URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47075>
Summary: Selected item on list of boot choices not maintained in sync on dual monitors Project: GNU GRUB Submitted by: charlesbelov Submitted on: Fri 05 Feb 2016 09:08:37 PM GMT Category: User Interface Severity: Major Priority: 5 - Normal Item Group: Software Error Status: None Privacy: Public Assigned to: None Originator Name: CharlesBelov Originator Email: Open/Closed: Open Discussion Lock: Any Release: Release: other Reproducibility: Every Time Planned Release: None _______________________________________________________ Details: When I boot to GNU GRUB on a dual-monitor Dell Optiplex 990, and it displays on both screens, then when I cursor to select the desired boot option, the apparently selected item differs between the two screens. Expected result: Either the two monitor contents are maintained in sync Acceptable alternate result: GNU GRUB only displays on one of the two monitors. The other monitor is blank or displays just the background color. Details: GNU GRUB 2.02-beta2-9ubuntu1.7 Dell Optiplex 990 with dual Dell monitors Boot options: Ubuntu Advanced Options for Ubuntu Memory test (memtest86+) Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200) Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1) Default on boot is set to Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1). Steps: 1. Restart computer 2. Wait for GNU GRUB to display Actual and expected results: Both screen show selected as: Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1) 3. Press up arrow key once Actual and expected results: Both screens show selected as: Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200) 4. Press up arrow key once Actual result: Left screen shows selected as: Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200) Right screen shows selected as: Memory test (memtest86+) Expected result: Both screen show selected as: Memory test (memtest86+) 5. Press up arrow key once Actual and expected results: Both screens show selected as: Advanced Options for Ubuntu 6. Press up arrow key once Actual result: Left screen shows selected as: Advanced Options for Ubuntu Right screen shows selected as: Ubuntu Expected result: Both screen show selected as: Ubuntu 7. Press ENTER Actual and expected result: Ubuntu launches _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47075> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/ _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list Bug-grub@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub