Public bug reported:

Gnome-shell usually doesn't run on multiple monitors, even though it's
configured in SystemSettings -> Displays

"usually" because once in a blue moon it does.  So the hardware supports
it.

xrandr lists:
LVDS1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1366x768       59.9 +
VGA1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 
268mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+

(other resolutions cut from the output)

gdm starts on both monitors.  As soon as I log in, LVDS1 goes off.

I can enable the second monitor in SystemSettings->Displays, and even
click on "keep configuration" but it doesn't activate.

It's disabled in software somewhere.  I say that because the message
tray at the bottom is in a different location when both monitors are
active.  So there is a software detect-monitor-size that moves the
message tray, and it's almost always where it would be for single
monitors.

Worked fine in Gnome-Shell 3.0.0.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.6.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 4c35a9d722052b5a55114f98690e7808
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
Date: Thu Oct 25 13:47:41 2012
DisplayManager: gdm
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-02-06 (992 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 
(20091028.4)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-10 (15 days ago)

** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal third-party-packages

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