[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2015345] Re: Intermittent problems with second monitor after xorg security updates

When problems start to occur, sometimes the "working" screen goes blank and forces me to log back in, as if the screen was locked. After disabling wayland in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and rebooting, xrandr shows the "missing" screen, and I can manually force the system to use both screens using

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2015345] [NEW] Intermittent problems with second monitor after xorg security updates

Public bug reported: I am running Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a Dell 5410 laptop. Typically it is connected to a Dell WD19 docking station with an attached monitor. I have been having issues with using two monitors at once since a recent security update to several xorg packages. Since the update of:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1422004] Re: pkservice.py crashed with AttributeError in __init__(): 'module' object has no attribute 'MainLoop'

The thread at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/1430561? is quite active in 2019, due to possibly unrelated issue. In any case, I managed to get firmware to load and scanning to work in Debian 10, and what I did is listed at :

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1430561] Re: hp-plugin crashes with error: Python gobject/dbus may be not installed

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1422004 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1422004 I had this sort of problem on Debian 10, and found several things which together got scanning working for me on HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277dw. I hope the proceedure below is of help to someone else. 1.