Thread: 12.04 3 monitor (laptop, HDMI, VGA) issue (intel)

i'm on acer aspire laptop fresh install of 12.04 integrated intel graphics.

3 monitors:
1) laptop's monitor.
2) external monitor hooked using laptop's hdmi port.
3) external monitor hooked using laptop's vga port.

randr output sees 3 monitors, can 2 work @ once. ie in display settings turn on combo of 2 monitors , good. try turning on 3rd following error:

the selected configuration displays not applied

help appreciate!
cheers!

code:

~$ xrandr  screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 1792, maximum 8192 x 8192  lvds1 connected 1366x768+0+1024 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm     1366x768       60.0*+     1360x768       59.8     60.0       1024x768       60.0       800x600        60.3     56.2       640x480        59.9    vga1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm     1280x1024      60.0*+   75.0       1152x864       75.0       1024x768       75.1     60.0       800x600        75.0     60.3       640x480        75.0     60.0       720x400        70.1    hdmi1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)     1280x1024      60.0 +   75.0       1152x864       75.0       1024x768       75.1     60.0       800x600        75.0     60.3       640x480        75.0     60.0       720x400        70.1    dp1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

is xorg.conf setup properly?

model laptop acer aspire?

might not support 3 outputs know there 2 external outputs.

have got dvi adaptor can convert vga have 2 vga outputs.

try because might prove me wrong not supporting 3 outputs bit.

monitor tv?

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