firefox into limbo with only one screen in xinerama

[DaveAbrahams]

Binary package hint: firefox

I am using fglrx, the proprietary ATI driver, set up by default for two side-by-side monitors. When I turn on my laptop and it's not docked, I only have the laptop screen. Never mind that the system doesn't automatically issue xrandr -s 1... if I forget to do it myself, launching firefox any number of times sends the process into some kind of invisible limbo with no error feedback until I both "killall firefox-bin" and do xrandr -s 1 myself.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

What version of ubuntu with what version of firefox are you using? Can you please give us a step by step of events that causes this issue for you and how it fails. Im getting the idea this isnt directly related to firefox but i would need the info asked for before we can know this.

[DaveAbrahams (boostpro)]

This happens in Edgy and Feisty with whatever version of FF is the latest in their repos. I think it also happened with Dapper.

set up

  * sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal --enable-monitors=tmds1,crt1
  * have laptop disconnected from dock or any external monitors
  * sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
  * login
  * invoke firefox (nothing happens)
  * invoke it again (nothing happens)
  * killall firefox-bin
  * xrandr -s 1
  * invoke firefox (FF window comes up)

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 03:01:19PM -0000, DaveAbrahams wrote:
> This happens in Edgy and Feisty with whatever version of FF is the
> latest in their repos. I think it also happened with Dapper.
>
> set up
>
> * sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal --enable-monitors=tmds1,crt1
> * have laptop disconnected from dock or any external monitors
> * sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
> * login
> * invoke firefox (nothing happens)
> * invoke it again (nothing happens)
> * killall firefox-bin
> * xrandr -s 1
> * invoke firefox (FF window comes up)
>

What is expected behaviour ... do other (gnome) applications behave better?

 - Alexander

[DaveAbrahams (boostpro)]

I expect to at least see an item in the window list and that a window that was offscreen would become visible if I invoke "xrandr -s 1". Yes, all other gnome apps I've seen seem to behave as I expect.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Thank you for taking the time to file this ubg report with us. Closing due to age. If this is still a problem in 3.0.7 please reopen this bug.
Also please reopen with all new information on how to reproduce this bug by giving us step by step instructions.
We also need what happens what is expected to happen.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!