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Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

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mvandere2
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Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

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I have a dell laptop and when the lid is closed the screen driver 'powers off', leaving the VNC screen static and unresponsive.

The power settings has 'Turn Display off: Never'

What can I do to fix this?
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Re: Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

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@mvandere2: Try the virtual monitor driver, when the lid close the monitor is disconnected and VNC doesn't have a screen to clone.
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Re: Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

Post by nagysifa »

As suggested ... virtual monitor worked for me too ...
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mvandere2
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Re: Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

Post by mvandere2 »

Where do I find this virtual monitor driver?
The 'mirror Driver' says it is not supported >= 8, so that can't be it

Thanks.
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nagysifa
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Re: Screen blanks when lid closed on laptop

Post by nagysifa »

I used these :

https://github.com/VirtualDrivers/Virtu ... lay-Driver

Enjoy.
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