Bug 371207

Summary:	Every login mangles by dual monitor config! Primary monitor unusable on login (black screen unable to right click on it until I disable/renable)
Product:	[Plasma] KScreen	Reporter:	Morgan Cox <morgancoxuk>
Component:	common	Assignee:	Sebastian Kügler <sebas>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major	CC:	bradchesney79
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.7.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
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Description Morgan Cox 2016-10-19 08:59:53 UTC

I have a laptop (primary screen) and a HDMI monitor, i'm using Nvidia (370) drivers - my laptop screen (primary) is on the right side and HDMI monitor on the left..

When I initially set it like that is was fine, however on reboot my primary display is just a black screen (no wallpaper and no ability to right click on it) - to 'fix' it I have to disable the monitor from system-settings, then re-enable it to get the display back - when I do I see my wallpaper again.

The monitor settings  works fine until I restart and it happens again.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Setup monitors
2. Reboot

Actual Results:  
Unable black desktop, no wall paper, no way of interacting with it (right click to open menu does nothing)

Expected Results:  
I expected my desktop to be as it was before rebooting/logging out.

I am running Nvidia-370 driver, it works perfectly in KDE neon/plasma 5.8

Comment 1 Sebastian Kügler 2016-10-19 12:08:25 UTC

This bug has been fixed in Plasma 5.8, please upgrade. :)

Comment 2 Morgan Cox 2016-10-19 14:15:59 UTC

Sounds like this bug

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370411

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 370411 ***

Comment 3 Morgan Cox 2016-10-19 15:44:22 UTC

Leaving open as unsure if its going to be fixed in kubuntu 16.10/plasma 5.7.5

Comment 4 Morgan Cox 2016-10-19 15:49:04 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 370411 ***

Comment 5 Sebastian Kügler 2016-10-19 15:50:32 UTC

It won't unless that kubuntu upgrades to Plasma 5.8.

Comment 6 Morgan Cox 2016-10-19 15:59:04 UTC

Thanks Sebastian Kügler

Looks like its time to drop Kubuntu and change to neon.

Comment 7 BradChesney79 2016-10-19 19:03:17 UTC

May be related to:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356225

Multi-monitor is better than nothing-- good work devs because in the face of something extremely difficult from my perspective (as a software developer myself), it works okay. But, sometimes it doesn't and there is room for improvement. Thank you to anyone that picks up the banner and runs with it.