Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg
When I insert my Dell M2300 laptop in a Dell docking station, I get the initial Ubuntu boot screen on the external monitor that is connected to the docking station but when X starts the external monitor goes blank. My solution was to add the following line to the Device section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-1" Xorg should recognize the docking station and the external monitor attached through it and add the option above to xorg.conf before starting. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Nov 29 17:30:32 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M2300 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=c534d1cb-45d4-4e1b-a7ca-dfc10b6faa77 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: xorg Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686 XsessionErrors: (gnome-settings-daemon:2188): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (gnome-settings-daemon:2188): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2312): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (nautilus:2284): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed (gnome-panel:2280): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window dmi.bios.date: 11/24/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A08 dmi.board.name: 0TN102 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd11/24/2008:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM2300:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0TN102:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision M2300 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. fglrx: Not loaded system: distro: Ubuntu architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-15-generic ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Dell Laptop - external display goes blank when using docking station https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/489991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs