* with nvidia proprietary driver 430 and Disco runtime/kernel-5.0.0-23-generic, one can login via the external monitor while the built-in one still remains off. Mainline kernel v5.2.8 has the same situation, but v5.3-rc4 gets worse as it can't even set the external monitor resolution right.
* the pcie dmesg errors about 0000:06:00 and 0000:07:00 are unrelated,
* mouse cursor may move across the screen border into the built-in one while it's still off under `Join Screens` configuration, so the configuration should be effective to a certain degree.
* with nvidia proprietary driver 430 and Disco runtime/ kernel- 5.0.0-23- generic, one can login via the external monitor while the built-in one still remains off. Mainline kernel v5.2.8 has the same situation, but v5.3-rc4 gets worse as it can't even set the external monitor resolution right.
* the pcie dmesg errors about 0000:06:00 and 0000:07:00 are unrelated,
* mouse cursor may move across the screen border into the built-in one while it's still off under `Join Screens` configuration, so the configuration should be effective to a certain degree.