Ubuntu
gnome-control-center package

No dual monitor setup through GUI

Bug #220872 reported by Simon Sprünker
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

I have a dual monitor setup (notebook @1280x800 and external TFT @1680x1050). Without configuring anything they are in some kind of cloning mode: The internal screen shows a part of the external screen. When I go to System -> Screen Resolution, both screens are detected. I move the screens (internal left of external) and click apply.

What I expected:
The screens change according to my changes.

What happened:
The "Keep Settings" dialogue pops up, but the screens do not change.

Tags: 8.04 hardy
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Simon Sprünker (simons.spruenker) wrote :
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Simon Sprünker (simons.spruenker) wrote :
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Gavin Hamill (gdh) wrote :

"Me too" etc.

I have an ATI Radeon X300 with DVI + VGA outputs. I have a 1280x1024 'main' panel on DVI, and I want to use a 1024x768 15" screen as extra space, but I am forced to use the hybrid detailed above. No amount of clicking / dragging on the gnome-display-properties / Detect Displays options gives a working solution

gnome-display-properties correctly shows the two screens as DELL 19" and DELL 15", and offers only appropriate resolutions for each, which is good.

My xorg.conf is 'empty' save for the Section headers / descriptions - I am using the Free ati driver, not fglrx.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

thank you for your bug report. could you attach your .xsession-errors after doing the change? does it flicker or just do nothing?

Changed in gnome-control-center:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Simon Sprünker (simons.spruenker) wrote :

The monitor does not flicker or anything.

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Simon Sprünker (simons.spruenker) wrote :

To make things a bit clearer: When I start "Screen Resolution", my screens overlap each other (see screenshot 1).
If I move the smaller screen to where I want and hit "Apply", the screens in the dialog remain the way I dragged them. If I close the dialog and reopen it, the screens are overlapping again.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

seems to be the same issue than bug #220563

Changed in gnome-control-center:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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