Public bug reported: This system has a 4k laptop screen with resolution 3840x2160, and an external HP monitor connected via HDMI, resolution 1920x1200. Windows, fonts etc are not scaled properly on the external monitor (too large, etc), and the only workaround I've found with earlier versions and other distros is to set the laptop display to 1920x1080 mode, so that's what I'm trying here as well.
However, when doing that, the X (wayland, not sure if the package is correct here) session crashes and brings me back to login screen. So to summarize: connect the external monitor, go to Settings > Devices > Displays, click primary built in display, observe that it shows Resolution 3840x2160 (16:9) and Scale 200%, change resolution to 1920x1080 (16:9), click Apply --> crash. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 11 07:49:08 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: artful DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 [8086:5916] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 620 [17aa:2248] Subsystem: Lenovo GM108M [GeForce 940MX] [17aa:2248] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-10 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171008) MachineType: LENOVO 20H9004MMX ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-12-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=182b5236-fa96-4fb5-bea9-f90769b65f3c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/06/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: N1VET35W (1.25 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20H9004MMX dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40697 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN1VET35W(1.25):bd09/06/2017:svnLENOVO:pn20H9004MMX:pvrThinkPadT570:rvnLENOVO:rn20H9004MMX:rvrSDK0J40697WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad T570 dmi.product.name: 20H9004MMX dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T570 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.10.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful crash ubuntu wayland-session -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722708 Title: Crash when setting laptop display resolution Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This system has a 4k laptop screen with resolution 3840x2160, and an external HP monitor connected via HDMI, resolution 1920x1200. Windows, fonts etc are not scaled properly on the external monitor (too large, etc), and the only workaround I've found with earlier versions and other distros is to set the laptop display to 1920x1080 mode, so that's what I'm trying here as well. However, when doing that, the X (wayland, not sure if the package is correct here) session crashes and brings me back to login screen. So to summarize: connect the external monitor, go to Settings > Devices > Displays, click primary built in display, observe that it shows Resolution 3840x2160 (16:9) and Scale 200%, change resolution to 1920x1080 (16:9), click Apply --> crash. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 11 07:49:08 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: artful DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 [8086:5916] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 620 [17aa:2248] Subsystem: Lenovo GM108M [GeForce 940MX] [17aa:2248] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-10 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171008) MachineType: LENOVO 20H9004MMX ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-12-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=182b5236-fa96-4fb5-bea9-f90769b65f3c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/06/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: N1VET35W (1.25 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20H9004MMX dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40697 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN1VET35W(1.25):bd09/06/2017:svnLENOVO:pn20H9004MMX:pvrThinkPadT570:rvnLENOVO:rn20H9004MMX:rvrSDK0J40697WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad T570 dmi.product.name: 20H9004MMX dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T570 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.10.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1722708/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp