Display configuration does not work

[tmp]

In Kubuntu/Hardy it is not possible to change display settings as the module cannot be loaded and it is therefore impossible to configure a dual screen with an extra monitor to a laptop.

Actually, attaching a secondary screen to a laptop has always been a pain and practically impossible for all non-geeks which - as I - finds it a complete "no go" to edit xorg.conf manually. Now, with xorg7.3 in Hardy it should (theoretically) be easy for the user to plug in a new monitor to his laptop in order to obtain an extended desktop AND plug it out again when he leaves the office. (AND plug in another and *different* monitor with a different resolution as he arrives at a new place, e.g. at home).
So in future alpha/beta-releases, please please please make an effort to at least make sure the display config is available, so we can test it.

The displayed error in System Settings > Monitor & Display is:

   »Library Files for "libpython2.5.so" not found in paths.«

[tmp (skrald)]

The bug persist in alpha 3

[Allen.McIntosh (mcintosh)]

See also Bug #179763

[Michael Blakeley (mike+ubuntu)]

$ kcmshell displayconfig

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 792
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 792
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 19, in <module>
    from qt import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/qt.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicode_Type
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 36, in apport_excepthook
    from cStringIO import StringIO
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so: undefined symbol: _Py_ZeroStruct

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 19, in <module>
    from qt import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/qt.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicode_Type
error: ***failed to import module

Partial workaround: install python2.5-dev

This gets past the about error message, but hits a new issue that also keeps the display config from working:

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 9650
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 9650
*** Error: couldn't find any ServerLayout sections
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1483, in slotSecondMonitorToggled
    self._syncGUIScreen()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1182, in _syncGUIScreen
    self.resize_slider.setScreen(self.current_screen)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigwidgets.py", line 46, in setScreen
    self.screensizeslider.setMaxValue(len(screen.getAvailableResolutions())-1)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'getAvailableResolutions'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 42, in apport_excepthook
    binary = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwdu(), sys.argv[0]))
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1483, in slotSecondMonitorToggled
    self._syncGUIScreen()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1182, in _syncGUIScreen
    self.resize_slider.setScreen(self.current_screen)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfigwidgets.py", line 46, in setScreen
    self.screensizeslider.setMaxValue(len(screen.getAvailableResolutions())-1)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'getAvailableResolutions'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_displayconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 1698, in create_displayconfig
    return DisplayApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 448, in __init__
    self._buildGUI()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/displayconfig.py", line 512, in _buildGUI
    self.SizePage = SizeOrientationPage(tabcontrol,self.xsetup,self.compact_m...

[tmp (skrald)]

The error is *still* here in alpha 4.
How can this (important) bug persist in four alpha releases? Aren't you guys interested in letting us test screen configuration at all? This is a very unfortunate prioritisation IMHO.

[tmp (skrald)]

Why has this bug been marked as duplicate when it is not the same bug as #173768?
The problem in this bug is that libpython2.5.so isn't found. This is not the case in #173768.

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

tmp:
no this is a bug only in the display configuration module and is unrelated to missing symlink, see the python error and you will see I'm right

the symlink bug is present in a lot of modules and not only in disaply and configuration.

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

tmp:

sorry you are right I was completely lost due to totally OT comment by Michael Blakeley