Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #419328
  2. Comment #120

Comment 120 for bug 419328

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Fabian Lazarte (fabianlazarte-gmail) wrote :

I confirm this bug on Gateway Tablet PC CX200X and Karmic. As long as I don't have Compiz unable I can do anything, dual screen, mirror, extended. My laptop has a res. of 1280 x 768 (16:10) and my Samsung monitor 1680 x 1050 (16:10). If I try to unable visual effects and the monitor is connected it would tell me "Desktop effects could not be enabled" and stays the same, but if I have the visual effects on and connect the second monitor it would go black screen with only showing the pointer but the system is none responsive.

I tried to install the files on https://launchpad.net/~compiz/+archive/ppa/+sourcepub/890268/+listing-archive-extra
but I get into a circular dependency problems compiz-core needs compiz-gnome, and vise-verse.
I would like to give this fix a try. I see in youtube people showing compiz and dual monitor with no problem at all, so I think this problem might not be so hard to fix.