484763 2024-03-30 15:30:56 +0000 Failed to start Display Configuration 2025-04-19 16:41:05 +0000 1 1 4 Plasma KScreen common 6.0.3 Arch Linux Linux RESOLVED DUPLICATE 502486 NOR grave --- 0 gtronick kscreen-bugs-null luisbocanegra17b rudrapratapsingh sfr682k 0 oldest_to_newest 2307008 0 gtronick 2024-03-30 15:30:56 +0000 SUMMARY Having one external USB-C monitor connected to the laptop and trying to change the display configuration using Meta + P, does nothing. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Use plasma 6.0.3 2. Press Meta + P 3. Try to change the display settings, in this case try to change to the laptop screen OBSERVED RESULT Nothing happens. Ksystem logs reports: Failed to start Display Configuration. EXPECTED RESULT Perform the desired operation, in this case switch to the laptop screen. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.6.23-1-lts / 6.0.3 (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 Qt Version: 6.6.2 2402231 1 kdedev 2025-02-24 17:58:55 +0000 Adding the x11-only keyword 2413687 2 rudrapratapsingh 2025-04-07 06:32:51 +0000 I am on Wayland facing the same issue since I updated on March 30, 2025. Here is a list of packages that were updated on that day. [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded tzdata (2025a-1 -> 2025b-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded xz (5.6.4-1 -> 5.8.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded util-linux-libs (2.41-2 -> 2.41-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libsysprof-capture (48.0-1 -> 48.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded at-spi2-core (2.56.0-1 -> 2.56.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bluez (5.80-1 -> 5.80-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz (10.4.0-1 -> 11.0.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded file (5.46-3 -> 5.46-4) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded util-linux (2.41-2 -> 2.41-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bluez-cups (5.80-1 -> 5.80-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bluez-hid2hci (5.80-1 -> 5.80-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bluez-libs (5.80-1 -> 5.80-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bluez-utils (5.80-1 -> 5.80-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gstreamer (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libxml2 (2.13.6-3 -> 2.13.7-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded egl-gbm (1.1.2-1 -> 1.1.2.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-base-libs (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-bad-libs (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gtk-update-icon-cache (1:4.18.2-1 -> 1:4.18.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gtk4 (1:4.18.2-1 -> 1:4.18.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded imagemagick (7.1.1.46-1 -> 7.1.1.46-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-gobject (3.52.3-2 -> 3.52.3-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-orjson (3.10.15-1 -> 3.10.16-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (10.4.0-1 -> 11.0.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded svt-av1 (3.0.1-1 -> 3.0.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libevdev (1.13.3-1 -> 1.13.4-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded bottles (2:51.17-3 -> 2:51.21-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libwacom (2.14.0-1 -> 2.15.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libinput (1.27.1-1 -> 1.28.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-translations (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-base (6.8.2-3 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-svg (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded btrfs-assistant (2.1.1-1.4 -> 2.1.1-1.5) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded cfitsio (1:4.6.0-4 -> 1:4.6.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libnotify (0.8.4-1 -> 0.8.6-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-shadertools (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-5compat (6.8.2-2 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-declarative (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-wayland (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded kwindowsystem (6.12.0-1 -> 6.12.0-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-base (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded chatterino2-7tv-git (7.5.2.r220.ge4ee5bf-1 -> 7.5.3.r0.ge57eba7-1.4) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded cmake (3.31.6-1 -> 4.0.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded ghostscript (10.05.0-1 -> 10.05.0-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded cups-pdf (3.0.1-8 -> 3.0.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded dbus-glib (0.112-4 -> 0.114-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded iproute2 (6.13.0-1 -> 6.14.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded docker (1:28.0.1-1 -> 1:28.0.4-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lib32-harfbuzz (10.4.0-1 -> 11.0.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lib32-xz (5.6.4-1 -> 5.8.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded dxvk-mingw-git (2.6.r20.g9edb81dec-1 -> 2.6.r61.g24d9118ae-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded fakeroot (1.37.1-1 -> 1.37.1.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded snappy (1.2.1-2 -> 1.2.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded firedragon (1:11.24.0_1-1 -> 1:11.25.0_1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded fish-autopair (1.0.4-1 -> 1.0.4-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded fwupd (2.0.6-1 -> 2.0.7-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-assistant (3.0.0-1.1 -> 3.0.0-1.2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-fish-config (1.5.24-1 -> 1.5.24-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-gamer (1.1.10-1.2 -> 1.1.10-1.3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-setup-assistant (4.0.1-1 -> 4.0.1-1.2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-system-maintenance (3.0.0-2.2 -> 3.0.0-2.3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded garuda-welcome (2.1.0-1.2 -> 2.1.0-1.3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded luajit (2.1.1736781742-1 -> 2.1.1741730670-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded openexr (3.3.2-1 -> 3.3.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gegl (0.4.56-1 -> 0.4.58-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded procps-ng (4.0.5-2 -> 4.0.5-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gimp (3.0.0-1 -> 3.0.2-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-libav (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libgme (0.6.3-5 -> 0.6.4-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-bad (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-good (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-ugly (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gstreamer-vaapi (1.26.0-1 -> 1.26.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gtkmm3 (3.24.9-1 -> 3.24.10-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded vim-runtime (9.1.1198-1 -> 9.1.1236-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded gvim (9.1.1198-1 -> 9.1.1236-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-dbus (1.3.2-5 -> 1.4.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded hplip (1:3.24.4-3 -> 1:3.25.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded intel-media-driver (25.1.3-1 -> 25.1.4-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libnvme (1.11.1-2 -> 1.12-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded kio-fuse (5.1.0-3 -> 5.1.0-4) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-multimedia (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-sensors (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-tools (6.8.2-2 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded layer-shell-qt (6.3.3-1 -> 6.3.3-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded kwin (6.3.3.1-1 -> 6.3.3.1-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lib32-at-spi2-core (2.56.0-1 -> 2.56.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lib32-fakeroot (1.37.1-1 -> 1.37.1.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lib32-libxml2 (2.13.6-2 -> 2.13.7-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libdmtx (0.7.7-2 -> 0.7.8-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libnewt (0.52.24-3 -> 0.52.25-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded librewolf (136.0-2 -> 136.0.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded libxdp (1.5.2-1 -> 1.5.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded linux-lts (6.12.19-1 -> 6.12.21-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded linux-lts-headers (6.12.19-1 -> 6.12.21-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded linux-zen (6.13.7.zen1-1 -> 6.13.8.zen1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded linux-zen-headers (6.13.7.zen1-1 -> 6.13.8.zen1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (1.15.2-1 -> 1.15.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-positioning (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-virtualkeyboard (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-speech (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded plasma-workspace (6.3.3-1 -> 6.3.3-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lutris (0.5.19-1 -> 0.5.19-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded lzip (1.25-1 -> 1.25-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded mariadb-libs (11.7.2-1 -> 11.7.2-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded mpv (1:0.39.0-5 -> 1:0.40.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded poco (1.13.3-1 -> 1.14.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded mumble (1.5.735-7 -> 1.5.735-8) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded neovim (0.10.4-2 -> 0.11.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded obs-studio (31.0.1-2 -> 31.0.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded ollama (0.6.2-1 -> 0.6.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded ollama-cuda (0.6.2-1 -> 0.6.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded onetbb (2022.0.0-2 -> 2022.1.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded openpmix (5.0.6-1 -> 5.0.7-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded prrte (3.0.8-1 -> 3.0.9-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded openmpi (5.0.7-2 -> 5.0.7-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded pcsclite (2.3.1-1 -> 2.3.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded plasma5-themes-sweet-full-git (r414.26fe971-1 -> r415.dda8643-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded protontricks-git (1.12.1.r2.gb3586ed-1 -> 1.12.1.r3.g47257a8-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded shiboken6 (6.8.2.1-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded pyside6 (6.8.2.1-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-pyqt6 (6.8.1-1 -> 6.8.1-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-scikit-build-core (0.11.0-1 -> 0.11.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-smartypants (2.0.1-13 -> 2.0.1-14) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-trove-classifiers (2025.3.13.13-1 -> 2025.3.19.19-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-typogrify (2.0.7-16 -> 2.1.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-validate-pyproject (0.24-1 -> 0.24.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded python-zeroconf (0.141.0-2 -> 0.146.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt-sudo (2.0.1-1.3 -> 2.0.1-1.4) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-charts (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-connectivity (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-imageformats (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-networkauth (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-quicktimeline (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-quick3d (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-scxml (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-serialport (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-webchannel (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-webengine (6.8.2-3 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qt6-websockets (6.8.2-1 -> 6.8.3-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded qtcreator (16.0.0-1 -> 16.0.0-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded reshade-shaders-git (r112.9bdc4c8-1 -> r118.67603ed-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded signal-desktop (7.47.0-1 -> 7.48.0-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded simple-scan (46.0-2 -> 46.0-3) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded spdlog (1.15.1-1 -> 1.15.2-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded telegram-desktop (5.12.3-5 -> 5.13.1-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded tor (0.4.8.15-1 -> 0.4.8.16-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded unrar (1:7.1.5-1 -> 1:7.1.6-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded wayland-protocols (1.41-1 -> 1.42-1) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded wxwidgets-common (3.2.7.1-1 -> 3.2.7.1-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded wxwidgets-gtk3 (3.2.7.1-1 -> 3.2.7.1-2) [2025-03-30T07 [ALPM] upgraded yt-dlp (2025.03.21-1 -> 2025.03.27-1) 2415892 3 sfr682k 2025-04-14 16:40:28 +0000 Also affected on Wayland, independent on whether the external monitor is connected with HDMI or USB-C. journalctl -fa output (after pressing Meta+P): Apr 14 18:27:25 localhost systemd[1123]: Started Anzeige-Einrichtung. Apr 14 18:27:50 localhost dbus-send[6637]: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. Apr 14 18:27:50 localhost systemd[1123]: app-org.kde.kscreen@835a3ddf01ee4b949444ea1361f0e591.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 14 18:27:50 localhost systemd[1123]: app-org.kde.kscreen@835a3ddf01ee4b949444ea1361f0e591.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 Kernel Version: 6.14.2-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland 2415975 4 luisbocanegra17b 2025-04-14 22:03:28 +0000 Maybe is a packaging issue? The shortcut works fine on my Fedora VM but not on my bare metal Arch 2417174 5 luisbocanegra17b 2025-04-19 16:41:05 +0000 Turns out this has been fixed in a newer bug report https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502486 I tested by building from master and now it's working *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 502486 ***