xrandr unable to arrange monitors

[Łukasz Kuryło]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-core

Some time ago I was using Jaunty with xorg-edgers repo added now I've switched to Karmik.
I use 2 monitors, built in LVDS 1680x1050 and external 1920x1200. After in Jaunty I received updated xserver-xorg-core including "Make RANDR 'set' timestamps follow client specified time. Bug 21987." commit from upstream, "xrandr --output VGA --right-of LVDS --auto" stopped working saying something about "invalid config time". Then I switched to karmik, xrandr --verbose --output VGA --right-of LVDS --auto doesn't produce any output and has no effect on display.

[Łukasz Kuryło (lukasz-kurylo)]

lukasz@eleonore:~/pvoip$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
   1920x1200 60.0*+
   1280x1024 75.0
   1152x864 75.0
   1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
   640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
   720x400 70.1
LVDS1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1680x1050 60.1*+ 84.9 74.9 69.9 60.0
   1600x1024 60.2
   1400x1050 85.0 74.8 70.0 60.0
   1280x1024 85.0 75.0 60.0
   1440x900 59.9
   1280x960 85.0 60.0
   1360x768 59.8
   1152x864 100.0 85.1 85.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
   1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
   640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9
   720x400 85.0
   640x400 85.1
   640x350 85.1
TV1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
lukasz@eleonore:~/pvoip$ xrandr --verbose --output VGA --right-of LVDS
lukasz@eleonore:~/pvoip$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
   1920x1200 60.0*+
   1280x1024 75.0
   1152x864 75.0
   1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
   640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
   720x400 70.1
LVDS1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1680x1050 60.1*+ 84.9 74.9 69.9 60.0
   1600x1024 60.2
   1400x1050 85.0 74.8 70.0 60.0
   1280x1024 85.0 75.0 60.0
   1440x900 59.9
   1280x960 85.0 60.0
   1360x768 59.8
   1152x864 100.0 85.1 85.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
   1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
   640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9
   720x400 85.0
   640x400 85.1
   640x350 85.1
TV1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)lukasz@eleonore:~/pvoip$ xrandr --verbose --output VGA --right-of LVDS
lukasz@eleonore:~/pvoip$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 519mm x 324mm
   1920x1200 60.0*+
   1280x1024 75.0
   1152x864 75.0
   1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
   640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
   720x400 70.1
LVDS1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1680x1050 60.1*+ 84.9 74.9 69.9 60.0
   1600x1024 60.2
   1400x1050 85.0 74.8 70.0 60.0
   1280x1024 85.0 75.0 60.0
   1440x900 59.9
   1280x960 ...

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi lukasz-kurylo,

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (and maybe Xorg.0.log.old) file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

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[Łukasz Kuryło (lukasz-kurylo)]

None of those had any effect:

lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --right-of LVDS --auto
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --left-of LVDS --auto
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --off
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --left-of LVDS --auto
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --right-of LVDS --auto
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --output VGA --off

Even
lukasz@eleonore:~$ xrandr --verbose --output VGA --off
doesn't produce any output and both display are still on.
arandr works very well though.

[Albert Damen (albrt)]

In Karmic you are using KMS. With KMS the names of the outputs have changed. VGA is now VGA1 and LVDS is now LVDS1.
These are the output names you have to use in xrandr commands.
So, most likely, xrandr --output VGA1 --right-of LVDS1 --auto will do something now.
Please let us know if that solves the problem.

[Łukasz Kuryło (lukasz-kurylo)]

Just got back from holidays.
Albert, you're right. My mistake. Anyway xrandr could write "no such output" or something.