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME
– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
add a comment |
You can use the following command:
xrandr --auto
If this doesn't disable your non-existent VGA, then use the following method:
First run:
xrandr --current
to get the right name of your VGA. This can be
VGA,VGA-0,VGA1,VGA2and others.
If the name of your VGA is, for example
VGA2(as you said), then run:
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off
This should disable the output of
VGA2.
See man xrandr for more info.
Then, if you get it to work, put the right command in a small script, make it executable and put it to run on start up.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
You can use the following command:
xrandr --auto
If this doesn't disable your non-existent VGA, then use the following method:
First run:
xrandr --current
to get the right name of your VGA. This can be
VGA,VGA-0,VGA1,VGA2and others.
If the name of your VGA is, for example
VGA2(as you said), then run:
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off
This should disable the output of
VGA2.
See man xrandr for more info.
Then, if you get it to work, put the right command in a small script, make it executable and put it to run on start up.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
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116k34247323
answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
answered Nov 4 '13 at 20:11
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
116k34247323
116k34247323
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after runningxrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --offwhere my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME
– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
add a comment |
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after runningxrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --offwhere my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME
– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after running
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off where my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
could you please expand on which run on startup is best for this. Also, I sometimes face a problem after running
xrandr --auto && xrandr --output VGA2 --off where my lockscreen background is blank. my version- 14.04 Ubuntu GNOME– rahulroy9202
Apr 28 '15 at 12:17
add a comment |
This method also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1721637?comments=all which affected me today after fresh install of 18.04.1 when I put the Dock to the bottom from the side.
answered 7 hours ago
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– Zanna
6 hours ago
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This method also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1721637?comments=all which affected me today after fresh install of 18.04.1 when I put the Dock to the bottom from the side.
answered 7 hours ago
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This method also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1721637?comments=all which affected me today after fresh install of 18.04.1 when I put the Dock to the bottom from the side.
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This method also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1721637?comments=all which affected me today after fresh install of 18.04.1 when I put the Dock to the bottom from the side.
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What method? This seems to be intended as a comment on another answer. Here, answers are expected to provide a solution to the question, so we delete posts like this one. I know you are not able to comment at the moment because of the reputation restriction, but if you feel this information is important, you can make a self-answered questions to share it here (or you can, for example, make 25 edit suggestions that are approved to earn 50 reputation)
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