Yes, because Xubuntu doesn't ship the standard monitor configuration tool, and even if it did, it doesn't work properly with nvidia.
On 27 February 2014 10:55, Sebastien Bacher <seb...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Thank you for your bug report. Is there any reason to not use the > standard system settings tool to configure the screens? > > There is an issue with g-s-d/u-s-d though, if you don't have a > monitors.xml it shouldn't change the screens configuration but let Xorg > does it work > > ** Changed in: unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283615 > > Title: > gnome-settings-daemon trashes monitor config > > Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: > New > Status in “unity-greeter” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in “unity-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > This is actually a bug in unity-settings-daemon and gnome-settings- > daemon. To reproduce: > > 1. Have Nvidia multimonitor layout. > 2. Position the monitors however you want. > 3. Run g-s-d or u-s-d. > > Expected result: Monitor layout does not change. > > Actual result: Monitor layout is reset to default. > > Original description: > > To reproduce: > > 1. Have a multimonitor set up with nvidia > 2. Position the monitors however you like. > 3. Save the positions to xorg.conf > 4. Log out > > Expected result: the configured monitor positions are used at the > login screen. > > Actual result: the monitor positions are all reset to default, and > this configuration persists past login, forcing the user to > reconfigure monitor positioning after each login. > > Impact: When I boot up my computer with unity-greeter I see what is > shown in the photo, regardless of how I attempt to configure the > monitor layout. > > This bug does not affect lightdm-gtk-greeter or lightdm-webkit- > greeter, which both correctly honour the Xorg configuration. > > This is also a regression, unity-greeter honoured the layout in 13.10. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 > Package: unity-greeter 14.04.3-0ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2 > Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: XFCE > Date: Sun Feb 23 00:57:58 2014 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-11 (11 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140210) > SourcePackage: unity-greeter > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1283615/+subscriptions -- Alistair Buxton a.j.bux...@gmail.com -- 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/1283615 Title: gnome-settings-daemon trashes monitor config To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1283615/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
