Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg
When I am using my laptop on its docking station, with laptop lid closed and using an external monitor, the display properties still sees the laptop monitor and allows me to turn it on/off and extend my desktop. Expected result: When the laptop lid is closed, the laptop screen should be considered disconnected. Discussion: Let me explain how this creates a problem. At home I use a docking station for my laptop. The lid is closed and the laptop is connected to the docking station. I use an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. When I want to take the laptop away from home, I can undock it and open the lid and Ubuntu will switch to the internal screen. So far so good. When I close the lid and connect the laptop back to the docking station, Ubuntu thinks that the display is still on the laptop screen and will do one of two things: (1) Do nothing with the external monitor, leaving it off. If I then open the lid of the laptop while it's on the docking station, it will turn off the display on the laptop monitor and then show the display on the external monitor. Closing the lid turns off the external display and turns on the display on the closed laptop monitor. (2) extends the desktop display onto the external monitor which leaves me without panels, desktop icons, etc. since they are on the closed and inaccessible laptop monitor. Neither of these are helpful. If Ubuntu can consider the laptop monitor to be disconnected when the lid is closed, I believe that Ubuntu will see only one monitor and do the sensible thing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 16 16:13:01 2010 DkmsStatus: virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 6930p PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: product info: "RICOH", "Bay8Controller", "", "" manfid: 0x0000, 0x0000 function: 254 (unknown) PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: 3.3V 16-bit PC Card Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia" ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=3c066ef8-c042-4116-976c-c782323609ce ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xorg dmi.bios.date: 12/08/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68PCU Ver. F.16 dmi.board.name: 30DB dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 87.2A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PCUVer.F.16:bd12/08/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook6930p:pvrF.16:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30DB:rvrKBCVersion87.2A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 6930p dmi.product.version: F.16 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- X should consider laptop monitor disconnected if lid is closed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565094 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