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Bel_chior

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Registered: 2022-09-10

Posts: 3

Second monitor not being detected

Hello,

I am trying Arch for the first time and have came across an issue I can't seem to solve and have no idea what to do.

So, I have two monitors, both connected through HDMI, and one of them is not being detected as a video output device. I can use it's speakers as an audio output device though.

Not sure if it can help, but here is the result of xrandr command:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 600mm x 340mm
   1920x1080     60.00 + 165.00   144.00   119.88*  100.00    59.94    50.00    29.97    25.00    23.98  
   3840x2160     59.94    50.00  
   1680x1050     59.95  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024    119.96    75.02    60.02  
   1280x800      59.81  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94    50.00  
   1024x768     119.99    75.03    60.00  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       59.94  
   640x480       75.00    59.94    59.93  
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Tell me if there's anything else I should send!

Hope you have a great day! Thank you!

Bel_chior

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Registered: 2022-09-10

Posts: 3

Re: Second monitor not being detected

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Last edited by Bel_chior (2022-09-10 18:45:53)

zpg443

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Registered: 2016-12-03

Posts: 315

Re: Second monitor not being detected

Are they both connected via separate HDMI inputs and connections, or are they combined to a single input cable?

Bel_chior

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Registered: 2022-09-10

Posts: 3

Re: Second monitor not being detected

Are they both connected via separate HDMI inputs and connections, or are they combined to a single input cable?

They are connected via separate HDMI inputs. I've tried swapping the cables, but then only the second monitor is detected.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 76,486

Re: Second monitor not being detected

Please post the output of

xrandr --listproviders

and a complete system journal

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

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Slithery

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Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: Second monitor not being detected

I've tried swapping the cables, but then only the second monitor is detected.

Then it's the cable.

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seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Second monitor not being detected

@Bel_chior, did you swap the cables on both ends?

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