Public bug reported: In Kubuntu 8.04, it was possible to hard-set/override the monitor selection via System Settings -> Display. Under Kubuntu 8.10RC, this setting is no longer present (same goes for Ubuntu 8.10RC, by the way). Apparently, there is no way to set what monitor you are using. Given that this severely hampers the usability of (K)Ubuntu, I regard this as a bug.
There are many situations where the autodetection does not work - older monitors, for example, or - more often - the use of KVMs. At work, all our machines hang off KVMs and for many machines we were forced to hard- set the monitor selection (Kubuntu 8.04), as autodetection fails when the KVM is switched to "the other PC". At home, I face the same problem: I just installed Ubuntu 8.10RC - and was not able to get anything but 800x600, as I cannot tell Ubuntu what monitor I'm using... Again, the machine is connected via a KVM. In these cases, you *have* to be able to configure the monitor yourself. I am aware that I could change xorg.conf directly, but having to do so is *very* disappointing for a distribution like (K)Ubuntu and will pose a problem for less experienced users. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - 8,10: Application to override monitor selection missing + 8.10: Application to override monitor selection missing -- 8.10: Application to override monitor selection missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289422 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