external screen

[dimonf]

First, thanks a lot for you work: I didn't even dream a week ago about such a perfect solution which turns chromebook into swiss knife linux box. Hat off.
Probably I put it to the limit, but work with external screen is not very practical. First, xfce works with, as far as I can see, virtual screen, which extends both physical screens. This is not very useful, since part of virtual screen is not accessible for the reason that two physical screens are of different dimensions. Second, switching between chromeos desktop and xfce with external screen connected turns the whole system unstable. I understand, that most probably my expectation is too high, so I post this just in case ...
In this respect I'd like to ask, is it possible to avoid use of xfce desktop at all and fire up single window for specific application, say libreoffice, within chrome desktop environment?

[dnschneid]

What device are you using? If it's the ARM Chromebook, I would not be at all surprised if multiple monitors rendered everything unstable. There are too many hacks going on in both Chromium OS and in crouton for that to have any chance of working well.

As for application integration into Chromium, there are several issues preventing that; see #1.

[dimonf]

Sorry, I didn't mentioned it. Yes, it is ARM hardware.

On 15 March 2013 11:21, David Schneider [email protected] wrote:

What device are you using? If it's the ARM Chromebook, I would not be at
all surprised if multiple monitors rendered everything unstable. There are
too many hacks going on in both Chromium OS and in crouton for that to have
any chance of working well.

As for application integration into Chromium, there are several issues
preventing that; see #1 #1.

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[dimonf]

Thanks a lot for the reply. It is definitely not the way for me, so I'll stick to built in screen.

[bufke]

Does this mean external screens are supported on x86 chromebooks? I was thinking about getting a Pixel but want to know first. Also thanks for your fine work on this project!

[dnschneid]

Currently, external monitors do work in crouton on x86, although you may have to switch to Chromium OS and back for it to be activated. That having been said, crouton is not part of Chromium OS, and I make no guarantees that future updates to Chromium OS won't break the external monitor support without warning. It's likely that things will continue to work, but if your device purchasing is dependent on external monitor support, it's a factor to consider.

[forresthopkinsa]

The secondary display (HDMI) works fine with Chrome, but if I try to enable it within Ubuntu, then ChromeOS goes haywire, and the secondary display simply doesn't work in Ubuntu. HP Chromebook 14 (2013)

Version 41.0.2272.89 (64-bit)
Platform 6680.64.0 (Official Build) stable-channel falco
Firmware Google_Falco.4389.92.0

[swt83]

I have a Pixel 2 and am wanting to buy a Dell 4k external monitor. I have Ubuntu Unity. Will this external display work? It can use HDMI or DisplayPort.

[forresthopkinsa]

If it helps, the secondary display has been working perfectly for me since the last update.

[Sodman]

@swt83 I've got a Pixel 2 working via HDMI with an Asus 1080p external monitor with Ubuntu Gnome - although I plug in the monitor while in chromeOS first. I can't speak for a 4k display specifically, but the marketing material for the chromebox says that the intel core i3 model supports 4k resolution output, so I'd assume your intel i5 (or i7) Pixel 2 should also be able to handle it.

[peepo]

I have 2x hdmi monitors that display in mirror using chromeOS,
however with latest vanilla install of crouton kde on intel Asus C200M neither function at all in Ubuntu,
search: screen
Display Configuration: Unify Outputs
wfm but it is not saved once logged out.
How to save?

else:
xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 1280x720
xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1280x720
which makes nice mirror
or
xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1024x768
is also okay
however saving this in .xprofile does not have same effect
would appreciate comments on what is or maybe required?