Version: 1.0 (using 4.3.2 (KDE 4.3.2), Debian packages) Compiler: cc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.30-2-amd64 System Settig tells me that this menue is designed to have one desktop on several monitors but it seems that "this configuration" is not relevant on my system. Well I am running a 15'' monitor with an external 22'' Monitor attached via docking station. By the way: The configuration of size and orientation of my monitors do not work either.
Do you use the NVIDIA binary driver? This one does not support xrandr.
To be honest: I don not know! How can I find out this? What I do know is: This is a FSC Lifebook with GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller Martin
Sounds like intel, which should support RandR extension (check with "xrandr --version") Please run "xrandr" command (both with and without external monitor connected) from Konsole and attach the output.
1. Notebook connected to docking station with external display: root@Innovation1:/home/mhl# xrandr --version xrandr program version 1.3.2 Server reports RandR version 1.3 root@Innovation1:/home/mhl# xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 4096 x 4096 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 60.0*+ 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9 720x400 85.0 640x400 85.1 640x350 85.1 TMDS-1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 474mm x 296mm 1680x1050 59.9*+ 1280x1024 75.0 60.0 1280x960 60.0 1152x864 75.0 1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 59.9 720x400 70.1 TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) (one minute please!)
2. Notebook stand-alone root@Innovation1:/home/mhl# xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 60.0*+ 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9 720x400 85.0 640x400 85.1 640x350 85.1 TMDS-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
In case of 1. the internal screen shows only part of a 1680 x 1050 workspace. If after 2. I reconnect the notebook to the docking station nothing changes. That is, the external screen stays black (no signal) The situation is critical because sometimes when switching users the screens stay black (internal and external) and I cannot access anything because the new key to restart the X server is unusable on my notebook. (I wonder where my bug report about this situation is gone!) Thank you a lot for your help! Martin Regards, Martin
Any action on this bug? There are problems that seem to be correlated to this one. See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223755
Thanks for reporting your bug. Since reporting Krandr has since been replaced by KScreen. It is available in the Plasma 4 series, and is default in Plasma 5 onwards. I hope this solves your issue. If you still have a problem after upgrading please reopen a new bug under kscreen. Thanks