I was able to clone the display using this command as a workaround: xrandr --output VGA-0 --same-as LVDS-0
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949954 Title: Cannot mirror displays Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: running ubuntu 11.10 on a dell latitude e6410 laptop. Connecting an external display or projector defaults to an extended desktop configuration. If I want to mirror the display for example when giving a slideshow, I cannot. The short cut key is not responsive. The 'mirror displays' option in the displays setting dialog is greyed out. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/949954/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp