I discovered that this is likely a xorg-intel driver problem, due to errors in Xorg.0.log when changing the monitor setup.
[ 216.438] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1408x768 stride 8192, tiled [ 216.684] (EE) intel(0): Failed to allocate framebuffer. [ 216.696] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1280x800 stride 8192, tiled Note that the resolutions I am attempting to use are 1360x768 on VGA1 and 1280x800 on LVDS1 ** Package changed: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg-video- intel (Ubuntu) -- Laptop with external monitor - laptop display does not work when set to "right of" or "left of" the external monitor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617673 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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
