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gour

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From: Croatia

Registered: 2011-09-24

Posts: 12

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display configuration for laptop & docking station

Hello!

Recently, I bought a new Tuxedo laptop along with the docking station, so I can use an external keyboard + monitor with it.

However, I have problem configuring the system to properly handle external display…

My laptop has a built-in screen with 2560x1600 (16:10)@240Hz, while with the external monitor connected via HDMI cable I can get 1920x1080(16:9)@60Hz.

When my system (openSUSE Tumbleweed) boots, I enter login credentials using the opened laptop's lid, but then I close it down since usually, I need one/external display only.

This setup does work with GNOME DE which I abandoned. It also does work with the latest (6.2.1) KDE Plasma…the problem is that I can't get the desired behaviour with Xfce, since as soon as I close the laptop's lid, the external display also goes blank, iow. into sleep-mode.

I do not need anything fancy and with e.g. KDE/GNOME, when the laptop's lid is opened, the status bar and/or panels are visible on both screens.

I have tried to play with “Advanced” configuration and profiles, but did not succeed.

Do you have any hint how to solve it, so I can go back to Xfce?

Last edited by gour (2024-10-23 19:36:29)

yashX

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From: India - Delhi

Registered: 2024-11-17

Posts: 8

Re: display configuration for laptop & docking station

Go to the Xfce menu and search for "Power Manager" or find it under Settings > Power Manager, Look for the option that specifies what happens when the laptop lid is closed. You may see options like "Suspend," "Hibernate," or "Do nothing." Select "Do nothing" or "Ask".