[member=458]m654321[/member]
My friends laptop is like (2) and (4) laptops of yours it has no HDMI output, it has a displayport, DVI, and VGA.
The box ordered is similar to yours, a VGA to HDMI it cost £3.50, arrive maybe next week. The DVId is from another place, DVId doesn't carry the audio either I think. It's just these two to try now.
Earlier we tried -
Ubuntu 17.10 with displayport> HDMI, and displayport adapter>HDMI could not fit the desktop on tv.
With VGA, settings used Mirror, and 1360x768 displays on both correctly.
Ubuntu Mate live usb tried, after the video above had thought it would auto detect, it did not auto detect.
Cannot get full desktop on Samsung using displayport>HDMI and adpater>HDMI
Works with VGA at the same 1360x768 resolution, the setting needing to be clicked was "same image in all monitors".
The laptop didnt like this distro, the mouse cursor jumps very slightly back and forth when touching pad, before moving it.
Also we tried using Linux Lite and Ubuntu with Thinkpad dock, using the ports from the dock, just to see if the bigger power supply, and new ports (laptop is refurbished one), made any differences, no differences found, same results for the dock as the laptop.
It will probably be the same results on my tv tomorrow, but we will try as it will confirm the results on another very different model of Samsung.
Although it didn't solve it, it was enjoyable to do the experiment, and see what you have been up against with this issue.
My friend liked using Linux, they got the laptop for first Linux install, undecided distro yet.
Yes you are correct, I became nervous and unsettled.
After this I only used Linux once, a few weeks before Christmas for updates, and next time was for posting this and the last 2 replies in the thread. (and updates), then for the experiment I used it more this week
Best Wishes & Happy New Year to you Mike
Update -
I tried on my tv it is the same results, it only works with VGA cable and at 1360x768 resolution
My friends laptop is like (2) and (4) laptops of yours it has no HDMI output, it has a displayport, DVI, and VGA.
The box ordered is similar to yours, a VGA to HDMI it cost £3.50, arrive maybe next week. The DVId is from another place, DVId doesn't carry the audio either I think. It's just these two to try now.
Earlier we tried -
Ubuntu 17.10 with displayport> HDMI, and displayport adapter>HDMI could not fit the desktop on tv.
With VGA, settings used Mirror, and 1360x768 displays on both correctly.
Ubuntu Mate live usb tried, after the video above had thought it would auto detect, it did not auto detect.
Cannot get full desktop on Samsung using displayport>HDMI and adpater>HDMI
Works with VGA at the same 1360x768 resolution, the setting needing to be clicked was "same image in all monitors".
The laptop didnt like this distro, the mouse cursor jumps very slightly back and forth when touching pad, before moving it.
Also we tried using Linux Lite and Ubuntu with Thinkpad dock, using the ports from the dock, just to see if the bigger power supply, and new ports (laptop is refurbished one), made any differences, no differences found, same results for the dock as the laptop.
It will probably be the same results on my tv tomorrow, but we will try as it will confirm the results on another very different model of Samsung.
Although it didn't solve it, it was enjoyable to do the experiment, and see what you have been up against with this issue.
My friend liked using Linux, they got the laptop for first Linux install, undecided distro yet.
Yes you are correct, I became nervous and unsettled.
After this I only used Linux once, a few weeks before Christmas for updates, and next time was for posting this and the last 2 replies in the thread. (and updates), then for the experiment I used it more this week
Best Wishes & Happy New Year to you Mike
Update -
I tried on my tv it is the same results, it only works with VGA cable and at 1360x768 resolution