Non-mirrored displays fails to align monitors, 'required virtual size does not fit available'

[James Clemence]

When using the gnome display config, I used to be able to have my monitors in a non-mirrored display setup. However, now when I select the non-mirrored variety, I get the following error:

'The selected configuration for displays could not be applied
required virtual size does not fit available size: requested=(2560, 1024), minimum=(320,200), maximum(1280, 1280)'

This has always worked in the past, but now I can't have my dual monitor setup side-by-side which is clearly a regression.

J

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.1.91-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 15 14:19:44 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 deja-dup 19.91-0ubuntu3
 empathy 3.1.5.1-1ubuntu2
 gnome-bluetooth 3.1.4-0ubuntu1
 indicator-datetime 0.2.93-0ubuntu2

[James Clemence (jvc26)]

The way to fix this is to enable the Multi Monitor desktop via amdccle, and then use the gnome display manager to enable the second desktop.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems like a limitation of your video driver, could you run "apport-collect 850904" to add your xorg logs to this bug?

[bugbot (bugbot)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.