Public bug reported: Problem 1. if miniDVI (connected to NVIDIA card) is connected upon boot, the desktop resolution is detected incorrectly.
Problem 2. lightdm won't start from scratch, needs to be restarted as service on every boot, and then ctrl+alt+f7 has to be pressed repeatedly until the login window appears, and then again repeatedly, until the desktop appears (after which, the miniDVI can be inserted). If you skip the first repeated pressing, you end up with a console window saying "/org/FreeDesktop/Accounts/User1000 has been changed". If you skip the second repeated pressing, you revert to login window. Yes, I've tried the following: sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm sudo chown -R <username> . sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop unity unity-greeter including setting HEED_DEFAULT_DESKTOP_MANAGER=false in /etc/init.d/lightdm Problem 3. right now (as of yesterday), unity decorator and dash does not apper after login, and "dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ && setsid" unity has to be run from lightdm, provided that you somehow manage to get a terminal up (ctrl+alt+T does not work, neither does Alt+f2) The result of this: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date is: A14 09/24/2014 Sorry for the mess, I'd be happy to provide further information, since this laptop seems to be an outlier to all your fixes. P.S. "/etc/modprobe.d is not a file" still persists... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: vtsspp sep3_15 pax wl nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.113 Mon Dec 1 21:08:13 PST 2014 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 10 11:31:49 2015 DistUpgraded: 2014-06-06 12:58:55,700 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:05aa] NVIDIA Corporation GK106M [GeForce GTX 770M] [10de:11e0] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:05aa] MachineType: Alienware Alienware 17 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic root=UUID=40c4f155-d830-45c7-8784-98c30335b94c ro nvidia.modeset=1 nosplash SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-06 (276 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 09/24/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: A14 dmi.board.name: 068R5X dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: A14 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA14:bd09/24/2014:svnAlienware:pnAlienware17:pvrA14:rvnAlienware:rn068R5X:rvrA01:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA14: dmi.product.name: Alienware 17 dmi.product.version: A14 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59+git20150225.1f73578d-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0~git20150204.661c8bb2-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0~git20150204.661c8bb2-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git20140806.fbf575cb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 third-party-packages trusty ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1430276 Title: Desktop/windows painted incorrectly in dual monitor configuration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1430276/+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