Bug 317124

Summary:	''Monitor-settings has been changed' - message not possible to disable
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Dschoch <dietmar>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	cfeck, k3rnelj, sebas
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.10.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Dschoch 2013-03-21 11:04:50 UTC

Since upgrade to KDE 4.10.1 I see always above message, if switching back the monitor via a KVM-switch (multi-computer work-place), and therefore have to close this window by hand several times a day. At former KDE-versions, there had been a possibility to disable this message. Could not find any fitting setting in the setups.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. switch to another port at KVM or remove monitor-plug
2. switch back or replug
3. 'Monitor-setting has been changed...' or 'Die Monitor-Einstellung wurde geändert - KDE-Dienst' >>>> ... change.... yes no '


Expected Results:  
any choice to disable this message.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2013-03-23 21:03:02 UTC

Do you have the new kscreen/libkscreen installed?

Comment 2 Dschoch 2013-03-25 17:49:09 UTC

 kscreen/libkscreen was not installed by default. I installed it, but it does not improve, it rather takes now more than 10s for appearing the desktop and Message-window still appear. HW is a Lenovo T400 with docking-station. With kde4.8.5 did not had this behavior.

Comment 3 Jekyll Wu 2013-03-26 05:45:47 UTC

Then try disabling the "diaplay management change monitor" service in "kcmshell4 kded"

Comment 4 Dschoch 2013-03-28 07:36:35 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> Then try disabling the "diaplay management change monitor" service in
> "kcmshell4 kded"

Have already disabled this service, this will indeed suppress the 'monitor-change' message,  but now most time the external monitor will not be found/activated anymore after resuming from suspend-mode. Have to open the Thinkpad to logoff/logon to get the attached monitor via Docking-station activated again.

Comment 5 Kornel Jankowski 2014-04-23 05:19:17 UTC

I have the same problem as Dschoch - forsomeone who has an external monitor and a laptop, but still moves the laptop around, this message is one huge pain (you know where). And disabling the change monitor is no way, as then the connected monitor is not set up automatically according to previous settings, as it is when the daemon is running.

I also have KScreen, but I installed it alongside the old tool (no idea how to get rid of the old one, though that would also be nice).

Comment 6 Kornel Jankowski 2014-04-23 05:25:20 UTC

I did a little research and:
Since we have kscreen we can disable the old randrmonitor module with:
qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.unloadModule randrmonitor
qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.setModuleAutoloading randrmonitor false
as suggested here (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/KScreen)

This leaves kscreen running properly and as magiaclly as it can, and simultaneously surpresses those painful questions every time You plug in or disconnect a monitor.

Comment 7 Dschoch 2014-11-26 11:26:31 UTC

Upgrading now to 14.04 solved that issue. Attached external monitor will be active right now after waking up the Thinkpad.