[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player
Thanks for pointing that out. That sounds relevant to bug 1885026 and this one... In the case of this bug it explains why the fractional scaling value is not persisted -- because the virtual monitor resolution has changed. Mutter considers that a different display configuration and so won't keep any old settings from it. You can see this as a separate block in your ~/.config/monitors.xml ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Summary changed: - Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player + Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player
I think I just found out the real issue, and that information is not going to help you because it will contain seemingly random indicators depending on how I size my windows. VMware Player, like most virtualization software, runs windowed by default, and that window is dynamically resizeable. Now someone in all their wisdom at Ubuntu apparently decided that the available scaling options depend on the current resolution. So when I keep the settings screen open, and start resizing the window, thus dynamically resizing the "monitor", I can see the available scaling options change in real time. At 3840x2075 (that's 4k minus the VMware window borders) I see the 100/125/175/175/250 selector, at 3480x1859 I don't even get any fractional scaling options, at really low resolutions all scaling options disappear. When VMware Player boots, it snaps to the default 1024x768 size. So that's the monitor resolution when the desktop loads, it concludes scaling is not allowed at that level, and resets to 100%, no matter what it was before the reboot. The real issue appears to be: scaling settings should not be modified based on resolution during boot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player
Thanks. For this bug, please: 1. Set a fractional scale value and close Settings. 2. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'before.xml'. 3. Reboot and log in. Make sure the bug occurs. 4. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'after.xml'. 5. Run this command: journalctl -b0 > journal.txt 6. Attach all three resulting files here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player
Thanks. For this bug, please: 1. Set a fractional scale value and close Settings. 2. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'before.xml'. 3. Reboot and log in. Make sure the bug occurs. 4. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'after.xml'. 4. Run this command: journalctl -b0 > journal.txt 5. Attach all three resulting files here. ** Description changed: Related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1825593, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1852860, but those report the issues are fixed. They also do not mention the VMware specific issues. Install Ubuntu 20.04 in VMware Player, install open-vm-tools (done automatically with Easy Install), go to settings, enable Fractional Scaling and select any non-integer value. Results: - - The scaling is applied - - VMware Tools (open-vm-tools) appears to break, no more seamless mouse between host and Ubuntu - - After next reboot the setting is reverted to 100% + - The scaling is applied + - After next reboot the setting is reverted to 100% ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: mutter 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-37.41-generic 5.4.41 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 23 04:30:21 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
