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No keyboard focus on second screen with Duel Head after upgrade to 11.04

Bug #774941 reported by Druid on 2011-05-01

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #764051: Second monitor useless in dual desktop mode. Edit Remove

This bug affects 8 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	New	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

Dual head dual session does not work with Unity.

Unable to run anything in the second screen (the screen is 'there' but all I see is my wallpaper).

Background:
This is a system originally built I think as 7.04 and upgraded every release, dual SLI GPU graphics card with dual head, dual X sessions due to performance issues using multi GPU (same as multiple video cards).

Examples:

1) Move mouse to second screen, press Alt-F2
         Expected: Program requester appears on second screen.
         Actual: Program requester appears on first screen.
         Notes: Should a program be run, it appears on the first screen.

2) Right click on second screen, select "create launcher...", select the "Name:" box, attempt to type anything.
Expected: Text appears in the "Name:" box.
Actual: Text appears in the previously selected window on the first screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
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
Date: Sun May 1 12:26:20 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-01 00:51:41.419251
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-24-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3300]
nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3300]
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0760 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Card Reader/Writer
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=f3d8f999-b3a6-44b1-8081-be35ce4ce5fa ro quiet splash
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-01 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/27/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F6
dmi.board.name: NF-CK804
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd10/27/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnNF-CK804:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Druid (3-launchpad-fastdruid-co-uk) wrote on 2011-05-01:

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Vegard Svanberg (vegard-svanberg) wrote on 2011-05-03:

Same problem here with Ubuntu Classic. Also, some programs started on second desktop won't appear (seems to be started headless -- no output but the process is running).

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Deebs (deebs) wrote on 2011-05-18:

Same problem here with Ubuntu Classic.

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Africanus (africanus) wrote on 2011-05-21:

Same problem with 11.04 running icewm!

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Africanus (africanus) wrote on 2011-05-21:

That is everything works fine other than keyboard focus remains in the primary screen.
11.04
Using nvidia Linux-x86_64
NVIDIA Driver Version: 270.41.06
seperate X screens
no Xinerama

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Africanus (africanus) wrote on 2011-05-21:

The problem only exists if I start the program from the primary X Screen
e.g. using an xterm and something like " DISPLAY=:0.1 xterm &"
starting on the secondary screen using the icewm menu is OK

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Druid (3-launchpad-fastdruid-co-uk) wrote on 2011-05-24:

Having tried with 'classic' the same happens.

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Druid (3-launchpad-fastdruid-co-uk) wrote on 2011-05-24:

Non Working Screen Edit (418.3 KiB, image/png)

In addition when trying with Classic (on a brand new user) I get on my second screen one after the other:
"Indicator Applet Complete" has quit unexpectedly.
"Notification Area" has quit unexpectedly
"Wastebasket" has quit unexpectedly
"Workspace Switcher" has quit unexpectedly
"Window List" has quit unexpectedly
"Show Desktop has quit unexpectedly

I also have no close/minimise/maximise 'bar' at the top of any windows (on the second screen), see attached screenshot

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Harry D (hjed) wrote on 2011-05-25:

Also have this problem in Unity and Classic. Running 64-bit version and Nvidia Drivers and I upgraded from 10.10

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Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote on 2011-05-25: Re: [Bug 774941] Re: No keyboard focus on second screen with Duel Head after upgrade to 11.04

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Right, you'll need to run one compiz instance per screen, since compiz
no longer support multi-screen.

something like

DISPLAY=:0.0 compiz --replace ccp &
DISPLAY=:0.1 compiz --replace ccp &

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Harry D <email address hidden> wrote:
> Also have this problem in Unity and Classic. Running 64-bit version and
> Nvidia Drivers and I upgraded from 10.10
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Unity
> Bugs, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774941
>
> Title:
> No keyboard focus on second screen with Duel Head after upgrade to
> 11.04
>
> Status in Unity:
> New
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> Dual head dual session does not work with Unity.
>
> Unable to run anything in the second screen (the screen is 'there' but
> all I see is my wallpaper).
>
> Background:
> This is a system originally built I think as 7.04 and upgraded every release, dual SLI GPU graphics card with dual head, dual X sessions due to performance issues using multi GPU (same as multiple video cards).
>
> Examples:
>
> 1) Move mouse to second screen, press Alt-F2
> Expected: Program requester appears on second screen.
> Actual: Program requester appears on first screen.
> Notes: Should a program be run, it appears on the first screen.
>
> 2) Right click on second screen, select "create launcher...", select the "Name:" box, attempt to type anything.
> Expected: Text appears in the "Name:" box.
> Actual: Text appears in the previously selected window on the first screen.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
> .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
> .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
> GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
> 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
> Date: Sun May 1 12:26:20 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-01 00:51:41.419251
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-24-generic, x86_64: installed
> nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
> GraphicsCard:
> nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3300]
> nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> ...

Right, you'll need to run one compiz instance per screen, since compiz
no longer support multi-screen.

something like

DISPLAY=:0.0 compiz --replace ccp &
DISPLAY=:0.1 compiz --replace ccp &

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Harry D <774941@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Also have this problem in Unity and Classic. Running 64-bit version and
> Nvidia Drivers and I upgraded from 10.10
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Unity
> Bugs, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774941
>
> Title:
>  No keyboard focus on second screen with Duel Head after upgrade to
>  11.04
>
> Status in Unity:
>  New
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: unity
>
>  Dual head dual session does not work with Unity.
>
>  Unable to run anything in the second screen (the screen is 'there' but
>  all I see is my wallpaper).
>
>  Background:
>  This is a system originally built I think as 7.04 and upgraded every release, dual SLI GPU graphics card with dual head, dual X sessions due to performance issues using multi GPU (same as multiple video cards).
>
>  Examples:
>
>  1) Move mouse to second screen, press Alt-F2
>           Expected: Program requester appears on second screen.
>           Actual: Program requester appears on first screen.
>           Notes: Should a program be run, it appears on the first screen.
>
>  2) Right click on second screen, select "create launcher...", select the "Name:" box, attempt to type anything.
>            Expected: Text appears in the "Name:" box.
>            Actual: Text appears in the previously selected window on the first screen.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
>   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
>   GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
>  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
>  Date: Sun May  1 12:26:20 2011
>  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-01 00:51:41.419251
>  DistroCodename: natty
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  DkmsStatus:
>   nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-24-generic, x86_64: installed
>   nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
>  GraphicsCard:
>   nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3300]
>   nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] [10de:0140] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3300]
>  JockeyStatus:
>   xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
>   xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
>  Lsusb:
>   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0760 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Card Reader/Writer
>   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
>   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=f3d8f999-b3a6-44b1-8081-be35ce4ce5fa ro quiet splash
>  Renderer: Unknown
>  SourcePackage: xorg
>  Symptom: display
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-01 (0 days ago)
>  dmi.bios.date: 10/27/2005
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: F6
>  dmi.board.name: NF-CK804
>  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
>  dmi.board.version: x.x
>  dmi.chassis.type: 3
>  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd10/27/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnNF-CK804:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
>  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
>  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
>  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
>  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7
>

-- 
Sam Spilsbury

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Druid (3-launchpad-fastdruid-co-uk) wrote on 2011-05-25:

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OK, with this information I've marked this as a duplicate of 764051 (as that was logged first). I suggest anyone this affects to add their "Me too" to that bug.

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