Disconnected monitors act as present
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xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
I add a custom mode for my monitor using xrandr at boot. It looks like this:
xrandr --newmode "2560x1440R" 241.50 2560 2608 2640 2720 1440 1443 1448 1481 +hsync -vsync
xrandr --addmode HDMI-1 "2560x1440R"
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode "2560x1440R"
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --pos 0x0
xrandr --output eDP-1 --pos 2560x360
Starting recently, since I installed Ubuntu 18.04.2 (was using .1 before), even though the monitor isn't connected, that "space" is still there. I can move my mouse out of my laptop screen and it goes over where the monitor would be and gets lost. And screenshots (Print Screen) captures a large blank space as if the monitor were connected.
As I said, this just started happening recently but I don't remember exactly what update caused it. All I know is before I installed 18.04.2, this didn't happen.
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell UHD Graphics 620 [1028:0804]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-16 (22 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5379
Package: xorg-server (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
Tags: bionic ubuntu
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-16-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 07/19/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.10.0
dmi.board.name: 05G60G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.family: Inspiron
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5379
dmi.product.sku: 0804
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.96-0~b~padoka0
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Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Opinion → New |
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → New |
This doesn't sound like a bug to me. If you manually place your only connected display at a position that's not 0x0 then I would expect that invisible space.