On 2019-09-30 05:44, David Hobach wrote:
> On 9/29/19 7:12 PM, 'Micah Lee' via qubes-users wrote:
>> On 2019-09-24 18:21, Michael Siepmann wrote:
>>> I've read and followed the instructions on
>>> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/gui-configuration/ but the problem I'm
>>> having is different. Here's what happens:
>>>
>>> 1. I'm using VMs on a 4K monitor successfully, via DisplayPort.
>>>
>>> 2a. I have Dom0 screensaver set to Blank Screen Only and it blanks
>>> after
>>> the configured number of minutes
>>>
>>> OR 2b. I switch to using the laptop screen, then back to the 4K monitor
>>>
>>> OR 2c. The computer wakes from sleep while the 4K monitor is in power
>>> saving mode.
>>>
>>> 3. I can no longer click the mouse in my VMs (though it seems as if
>>> maybe all clicks register in a very small area at the top left). The
>>> mouse works normally in dom0.
>>>
>>> 4. If I switch to the laptop internal screen it works fine there,
>>> but if
>>> I switch back to the 4K monitor it still doesn't work there. The only
>>> way to get mouse clicking working in the VMs again is to shut down the
>>> VM and restart it while using the 4K monitor.
>>>
>>> The same thing happens if the computer goes to sleep and when I wake it
>>> up the monitor is in power saving mode. My current workaround is to
>>> disable the screensaver, and remember to wake the monitor before waking
>>> the computer,
>>>
>>> Is this a bug I should report? Has anyone else encountered this
>>> behavior?
>>
>> I've encountered this bug (or a similar one) as well on a 4K monitor. It
>> appears that the mouse clicks only register if they're within the top
>> left width and height of the laptop resolution.
>>
>> A workaround I've discovered is just restarting your VMs while your 4K
>> monitor is plugged in. If you start a VM with the monitor plugged in, it
>> lets you click anyone on the monitor within that VM.
>
> You can also try to switch to a tty (e.g. Alt+Ctl+F2), wait a few
> seconds and then go back (Alt+Ctl+F1). Works for me whenever I have
> issues with external monitors.
>
Thank you! I will try that next time it happens. When I tried to
replicate the problem just now, it didn't happen.

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