Random Screen Rotation

[Jean]

My screen randomly rotates 90 degrees clockwise without warning. It has happened twice so far, once was yesterday after I installed UG 17.04, and once today. The first time was when I was still getting my system setup for myself after install, and the second time was while I had left the system unattended for an extended period of time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+16ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 14 20:35:02 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-13 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[James Jones (jamesjones01)]

For me, it's counterclockwise. I tried setting the "lock rotation" option referenced in https://askubuntu.com/questions/874487/ubuntu-gnome-16-10-screen-orientation-spontaneously-changes (had to switch to Unity 8 to find it), but it didn't make a difference when I logged back in under Cinnamon, the windowing environment I usually use.

[thisisanoldone (thisisanoldone-deactivatedaccount)]

That happens to me also on Ubuntu Gnome 17.04. It's not random though but rather when the screen shuts off after I leave the computer inactive. When I turn the screen back on, it's 90 degrees clockwise (and quite puzzling to get the mouse working to be able to reboot because of muscle memory).

[James Jones (jamesjones01)]

Today I grabbed the daily build of 17.10 and booted into it from a USB drive. It still rotates--but at times I can't predict, the screen will blank out and then come back rotated. (Should I create a new bug for 17.10?) I should mention that this happens on my laptop, an HP Pavilion with AMD graphics. On my desktop, which has an Nvidia 960, it doesn't.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml