13.04 - Extenal monitor plugged on laptop HDMI shows image but lags a lot

Posted by Thiago Fassina on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Thiago Fassina
Published on 2013-06-28T22:00:49Z Indexed on 2013/06/28 22:28 UTC
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nvidia

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multiple-monitors

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hdmi

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external-monitor

It uses an Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M.

When I plug in the monitor, it shows some images but with bad FPS and lagging a lot. For example, when I move the mouse pointer, it leaves a trail that vanishes from time to time. I didn't install Nvidia drivers because every time I did this on past versions I ended up with an unbootable system.

On past versions I just gave up trying to use the monitor cause it never showed anything regardless of what driver I installed. But since 13.04 ALMOST made it, I'll make another tries.

ps.: Works perfectlty on Windows 7/8

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