linux mint rotating screen?

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ivtec

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Hi guys I have been running Linux mint great till today when i miss the rotating screen control like i use to, i always use to display my music sheet with the display sideways, i already reinstalled Linux mint but nothing change I have lenovo thinkcenter m71e with Intel graphics HD 2000, any help would be appreciated.
 
I don't know what GUI tool is used for that, I'm assuming you're using the default Cinnamon desktop? You should be able to do it from the command line using xrandr (at least as a temporary solution), 'man xrandr' gives a quick run-through on how to use it. Typing xrandr by itself should give you the list of displays, 'xrandr -display [display name] --rotate left' should do the trick (sub in the name of your display from the xrandr output and use right instead of left if appropriate), though I can't check for myself right now.
 
hackapelite said:
I don't know what GUI tool is used for that, I'm assuming you're using the default Cinnamon desktop? You should be able to do it from the command line using xrandr (at least as a temporary solution), 'man xrandr' gives a quick run-through on how to use it. Typing xrandr by itself should give you the list of displays, 'xrandr -display [display name] --rotate left' should do the trick (sub in the name of your display from the xrandr output and use right instead of left if appropriate), though I can't check for myself right now.
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Thanks Bro. I'm running Linux Mint 14 Mate and when i go to terminal i see this also my monitor control cannot change anything.see attachments
 
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What output does xrandr (just type that on the command line) give? Also can you take screenshots (hit print screen and see if anything happens)?

EDIT: Or install urandr like charon said.
 
hackapelite said:
What output does xrandr (just type that on the command line) give? Also can you take screenshots (hit print screen and see if anything happens)?

EDIT: Or install urandr like charon said.
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Thanks for your help; i typed xrandr and i get this pic bellow
 
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OK guys, after so much head scratching i found out the problem, was not the OPS but the monitor itself, changed the connection to other monitor and it recognizes it right away, then i unplugged the monitor that i was using from the power and from the VGA cable turned on the PC and it also recognized it with the rotation scream resolutions and everything is OK. anyway some times a simple thing turns out to be a big thing with no solution in sight,i made so many linux install for nothing,anyway i apreciate your help.
 
ivtec said:
Thanks for your help; i typed xrandr and i get this pic bellow
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Hi guys it's me again,i have same problem again i type Xrandr and get the same as in the pic that i posted bifore,although the screen did not change and stayed where i wanted it, but can't control nothing as before,i had it but something is changing it,i guess if it changes i have to do what i did before change monitors and go back,it's kind of weird i don't know if it's the monitor or the linux software.
 
Thanks guys; i was able to solve the problem by getting an atx power supply that i had hanging around connected a cable to the 12v output yellow+black and pluged in the 12v monitor with a power strip sw,

what was causing the monitor to loose the monitor control settings was that i've splited the DVD/cd's cable output by chanting the cable and connected it to the monitor,but i guess when the pc turned on it would turn on the mother board first then the dvd/cd,since the monitor has to be on before the mother board, it would loose the monitor controls so it would not detected the monitor even thought the monitor was working write
 
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