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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #36550
  2. Comment #24

Comment 24 for bug 36550

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erlingre (erlingre) wrote :

To this day I have not been able to tweak Ubuntu (On Dell Latitude D50x) to work with VGA-out and the local display at the same time in a manner that is simple enough for my users. This is a serious problem for me. I have tried the solution suggested by Seb Wills in 06 with

 Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
 Option "Clone" "true"

This is the closest so far if I don't care about increased power requirements when VGA-out is not used. I use 1024x768 resolution which the projector (HP vp6300) connected to VGA-out accepts, but the right part of the Ubuntu desktop is missing on the projected image. On a standard Feisty desktop everything to the right of the battery status is missing like in the screenshot.

Currently my users use only VGA-out and not the local display with Dapper. It is OK, but far from perfect. I really hope this issue can be solved in a manner that regular users can accept. Feisty is very close to good enough for the desktop, but issues like this can be a showstopper in many cases.