Bug 439397 - When connected to an external monitor, Plasma does start with the secondary screen
Summary: When connected to an external monitor, Plasma does start with the secondary s...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 353975
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-multiscreen (show other bugs)
Version: 5.20.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Aleix Pol
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Reported: 2021-07-02 09:08 UTC by jan.claussen10
Modified: 2022-04-06 18:54 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Description jan.claussen10 2021-07-02 09:08:23 UTC
SUMMARY
When I have an external monitor connected (and am not using the laptop screen), Plasma loads the secondary screen stead of the primary. The background is different, the widgets are not there and the desktop icons are not dodging the Latte panel. I have to call plasmashell --replace followed by latte-dock --replace at every boot to get it working.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect an external monitor
2. Put some widgets on the desktop
3. Reboot

OBSERVED RESULT
The widgets are not loaded, and if you have set different wallpapers for primary and secondary screen, you will see the one from the secondary. Icons do not dodge Latte.

EXPECTED RESULT
The external monitor is the primary screen in xrandr and kwin should also load the configuration for the primary screen set there, no matter which screen is connected.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.83.0
Qt Version: 5.12.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Skyler Parr 2022-04-06 14:25:00 UTC
I'm experiencing a similar thing with plasma version 5.22.5. I'm using a laptop, and I've set my external monitor as my primary monitor and disabled my laptop monitor, everything works as expect. Reboot, login and my desktop loads on my primary display with no taskbar (laptop screen is still disabled as desired). I have to open the display settings and re-enable my laptop monitor and set it as the default. Then I have to log out and log back in, then open display settings and disable my laptop monitor again.
Comment 2 Skyler Parr 2022-04-06 14:26:16 UTC
(In reply to Skyler Parr from comment #1)
> I'm experiencing a similar thing with plasma version 5.22.5. I'm using a
> laptop, and I've set my external monitor as my primary monitor and disabled
> my laptop monitor, everything works as expect. Reboot, login and my desktop
> loads on my primary display with no taskbar (laptop screen is still disabled
> as desired). I have to open the display settings and re-enable my laptop
> monitor and set it as the default. Then I have to log out and log back in,
> then open display settings and disable my laptop monitor again.

Forgot to add my system specs:
Operating System: Kubuntu 21.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-39-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Memory: 31.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2022-04-06 18:54:01 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 353975 ***