LVDS1 reactivates when VGA1 is being dimmed just prior to being powered off as a result of the inactivity timer. At the same time, the gnome panels are moved from VGA1 to LVDS1. "Unminimized" application windows remain on VGA1. The workaround described in Comment #3 restores things to how they were and how they are supposed to be.
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager gnome panels disappear from the active display when the display is being "put to sleep," in the case of a multimonitor setup where the external monitor is active and the built-in laptop display is turned off. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gnome-panel 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 3 14:05:49 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.utf8 SourcePackage: gnome-panel + --- + Architecture: i386 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 + EcryptfsInUse: Yes + GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No + GnomeSessionInhibitors: None + GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No + MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-TX650P + Package: gnome-power-manager 2.30.0-0ubuntu1 + PackageArchitecture: i386 + PccardctlIdent: + Socket 0: + no product info available + PccardctlStatus: + Socket 0: + no card + ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro splash quiet + ProcEnviron: + SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + LANGUAGE=en_US:en + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46~hostname1-generic 2.6.38.7 + Tags: lucid + Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare staff + dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2005 + dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD + dmi.bios.version: R0031V1 + dmi.chassis.type: 10 + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0031V1:bd08/05/2005:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-TX650P:pvrJ0015963:cvn:ct10:cvr: + dmi.product.name: VGN-TX650P + dmi.product.version: J0015963 + dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/712687 Title: gnome panels disappear for no apparent reason Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager gnome panels disappear from the active display when the display is being "put to sleep," in the case of a multimonitor setup where the external monitor is active and the built-in laptop display is turned off. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gnome-panel 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 3 14:05:49 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.utf8 SourcePackage: gnome-panel --- Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-TX650P Package: gnome-power-manager 2.30.0-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: i386 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro splash quiet ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_US:en ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46~hostname1-generic 2.6.38.7 Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare staff dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: R0031V1 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0031V1:bd08/05/2005:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-TX650P:pvrJ0015963:cvn:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: VGN-TX650P dmi.product.version: J0015963 dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/712687/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
