Can't get HDMI output working properly in Linux Mint

[Fred Fifield]

Thank you very much. This is exactly what was going on.  I should have
figured this out on my own, the big clue being the desktop background
showing up on the TV screen. For some reason I was expecting the TV display
to be a duplication of the laptop display, not an extension of it. I d on't
know why I thought that since Windows doesn't work that way either.

Fred


On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:

> It sounds like your computer set the TV up as a second monitor that is
> most likely setup light next to laptop's screen.  Just try and drag a
> windows to each edge of the screen and see if it moves over to the TV.
>
> I'm guessing you are running KDE because I believe Unity puts a menu bar
> on every screen, like it or not (I'm firmly in the not category).  If you
> are and you would like your screens to show the same thing go to System
> Settings -> Display and monitor.  Then make sure the "Display
> Configuration" section is selected.  You should be seeing rectangles that
> represent your monitors.  Simply drag one of the monitors on top of the
> other.  You might need to change the resolution of one of the display so
> that they match.
>
> Alternatively you can just start a movie and drag the movie's window onto
> the empty desktop and then make it full screen.  This is my preferred
> method for watching movies via laptop while on the road.
>
> Brian Cluff
>
>
> On 08/17/2014 07:23 PM, Fred Fifield wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone!
>>
>> I have Mint 17 loaded on my HP Pavillion dv7 (1273d) and this is the
>> first time I've taken it out on the road. I'm in a hotel and want to
>> watch a dvd movie that will play on my laptop on the nice HDTV in my
>> hotel. I hooked the HDMI cable from my computer to the TV and switched
>> the TV output to the correct setting. The desktop background shows up on
>> the TV but nothing else does, no taskbar, no icons, no mouse pointer.
>> Just the background. It seems like this should be something easy but I
>> can't figure out what it is.
>>
>> I went into the display setting thinking my issue might be there. The TV
>> I'm plugged into shows up there but that's it. I've tried googling for
>> an answer but I don't seem to be able to phrase my request properly
>> because I keep getting responses for no sound.
>>
>> Anyway, any help you give will be appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> Fred
>>
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