Binary package hint: unity
When connecting an external monitor, with a greater resolution, to my laptop the background in unity is not redrawn to cover the full desktop, see attached picture.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.DP.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: Off
modes: 1920x1200 1920x1080 1600x1200 1680x1050 1280x1024 1440x900 1280x960 1024x768 800x600 640x480
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DRM.card0.DP.2:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.2:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
DRM.card0.eDP.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: Off
modes: 1280x800 1280x800
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Date: Thu Mar 31 08:48:18 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-6-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:7008]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110302)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 2540p
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
product info: "RICOH", "Bay8Controller", "", ""
manfid: 0x0000, 0x0000
function: 254 (unknown)
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia"
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=7610eb02-7d84-482a-b9f2-4f8d34f504f5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68CSU Ver. F.04
dmi.board.name: 7008
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 38.2E
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC0325547
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68CSUVer.F.04:bd07/09/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook2540p:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn7008:rvrKBCVersion38.2E:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 2540p
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
I can't reproduce this bug. Have you tried opening gnome-display-