two monitors

[wheniriseagain]

ok so i recently installed linux mint on my laptop and i plugged in a second monitor and tried to set it as an extended screen but it wouldnt let me so i restarted it with the screen still plugged in and it started loading up just fine on the external monitor and then it started flashing and said i must either operate on low resolution settings or configure the monitors so i went to configure and this time it had the option to use it as an extended monitor so i clicked it then hit test my screen went fuzzy(this whole time my laptop screen is blank) it flickers then says it doesnt work so i unplug the monitor and it wont switch back over to my laptop monitor so now when ever i turn it on it looks like it is loading just fine but then it goes to a terminal and has me log in that way. and wont go to my desktop. it says it cannot run the display setting on my video card. how can i either remove it and reinstall or how can i fix the display settings

[Nibes]

Hello.

what kind of monitor is it?

This weekend I had to plug in an old CRT to use as a main screen. I had to use vesa driver and to lower the resolution to the minimum to be able to see anything.
I did this using the code

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

. But I don't know if that works to reconfigure a second screen.
Perhaps the easiest way is the sistem > Administration > screen and graphics there you should find some options..

But I am sure someone will help you with this issue.

[wheniriseagain]

ok well i solved it by using a live cd that gives the option when you boot it up to set the display resolution before starting it up so it works now. thx though