** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) => (unassigned)
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Title:
unity dialogues split between 2 monitors
Status in gtk+3.0 package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Since upgrading from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04, Unity is now shown across
both my monitors in a hard to use manner: unity dialogues, such as the
log-out and shutdown popups, are displayed centered between both
monitors, so the left half is on one monitor, and the right half on
another. Also, the unity top panel indicators and clock used to be on
both monitors, but are now only on the right monitor.
More info since it is likely relevant:
I have a Dell laptop with an NVidia Prime GPU and Intel built-in GPU. This
laptop has always been trouble configuring for dual monitors. The
nvidia-settings controls only shows one monitor, though it is supposed to show
two. I have never been able to get a working xorg.conf for the two monitors,
despited 2 days of trying (and I am a software developer well versed in reading
docs). The instructions in the nvidia docs simply don't work as stated for this
hardware (Dell XPS 17 L702X). Purging all graphics settings doesn't help.
Upgrading to a newer nvidia driver didn't help (I've tried the latest official
nvidia package as well as one newer). As a result, I've been using an xrandr
command and compiz display settings since Ubuntu 15.10. This worked perfectly
in 15.10. But, as stated, the unity top panel and dialogues are not working
properly in 16.04.
I tried Nvidia 361.42 and 364.19 from the PPA at
http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu.
The xrandr command in use is:
xrandr --fb 3520x1080 --output HDMI-0 --preferred --primary --mode 1920x1080
--pos 0x0 --panning 3520x1080+0+0/3520x1080+0+0/0/0/-3520/0 --output LVDS-1
--mode 1600x900 --pos 1920x180 --panning 0x0
(I know the fb sets up a wide virtual screen, but as stated, in 15.10,
that worked perfectly for unity)
In compiz display settings I have the following "Outputs" set:
1920x1080+0+0
1600x900+1920+180
It would appear in 16.04, Unity ignores the compiz outputs whereas in
15.10 it does not. But that's just a guess.
Sorry I cannot get a screenshot of the dialogues. They seem to block
Ubuntu's screenshot program due to their modal nature.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 364.19 Tue Apr 19 14:44:55
PDT 2016
GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Apr 26 07:01:26 2016
DistUpgraded: 2016-04-25 10:00:42,012 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-364, 364.19, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 5.0.18, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
Controller [1028:0571]
NVIDIA Corporation GF116M [GeForce GT 550M] [10de:1246] (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell GF116M [GeForce GT 550M] [1028:0571]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-22 (35 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L702X
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic
root=UUID=f4247c67-52eb-4dd4-988d-b09205d3c0a1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-25 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A17
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 0K4H3G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA17:bd02/22/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL702X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0K4H3G:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L702X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.12-1build2
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