Gnome settings for primary/secondary monitor are not working

[Jeremie Tamburini]

Fresh install of Ubuntu 17.10 (laptop + external monitor).

Running "Settings → Displays → Primary (or Secondary)", all the options:

- Primary
- Secondary Display
- Mirror
- Turn Off

are not working.

Also "Arrange Combined Displays" is not working.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.24.3-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-13.14-generic 4.12.10
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Sep 4 22:33:37 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170902)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Zachary Burgess (burgesszachary1)]

I'm experiencing this on my laptop and hooked up to an HP 22cwa 1080p monitor. In settings>displays selecting an option is alright but its like the buttons are dead and the logic behind the gui isn't doing what its supposed to. Tried reinstalling gnome-control-center and nothing.

DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=artful
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)"
VERSION="17.10 (Artful Aardvark)"
VERSION_ID="17.10"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Peter Magnusson (kmpm)]

Same symptoms but HP EliteBook 8460p with an Samsung external monitor connected via DisplayPort.

[Peter Magnusson (kmpm)]

When pushing "Apply" to rearrange the displays the following appears in syslog.

`Sep 5 11:39:43 myubuntu gnome-control-c[2912]: Error applying configuration: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method ApplyConfiguration is not implemented on interface org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig`

[Peter Magnusson (kmpm)]

This issue is probably a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1714410 or it's at least related.

[Jeremie Tamburini (jeremie2)]

@Peter Magnusson
Thanks, I've marked the report as duplicated of Bug #1714410.

Hopefully this bug will disappear once the new Gnome Settings will be updated to the new version https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1714410/comments/4