Same problem for me (fglrx drivers), xrandr plugin load fine ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='XRandR' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xrandr' * (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Successfully connected to D-Bus ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting settings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading settings plugins from dir: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/ ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Accessibilité du clavier' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='a11y-keyboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Arrière-plan' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin' location='background' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Presse-papiers' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='clipboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Factice' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin' location='dummy' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Polices' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin' location='font' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/housekeeping.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Housekeeping' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/housekeeping.gnome-settings-plugin' location='housekeeping' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Raccourcis clavier' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin' location='keybindings' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Clavier' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin' location='keyboard' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Touches multimédias' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/media-keys.gnome-settings-plugin' location='media-keys' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Souris' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin' location='mouse' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Écran de veille' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin' location='screensaver' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Sound' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin' location='sound' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Pause de saisie' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/typing-break.gnome-settings-plugin' location='typing-break' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='XRandR' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrandr.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xrandr' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Base de données des ressources X' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xrdb.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xrdb' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsPluginInfo: name='Paramètres X' file='/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin' location='xsettings' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin xrandr: inactive ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d028 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libxsettings.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GnomeXSettingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GnomeXSettingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeXSettingsPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating xsettings plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting xsettings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated xsettings ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin xsettings: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0cfb8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libfont.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdFontPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdFontPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdFontPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating font plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting font manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated font ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin font: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8bcb678 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libsound.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdSoundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdSoundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdSoundPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating sound plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting sound manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated sound ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin sound: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d000 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeyboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdKeyboardPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating keyboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated keyboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin keyboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d078 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libmouse.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdMousePlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMousePlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdMousePlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating mouse plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated mouse ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin mouse: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d0c8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/liba11y-keyboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdA11yKeyboardPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating a11y_keyboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated a11y-keyboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin a11y-keyboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d118 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeybindings.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdKeybindingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdKeybindingsPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdKeybindingsPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating keybindings plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting keybindings manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated keybindings ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin keybindings: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin xrdb: inactive ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d0a0 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libbackground.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdBackgroundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdBackgroundPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdBackgroundPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating background plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting background manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated background ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin background: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0cf90 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libmedia-keys.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdMediaKeysPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMediaKeysPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdMediaKeysPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating media_keys plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated media-keys ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin media-keys: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8c0d190 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libclipboard.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdClipboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdClipboardPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdClipboardPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating clipboard plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated clipboard ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin clipboard: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8bc1200 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libscreensaver.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdScreensaverPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdScreensaverPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdScreensaverPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating screensaver plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting screensaver manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated screensaver ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin screensaver: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin dummy: inactive ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8bc1250 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libtyping-break.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdTypingBreakPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdTypingBreakPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdTypingBreakPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating typing_break plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting typing_break manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated typing-break ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin typing-break: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsModule 0x8bc12c8 initialising ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libhousekeeping.so ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Registering GsdHousekeepingPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdHousekeepingPlugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GsdHousekeepingPlugin initializing ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Activating housekeeping plugin ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting housekeeping manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: housekeeping: will tidy up in 2 minutes ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated housekeeping ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Plugin housekeeping: active ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting keyboard manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting a11y_keyboard manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Starting media_keys manager ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Not a valid shortcut: '' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: Not a valid shortcut: '' ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): WARNING **: Grab failed for some keys, another application may already have access the them. ** (gnome-settings-daemon:16400): DEBUG: adding key filter for screen: 0