@seb128 The default behaviour is to do nothing. And unity-greeter defaults to mirror mode by disabling xrandr plugin.
unity-greeter (0.1.0-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low ... - Disable xrandr gnome-settings-daemon plugin - always mirror the displays The proposed patch will allow system admin to add "xinerama" mode as default option. Alternative workaround is to pop up a question asking user to configure the monitor setup ( which could be painful ) . __self: test patch ( lacking the h/w to currently test this ) . ** Patch added: "proposed patch based of upstream code" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1065979/+attachment/3417352/+files/add-xinerama-mode.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065979 Title: external/internal monitors mirrored on boot when laptop lid is closed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1065979/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs