nvidia-settings ignores randr settings; shows displays as unrotated

[Andrew Somerville]

nvidia-settings no longer has a rotation entry because the driver now supports the relevant version of RandR to allow the system tools to do it itself.

However, once randr is set via the system tools, nvidia-settings "X Server Display Configuration" no longer accurately reflects the current configuration of the system and thus cannot be used effectively.

Further, tools like the gnome-control-center's options for "wacom graphics tablet" appear to rely on the same info that nvidia-settings is to determine the display layout, and thus fail to properly configure their geometry.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-settings (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic 3.2.35
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 310.14 Tue Oct 9 11:52:41 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Feb 5 14:20:23 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-experimental-310, 310.14, 3.2.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
 v4l2loopback, 0.4.1, 3.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
 v4l2loopback, 0.4.1, 3.2.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G96 [Quadro FX 580] [10de:0659] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:063a]
InstallationMedia: This
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision T1500
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-36-generic root=UUID=39d1b0ff-008b-415f-9364-86c6f6738d24 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/25/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2.0.2
dmi.board.name: 0P67HD
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.0.2:bd12/25/2009:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionT1500:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn0P67HD:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision T1500
dmi.product.version: 00
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2