I've tried this on my own Lenovo Thinkpad X230 (also a 2306CTO), and I can't reproduce the issue at all. I've tried both the dock's full-sized DP connector and miniDP on the laptop itself (undocked), both work with no issues at all, and no artifacts on the external screen (or the panel, for that matter).
I have no idea what causes this. Perhaps we're dealing with a monitor that claims to support some resolutions it doesn't really like? The monitor I use is a fairly good Dell P2210, but doesn't apparently confirm to EDID 1.3 (but still works correctly). ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1631519 Title: No X on boot with external monitor connected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1631519/+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