Laptop monitor as a server's display
I have connected my server through displayport-VGA cabel to my laptop but my Ubuntu 14 on laptop recognizes it as a view destination, not a view source.
How can I revert it and get view from a server displayed on a laptop monitor?
display monitors
asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
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I have connected my server through displayport-VGA cabel to my laptop but my Ubuntu 14 on laptop recognizes it as a view destination, not a view source.
How can I revert it and get view from a server displayed on a laptop monitor?
display monitors
asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Michal_Szulc
106211
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I have connected my server through displayport-VGA cabel to my laptop but my Ubuntu 14 on laptop recognizes it as a view destination, not a view source.
How can I revert it and get view from a server displayed on a laptop monitor?
display monitors
asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Michal_Szulc
106211
I have connected my server through displayport-VGA cabel to my laptop but my Ubuntu 14 on laptop recognizes it as a view destination, not a view source.
How can I revert it and get view from a server displayed on a laptop monitor?
display monitors
display monitors
asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
Michal_Szulc
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asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
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asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
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asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
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asked Dec 20 '18 at 15:49
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So you used a Male-Male VGA cable to connect one video output port to another video output port? Working as expected, I'm afraid.
This is basically a much less dangerous version of expecting everything to be fine when connecting a (deliberately-very-hard-to-find) Male-Male power cord between two outlets.
You need to connect an output to an input.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
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yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
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Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
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The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
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So you used a Male-Male VGA cable to connect one video output port to another video output port? Working as expected, I'm afraid.
This is basically a much less dangerous version of expecting everything to be fine when connecting a (deliberately-very-hard-to-find) Male-Male power cord between two outlets.
You need to connect an output to an input.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
43.3k55382
yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
1
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
1
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
So you used a Male-Male VGA cable to connect one video output port to another video output port? Working as expected, I'm afraid.
This is basically a much less dangerous version of expecting everything to be fine when connecting a (deliberately-very-hard-to-find) Male-Male power cord between two outlets.
You need to connect an output to an input.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
43.3k55382
yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
1
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
1
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
So you used a Male-Male VGA cable to connect one video output port to another video output port? Working as expected, I'm afraid.
This is basically a much less dangerous version of expecting everything to be fine when connecting a (deliberately-very-hard-to-find) Male-Male power cord between two outlets.
You need to connect an output to an input.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
43.3k55382
So you used a Male-Male VGA cable to connect one video output port to another video output port? Working as expected, I'm afraid.
This is basically a much less dangerous version of expecting everything to be fine when connecting a (deliberately-very-hard-to-find) Male-Male power cord between two outlets.
You need to connect an output to an input.
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
43.3k55382
answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
DopeGhoti
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answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:59
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yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
1
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
1
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
1
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
1
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
yes, indeed I've used male displayport-male VGA. do not have much experience with hardware and I thought it's working both ways... so which ports can be used in laptop as an input display?
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:05
1
1
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
Generally, laptops do not support this behavior. You will need to get a display which has video input ports to which the server can be connected. Think of it this way: You have a PlayStation 4 and an XBox One. You connect an HDMI cable between the two. Where do you expect to be able to see the video output of one or the other?
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:07
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
I thought the signal is bidirectional and just handled by software. like in usb - when you stick it into the drive - you can send data to it or from it
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
1
1
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
The physical port (in the case of DisplayPort) is cable of bidirectional communication (D-sub AKA VGA is not), but the hardware behind the port also has to be designed to expect that sort of use-case. USB is bidirectional, but you can plug two USB printers into each other to no practical effect.
– DopeGhoti
Dec 20 '18 at 16:17
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
Makes sense. Thanks for an explanation!
– Michal_Szulc
Dec 20 '18 at 16:20
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