Questions to do with displays (for questions to do with GNU Screen see gnu-screen).
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How can I start multiple screen sessions automatically?
I'm trying to build a command that launches screen, creates four sessions with different names, and run four different commands.
I know how to do this manually:
1. screen
2. ./command1 args
3. ...
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Win XP Screen saver / power management not working
I have a PC running Win XP, and even though I have the power management set to turn off the monitor after 10 minutes, and I have the windows screen saver set up, many times they never kick in. I come ...
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Starting program on boot with screen
Here is my script in init.d (Debian Linux)
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/blah
#
# Some things that run always
touch /var/lock/McMyAdmin
# Carry out specific functions when asked to by the system
case ...
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Lines on screen
Yesterday I cleaned the dust of my computer with a compressed air machine, the computer worked normally for two hours, but then the screen filled with lines and I cant see anything.
It is not a ...
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Child processes remain after quitting screen
I'm seeing some strange screen behavior on OSX. When I quit screen, child processes are not killed.
$ screen
$ tail -f (or some long running process inside screen)
Then, I kill the current screen ...
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vim : <c-a> occupied from tmux/screen
I use screen/tmux and vim.
In vim, I can't use <c-a> for increment a number, <c-a> is occupied from screen/tmux.
any suggestion for a simple map for increment a number ?
I try with
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will older laptop screens work to replace broken newer laptop screens?
For example, if I have an old p4 acer laptop with a perfect screen, and a newer dual core acer laptop with a cracked screen, can I swap the screen in to the newer unit (assuming it's the same size)? ...
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Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop - screen doesn't work: no power, brightness is 0%
There is a laptop - Dell Inspiron 1545.
A problem is a brightness of a screen is 0% (when BIOS starts, Windows works - all time). I can barely see a picture on a screen at a big angle (it seems like ...
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screen scroll in iterm2
I use screen in iterm2 with this screenrc
I try use the scroll with two fingers in the touchpad, don't work.
I get this
any suggestion ?
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Should I be replacing my laptop's LCD, or its internal LCD cable based on these photos?
I received an Aspire One 10.1 inch laptop after a friend dropped it and it became unusable.
The screen looks like this:
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Basically four sections, the left and right sections are repeated, and the ...
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How to reconnect a screen session every time terminal is fired?
I wrote this command to reconnect an active screen session when Terminator is opened. It works find but there has got to be a better way to to it
This is goes in the Terminator config file (note ...
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Acer Aspire 5520G wont boot/show post.
I have Acer Aspire 5520G laptop. I turned it down yesterday and today when I wanted to turn it on it wont boot up. When I press power button it lights up ( green) there is some blinking of HDD led ...
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What is the name for portable computers with screen sizes below 10.1 inches? [closed]
I am looking for a portable computer with a screen size less than 10.1 inches but have difficulty searching for it. I believe that it is due to the fact that I do not know the correct name of the ...
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How do I add a different monitor resolution to NVidia X Server Settings' list
I've got two monitors connected to the same PC; one directly via DVI, the other through a KVM switch on a (blue) VGA cable.
I just installed Xubuntu 11.10 on it, installed the current nvidia drivers, ...
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Software to detect touch and aids in writing on the screen
I just got curious to know if there are any software using which we can write on laptop/computer screen just like writing on a paper. Basically a software to detect the user's touch on the laptop ...
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Monitor screen resolution changes when laptop lid is closed
My monitor screen resolution changes depending on wether my laptop lid is open/closed.
The lid being open has a lower resolution than being closed. Why is this ?
In control panel I have :
Laptop ...
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What should I do if my system boots up,runs normally after then but nothing is displayed on screen?
Well there has been a problem with my PC since few days.
My system with a flat screen,2 RAMS,Intel Motherboard,No Video or Graphics Card,2 Hard disk- One of 80 GB and another of 500 GB,Windows 7 ...
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Laptop screen brightness doesn't change when i change it using windows power options
I have a Hasee FU505 laptop it came with a Linux Red flag OS, i removed the Linux and installed a Windows seven instead, the Hasee website provide drivers only for windows vista, i downloaded these ...
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Keep screen from going to stand-by during working hours in ubuntu?
Normally in Ubuntu (11.10) you either configure the screen to go to stand-by after some amount of minutes has elapsed with no user activity. Or you can configure the screen to keep turned on always.
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Reattaching screen (having irssi running) forces window resize
Whenever I reattach to my detached screen (containing Irssi), my Putty screen is resized to something it has been at startup. If I change the window size after this, detach the screen and resize it ...
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External laptop-format device for desktop
i am looking for one specific device in the laptop format. This thing must not have an hdd, ram, cpu etc like in standard laptops. It's like a external wired keyboard, but with a screen and in a ...
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Change screen area available to apps and OS because of dead pixels
OK, I've inherited a nice laptop that has a screen with a 3 inch width vertical column on the right of dead pixels.
It's usable, I've installed the latest ubuntu and have the task bar on the left.
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improving a heavily used LCD's screen life, some questions
I have a 24 inch LCD and the LCD display of my laptop which are extensively used, so i cannot save the screen by keeping it turned (using less). I have already set the display options to shut down the ...
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Getting the screen to delete contents of less, man, etc. after “q” [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Using screen, commands like less and man don't clear the screen afterwards
In bash without screen if I do a less or man and then type q to quit, the contents of the ...
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Screen flicker with Intel HD graphics driver
I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 running on my Probook (HP Probook 4530s, core i3/2nd gen/4GB/320GB). It was functioning well. However, the screen started flickering in Win 7.
