rotating screen on linux mint?

**Mad_Professor** · 02-01-2013, 02:48 AM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Look up compiz fusion for your version of linux mint.

**DJduck** · 02-01-2013, 03:27 AM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Rotating screen? You mean making the image go upside down?

Check the intel drivers, my ATI has it there, also i used to have a laptop with intel x3100, and the option was in the video drivers.

**ivtec** · 02-01-2013, 03:05 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by Mad_Professor

Look up compiz fusion for your version of linux mint.

Thanks Professor, i have this when i type ''compiz fusion'' in the terminal,

what does this means? Thanks.

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**ivtec** · 02-01-2013, 03:23 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by DJduck

Rotating screen? You mean making the image go upside down?

Check the intel drivers, my ATI has it there, also i used to have a laptop with intel x3100, and the option was in the video drivers.

DJduck; i don't think this is Ati!,it's Intel graphics from lenovo, i have the video drivers on a stick, but it says for windows xp ,since i'm running linux mint mate alone,no win xp i don't think i can run any win xp drivers.
But what i don't understand is that when i first installed same linux as i'm running now i had the monitor control to change left right 180º also had the choice of changing screen colours resolution,as you can see in the pic atachement,resolution,Refresh rate and rotation switches are frozen and when i click detect monitors it just doesn't show anything.

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**Time2Retire** · 02-01-2013, 04:27 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Do you have it installed on a tablet?

What Desktop are you using? Mate? Cinnamon?

I have Cinnamon (I think). In the system tray (lower right) click on the "^" symbol, and select:

Settings > Applets > Display

Checking the box will put a display icon in the system tray. From there you can rotate the screen.

If you are using a touchscreen, it will not rotate that. If you need to do that, I know a work-around for that.

**Mad_Professor** · 02-01-2013, 04:58 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by ivtec

Thanks Professor, i have this when i type ''compiz fusion'' in the terminal,

what does this means? Thanks.

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1148

To make it easier on ya installing the packages...

Code:

 sudo apt-get install compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager fusion-icon compiz-plugins-extra libdecoration0-dev

Install, enable and have fun!

**ivtec** · 02-01-2013, 09:47 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by Mad_Professor

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1148

To make it easier on ya installing the packages...

Code:

 sudo apt-get install compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager fusion-icon compiz-plugins-extra libdecoration0-dev

Install, enable and have fun!

I apreciate Professor i did the above instruction i was able to get all those installs but still no avail. i type xrandr and i get this in the pic what you think?

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**Mad_Professor** · 02-02-2013, 02:36 AM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

compiz requires 3D, are intel drivers loaded? check additional drivers or restricted drivers.

Also are you sure compiz is enable check the setting it may be running defaults, an option should be there to enable the cube and allow rotating.

**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 09:02 AM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by Mad_Professor

compiz requires 3D, are intel drivers loaded? check additional drivers or restricted drivers.

Also are you sure compiz is enable check the setting it may be running defaults, an option should be there to enable the cube and allow rotating.

Hi Professor;how can i load the driver for Intel in the linux,also can you be more specific on the enable cube sorry if I'm not that much savvy,

**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 11:31 AM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by ivtec

Hi Professor;how can i load the driver for Intel in the linux,also can you be more specific on the enable cube sorry if I'm not that much savvy,

me again i get this on the screen when i try to aply on the monitor preferences, see atach.

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**Mad_Professor** · 02-02-2013, 01:06 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Run these in term and post back what you get.

Code:

inxi -Gx

Code:

lshw -C video

Code:

lsmod

I found another guide a bit older but worth looking at.
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/506

Originally posted by ivtec

Hi Professor;how can i load the driver for Intel in the linux,also can you be more specific on the enable cube sorry if I'm not that much savvy,

It should be under settings from the system menu called "additional drivers" or "restricted drivers" you can run a search from the menu to find it.

Then for compiz, you'll want to look for CCSM *CompizConfig Settings Manager* It too should be under settings or system control panel. This is where you select the options for compiz like rotating cube, wavy windows and so on.

I think you can run compizconfig in term for quicker access but I'm not sure.

Originally posted by ivtec

me again i get this on the screen when i try to aply on the monitor preferences, see atach.

Are you using dual monitors?

If not the it sounds like your xorg.conf is fubar.
Go to the display settings and reset your resolution then follow by restart.

if it doesn't work, post your xorg.conf from /etc/X11/xorg.conf

**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 06:38 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

[QUOTE=Mad_Professor;309648]Run these in term and post back what you get.

Code:

inxi -Gx

Code:

lshw -C video

Code:

lsmod

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**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 06:47 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

[QUOTE=ivtec;309788]

Originally posted by Mad_Professor

Run these in term and post back what you get.

Code:

inxi -Gx

Code:

lshw -C video

Code:

lsmod

This one is from Display, System information

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**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 07:52 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Hi Professor It´s me again on video i was able to launch Properties,
i i can wright configurations on each box can you advise what can i write
TYPE
NAME
COMMAND
COMMENT

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**ivtec** · 02-02-2013, 10:06 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

OK Professor, after so much head scratching i found out the problem was not the OPS but the monitor itself changed the connection to other monitor and it recognizes it right away, then i unplugged the monitor that i was using from the power and from the VGA cable turned on the PC and it also recognized it with the rotation scream resolutions and everything is OK. anyway some times a simple thing turns out to be a big thing with no solution in sight,i made so many linux install for nothing,anyway i apreciate your help.

**ivtec** · 02-05-2013, 02:29 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Hi guys it's me again,i have same problem again i type Xrandr and get the same as in the pic that i posted bifore,although the screen did not change and stayed where i wanted it, but can't control nothing as before,i had it but something is changing it,i guess if it changes i have to do what i did before change monitors and go back,it's kind of weird i don't know if it's the monitor or the linux software.

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...1&d=1359776823

**Time2Retire** · 02-06-2013, 05:27 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

In the future, instead of taking a picture of your screen, copy and paste the text to the post. If you want to output the results of a command directly to a text file, do this:

Code:

lshw -C video > lshw-C-video.txt

The file will be in your home folder. The .txt is just so Windows can recognize the file, and open it.

**ivtec** · 02-15-2013, 02:12 PM

Re: rotating screen on linux mint?

Originally posted by Time2Retire

In the future, instead of taking a picture of your screen, copy and paste the text to the post. If you want to output the results of a command directly to a text file, do this:

Code:

lshw -C video > lshw-C-video.txt

The file will be in your home folder. The .txt is just so Windows can recognize the file, and open it.

Thanks TimeRetire; i was able to solve the problem by getting an atx power supply that i had hanging around connected a cable to the 12v output yellow+black and pluged in the 12v monitor with a power strip sw,

what was causing the monitor to loose the monitor control settings was that i've splited the DVD/cd's cable output by chanting the cable and connected it to the monitor,but i guess when the pc turned on it would turn on the mother board first then the dvd/cd,since the monitor has to be on before the mother board, it would loose the monitor controls so it would not detected the monitor even thought the monitor was working write.

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