The attachment 'Xrandr.txt' shows that Xorg doesn't think any external monitor is attached. And it should be getting that information from the kernel...
The next step is to ask the kernel directly. Please run: grep . /sys/class/drm/*/status > outputs.txt and then attach the resulting text file here. ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => xorg-server (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873191 Title: Can't connect external monitor Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: It worked day ago, but today I see same symptoms like in https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/517453/second-screen- recognised-connected-but-not-displaying-ubuntu-18-04-arch-linu ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-46.38-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Apr 16 11:30:19 2020 DistUpgraded: 2019-10-30 22:43:55,541 WARNING no activity on terminal for 300 seconds (Configuring liberror-perl (amd64)) DistroCodename: eoan DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 6.0.14, 5.3.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 6.0.14, 5.3.0-46-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 630 (Mobile) [8086:3e9b] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell UHD Graphics 630 (Mobile) [1028:0819] InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-07 (405 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0461:4d51 Primax Electronics, Ltd 0Y357C PMX-MMOCZUL (B) [Dell Laser Mouse] Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2b96 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Integrated_Webcam_HD Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude 5591 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-46-generic root=UUID=9e5ad2a2-ea01-4b59-8590-afa31c4e273f ro quiet splash resume=UUID=0577fc7f-fe60-4247-a392-0da5afa45f50 vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-10-30 (168 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.4.2 dmi.board.name: 0G2VG9 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.4.2:bd08/31/2018:svnDellInc.:pnLatitude5591:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G2VG9:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: Latitude dmi.product.name: Latitude 5591 dmi.product.sku: 0819 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.99-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~19.10.3 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~19.10.3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.5+git20191008-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.0.1-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20190815-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1873191/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp