This is a problem with the nvidia driver, which doesn't support the xrandr protocol. Drivers supporting xrandr have this ability already; the screen resolution falls back to the laptop's own screen if the external monitor is disconnected during suspend, as far as I know.
** Project changed: unity => xrandr (Ubuntu) ** Package changed: xrandr (Ubuntu) => libxrandr (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xrandr in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999901 Title: Screen resolution does not fall back to default resolution when suspended with external monitor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/999901/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp