Ubuntu
lightdm package

lightdm doesn't use gnome-settings-daemon system xrandr configurations

Bug #812171 reported by Sébastien Bernard
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Light Display Manager
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
lightdm (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Oneiric
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Oneiric
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

I'm using my 24" screen in portrait mode (rotate left 90). I used the use as default on gnome screen panel to make the rotation permanent.
gdm the information ok. lightdm does not and present the greeting screen in landscape mode.
kdm fails too to retain the correct screen orientation.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: lightdm 0.4.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-4.5-generic 3.0.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-4-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 18 10:28:54 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lightdm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Sébastien Bernard (sbernard) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report, that's because the lightdm greeter doesn't use gnome-settings-daemon

Changed in lightdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
summary: - lightdm fails to retain xrand information
+ lightdm doesn't use gnome-settings-daemon system xrandr configurations
Changed in lightdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Wishlist → Low
Changed in lightdm:
status: New → Confirmed
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu Oneiric):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

unity-greeter (0.0.2-0ubuntu4) oneiric; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/update_to_trunk.patch: updated to current trunk
    - tweaks to the greeter interface
    - use gnome-settings-daemon with a limited of options
    - doesn't start gvfs on the greeter

Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote :

Closing the lightdm components of this bug as invalid as this is the responsibility of the greeter.

Changed in lightdm:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in lightdm (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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