Public bug reported:
This isn't new, this idiocy has annoyed me ever since I've been using
Ubuntu; however, after upgrading to 20.04 I'm disappointed to see that
it still hasn't been fixed.
I use a laptop and I have an external monitor that I keep connected most
of the time.
So, I have it set up to use the external screen as the only display.
However, when I boot and the login screen shows up, a different
configuration, which I guess is the default, is applied, with the
laptop's built-in display as the main display and the external screen as
the secondary one in extended desktop configuration. Therefore the login
screen shows up on the builtin display.
Only after I log in, my configuration gets applied and the builtin
displey turns off and the external one becomes the only one.
It's not a huge deal since the laptop screen is kind of in front of me
anyway so I can see it, but it's not ideal and it's stupid. Also, it
implies that when I do log in, I have that few seconds of all-black
screens while the displays adjust, which is irritating considered they
would have had plenty of time to do that before I logged in.
I guess the display configuration is somehow stored as associated to the
user, and I understand that theoretically different users may have
different configurations.
However, that's no excuse. As an administrator, I should be able to
choose a configuration that gets applied from the beginning before
anybody logs in. Also, given that I am the ONLY user (which is a pretty
common scenario on Desktop), it should be the default that my
configuration be the global configuration (with the possibility to
choose differently).
Probably a good solution would be to have, in the Displays settings, an
option such as "apply this configuration globally" (or whatever better
phrasing), meaning it would be applied before login.
Obviously that doesn't mean that, if the saved configuration is not
applicable to the current situation at startup (e.g. I have set it up to
use only the external monitor but there is no external monitor connected
right now), it shouldn't automatically switch to a different workable
setting. I think it already does that if that happens after login, so
that would be no different before login.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.108 Wed Dec 11 11:06:58
PST 2019
GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Jul 12 21:04:20 2020
DistUpgraded: 2020-07-12 20:55:12,554 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript
./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process
“./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-340, 340.108, 5.3.0-62-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-340, 340.108, 5.4.0-40-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev
09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
Controller [1025:0647]
NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT
620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2466 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-40-generic
root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V2.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
dmi.product.family: Type1Family
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
dmi.product.sku: Aspire V3-_0648_V2.07
dmi.product.version: V2.07
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.04.20200211-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.6-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jul 12 20:59:51 2020
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
modeset(G0): eglGetDisplay() failed
modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages ubuntu
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1887304
Title:
Display configuration gets applied only after I log in
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
This isn't new, this idiocy has annoyed me ever since I've been using
Ubuntu; however, after upgrading to 20.04 I'm disappointed to see that
it still hasn't been fixed.
I use a laptop and I have an external monitor that I keep connected
most of the time.
So, I have it set up to use the external screen as the only display.
However, when I boot and the login screen shows up, a different
configuration, which I guess is the default, is applied, with the
laptop's built-in display as the main display and the external screen
as the secondary one in extended desktop configuration. Therefore the
login screen shows up on the builtin display.
Only after I log in, my configuration gets applied and the builtin
displey turns off and the external one becomes the only one.
It's not a huge deal since the laptop screen is kind of in front of me
anyway so I can see it, but it's not ideal and it's stupid. Also, it
implies that when I do log in, I have that few seconds of all-black
screens while the displays adjust, which is irritating considered they
would have had plenty of time to do that before I logged in.
I guess the display configuration is somehow stored as associated to
the user, and I understand that theoretically different users may have
different configurations.
However, that's no excuse. As an administrator, I should be able to
choose a configuration that gets applied from the beginning before
anybody logs in. Also, given that I am the ONLY user (which is a
pretty common scenario on Desktop), it should be the default that my
configuration be the global configuration (with the possibility to
choose differently).
Probably a good solution would be to have, in the Displays settings,
an option such as "apply this configuration globally" (or whatever
better phrasing), meaning it would be applied before login.
Obviously that doesn't mean that, if the saved configuration is not
applicable to the current situation at startup (e.g. I have set it up
to use only the external monitor but there is no external monitor
connected right now), it shouldn't automatically switch to a different
workable setting. I think it already does that if that happens after
login, so that would be no different before login.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.108 Wed Dec 11 11:06:58
PST 2019
GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Jul 12 21:04:20 2020
DistUpgraded: 2020-07-12 20:55:12,554 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript
./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process
“./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-340, 340.108, 5.3.0-62-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-340, 340.108, 5.4.0-40-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166]
(rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
Controller [1025:0647]
NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT
620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2466 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-40-generic
root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V2.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
dmi.product.family: Type1Family
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
dmi.product.sku: Aspire V3-_0648_V2.07
dmi.product.version: V2.07
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.04.20200211-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.6-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jul 12 20:59:51 2020
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
modeset(G0): eglGetDisplay() failed
modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
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