Fix in raring, by altering how we sanitize for those broken laptops.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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Title:
[gm45] X should consider laptop monitor disconnected if lid is closed
Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Binary package hint: xorg
When I am using my laptop on its docking station, with laptop lid
closed and using an external monitor, the display properties still
sees the laptop monitor and allows me to turn it on/off and extend my
desktop.
Expected result:
When the laptop lid is closed, the laptop screen should be considered
disconnected.
Discussion:
Let me explain how this creates a problem. At home I use a docking station
for my laptop. The lid is closed and the laptop is connected to the docking
station. I use an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. When I want to take
the laptop away from home, I can undock it and open the lid and Ubuntu will
switch to the internal screen. So far so good.
When I close the lid and connect the laptop back to the docking
station, Ubuntu thinks that the display is still on the laptop screen
and will do one of two things:
(1) Do nothing with the external monitor, leaving it off. If I then
open the lid of the laptop while it's on the docking station, it will
turn off the display on the laptop monitor and then show the display
on the external monitor. Closing the lid turns off the external
display and turns on the display on the closed laptop monitor.
(2) extends the desktop display onto the external monitor which leaves
me without panels, desktop icons, etc. since they are on the closed
and inaccessible laptop monitor.
Neither of these are helpful. If Ubuntu can consider the laptop
monitor to be disconnected when the lid is closed, I believe that
Ubuntu will see only one monitor and do the sensible thing.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 16 16:13:01 2010
DkmsStatus: virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 6930p
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
product info: "RICOH", "Bay8Controller", "", ""
manfid: 0x0000, 0x0000
function: 254 (unknown)
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia"
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
root=UUID=3c066ef8-c042-4116-976c-c782323609ce ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 12/08/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68PCU Ver. F.16
dmi.board.name: 30DB
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 87.2A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PCUVer.F.16:bd12/08/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook6930p:pvrF.16:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30DB:rvrKBCVersion87.2A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 6930p
dmi.product.version: F.16
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic
[lspci]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30db]
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