Upon uninstalling the Intel ...
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How to open two terminals side by side using `screen`
I use vim a lot. I can open two files side by side with -O option:
$ vim -O hello.{h,cpp}
Today I tried screen:
`C-a |` => split terminal vertically.
`C-a <tab>` => switch to the ...
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Rename screen session
Is it possible to change the name of a GNU screen session? Say I called started it with "screen -S foo" and I want to rename it to bar.
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Screen “dies” whenever “ls” is executed
I'm running Screen 4.00.03 on my RHEL 5 server. Wheneven I open a new screen and execute ls the screen dies. This only happens in this server and not in other servers. What is causing this problem?
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Screen losing saturation on acer Aspire 5742Z
I bought an acer Aspire 5742Z laptop (with a Intel HD 128 MB GFX card) back in May 2011 and I think I'm starting to see a problem with the screen. I first noticed it last night and again this morning. ...
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Is there a way to make screen's visual bell appear at the top right?
I just want something to put in my .screenrc whereby the visual bell "woof, woof", which I'm reasonably fond of and don't want to switch off entirely can be moved out of the way to the top right.
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How do I change my resolution on my Mac to a custom size?
I want my Macbook to be 1280x720 for a certain thing I need to do, yet all the programs that do this cost money.
Is there a free way to do within on Lion?
NO: SwitchResX or whatever is not free.
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Screen reattach: Cannot open your terminal
I am trying to use screen with another user than I logged in. The command is started with:
sudo -u user /usr/bin/screen -A -m -d -S screen ./nice_command
For reattaching I am using screen -x ...
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Vaio Laptop LCD Not Scaling Lower Resolutions
I have a strange issue here. On my sony Vaio notebook, I have the highest resolution (1920*1280) set as default, but everything too small so I tried decreasing the resolution. After doing this the ...
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Move already running program into screen
Is it possible to have a already started program move to screen/tmux? I'd like to have something like the following:
program;
^Z
screen;
fg;
I know the above won't work, but is there a way to ...
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How to make a laptop screen more comfortable to look at?
Are laptop's screens inherently less comfortable to look at, or am I doing something horribly wrong?
I've had laptops from HP and Dell, and I always have eyestrain after using them. It is very hard ...
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How to find out when a screen shot was taken?
I have a screen shot of a desktop without the date of it that my friend sent me. When I right click on it and go to properties it says that it was taken on Nov 30th. I know that it was taken way ...
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What colour is the dark green on 'old fashioned' green screen computer displays/VDUs?
I'd like to make my text editors display like the old skool white-on-green VDUs of yore that I can just about remember from my childhood. I have this idea they might be easier on my old eyes.
I was ...
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GNU Screen: Combining split-regions and full-screen sessions
Let's say I have three sessions: 0, 1 and 2
I'm on session 0 and I press CTRL-A S to split the screen. Then I select session 1 for the bottom split region, while 0 is in the upper.
Can I switch to ...
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Can I use an iPad as the display for a Mac Mini?
Is it possible to use an iPad as the monitor for a Mac Mini? Input would be from the Mac Mini's keyboard and mouse.
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Displaying rulers on screen (for PDF element alignment checks)
I am looking for a Windows software that displays vertical lines / rules on the screen, so I can browse through a PDF file and see if all elements are on the same vertical position. I don't know if ...
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How to re-enable function keys in byobu?
I was using byobu on Ubuntu 11.10 Server and I needed to hit a function key in an app, so I hit F9 to bring up the config menu and switched the keybinding set from "f-keys" to "screen-escape-keys". ...
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Green, Red, Yellow, Cyan Lines Running Vertical On Laptop Screen? How Could I Fix It?
I have a Toshiba Equium A200 laptop, and for the past 3 months thin lines have started to appear on the right hand side of the screen. It started with one red line, now there's a group of ...
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How to disable screen orientation hot keys
I'd like to disable ctrl+alt+arrow keys changing the screen orientation. I've seen here that this is a function of the Intel graphics driver. So I followed the directions and disabled hotkeys in the ...
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Scrolling in GNU Screen
I'm seeing something weird in GNU screen. When I use screen on my own Ubuntu 10.04 box, as I enter a bunch of lines in the shell, I can see my GNOME-terminal window gathering my scrollback, and I can ...
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Black stripe appears to the right of the screen, impossible to get rid of
After clicking the "Auto Config" button on my Acer AL2216w screen a stripe appeared on the right of the screen where the screen doesn't "exist" and I can't seem to take the screen viewport back even ...
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text size on 15.6“ and 17.3” laptop screens
I'm I correct in assuming that the size of text etc will be the same on:
17.3" screen with native resolution of 1600x900
15.6" screen with native resolution of 1366x768
The DPI for screen 1 is ...
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Computer turns itself on with only black screen
I have a computer, a Dell Optiplex 755, that turns itself on whenever it is being supplied power. It turns on, and all the lights come on, the fans spin, and the monitor does recieve input, but it's ...
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OS X Set Screen Size Manually
I wish to increase the size of an application window like TextEdit to be greater than the actual screen height but it is always limited by the screen size pixels.
Is there a way to artificially ...
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Using fg with screen
I have a running job in a ssh terminal on an external server. I can pause it with CTRL + Z and resume it with fg. But I would like to pause it, run screen screen -S my_job and get it back in front ...
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Reset Windows XP Screen related settings
After having no clue about this previous question, I am wondering if it was possible to reset all screen related settings on a windows xp (SP2) ?
The extended desktop feature was working perfectly ...
