Bug 426764 - Optimus laptop internal display no wallpaper or menu
Summary: Optimus laptop internal display no wallpaper or menu
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 426260
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-multiscreen (show other bugs)
Version: 5.19.90
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Aleix Pol
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Reported: 2020-09-20 09:23 UTC by Ashcon Mohseninia
Modified: 2021-10-06 18:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Ashcon Mohseninia 2020-09-20 09:23:46 UTC 
SUMMARY
When using multiple monitors with my Optimus enabled laptop (Using the NVIDIA GPU to drive the external displays with PRIME), the internal laptop display no longer has a wallpaper, the option to right-click on it for a menu, or any desktop icons. But i can still drag windows to it and view them on there perfectly fine

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable NVIDIA mode with Optimus manager / set NVIDIA GPU as primary
2. Plug in external monitor(s)
3. Set plugged in monitor as a primary display
4. Reboot Laptop

OBSERVED RESULT
Laptop display no longer has wallpaper or any right-click menu


EXPECTED RESULT
Laptop display should still function as a desktop display

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux (kernel 5.8.10-arch1) 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.74.0
Qt Version: 5.15.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Laptop being used here is a Razer blade 2018. It has a GTX 1060 which drives the DP and HDMI external outputs. The laptops own display is driven by the intel IGPU
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-09-21 04:44:33 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426260 ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-08-16 21:47:10 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 391531 ***
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-10-06 18:38:37 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426260 ***