After some more research, attempting to use VGA+DP+LVDS is not a valid configuration. The X230 is missing something (TMDS?) to allow this, even though the chipset allows it.
X should have a handler for this. If I manually attach the extra display(s) after logging in, it will restore my config of 2 external displays and disable the LVDS/internal screen. Attempting to add/re- enable the LVDS as a 3rd in this configuration fails, but this is due to the hardware, and it would be nicer to get an explanatory error message rather than: "Failed to apply configuration: %s Can't add monitor: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._gnome_2drr_2derror_2dquark.Code2: could not set the configuration for CRTC 65" So the issue seems to be 1) allowing you to attempt something which isn't valid, and then giving a not very helpful error message, and 2) it's not able to catch/trap the error condition of 3 displays attached prior to attempting to start X, and realising that it can only use 2, which stops X from starting. Knowing that the configuration of VGA+DP+LVDS is not valid may not be something that can be detected, other than by identifying that the model is an X230 and contains the Intel HD graphics, and not the NVIDIA graphics (which does include the TMDS or other hardware to enable this config to work). (Apparently the way to be able to continue using the internal LVDS display along with 2 external displays is to not use the VGA port, which requires that you use the DP on the laptop, and with the laptop in a docking/station port replicator, have the second external screen attached via DP on the dock. A 4th screen/3rd external can also apparently be added with the use of the USB based port replicator, which contains another display adapter). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409166 Title: Popup dialog "could not set the configuration for CRTC 65" steals keyboard, hinders login in 3-monitor configuration Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Every time I boot, while I'm trying to enter my password in the initial login screen (from Unity?), a dialog box pops up saying "Could not switch the monitor configuration could not set the configuration for CRTC 65". The dialog box also steals the keyboard focus, which is very confusing if for some reason you're entering the password on an external display while the normally unused laptop display is not visible. For example, three times in a row this morning I rebooted and tried unsuccessfully to log in. Since the dialog box is only displayed on the laptop display, which I never use when external monitors are available, I had no idea why my keyboard seemed broken. Background: My Lenovo Thinkpad X230 Tablet laptop has a VGA and a DVI connector. I have the VGA hooked up to a Viewsonic 1920x1080 monitor, positioned above the laptop display. I have a Samsung monitor to the right of the Viewsonic. Since my laptop seems to only support two displays (which also seems true in Windows), I normally disable and totally ignore my laptop display, and may have papers propped up in front of it etc. Note that when I initially configured the third display I saw the following highly confusing behavior. From Settings I tried to add a Samsung monitor to the right of the Viewsonic, via a DVI-to-HDMI passive connector, and got this dialog box when I hit "Apply": The selected configuration for displays could not be applied could not set the configuration for CRTC 65 I clicked "OK" and got another dialog box: Failed to apply configuration: %s Can't add monitor: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._gnome_2drr_2derror_2dquark.Code2: could not set the configuration for CRTC 65 It works if I disable my laptop monitor, so it looks like the problem is with adding a third display. I would think it would be a pretty common use case to use two nice external displays and disable the laptop display. Even when the hardware can't handle a third display, the error messages should not be so confusing, and the login process shouldn't result in the keyboard being mysteriously stolen by a dialog box on a display which may never be visible. This is on Trusty 64-bit, up-to-date with upgrades. This bug seems similar to bug 1304627, but it seemed cleanest to get all the right information reported via ubuntu-bug. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Jan 9 15:35:57 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2203] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-01 (8 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: LENOVO 343522U ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-43-generic root=UUID=6dce26c4-3d5b-4980-880e-06f249f77c57 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: GCET96WW (2.56 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 343522U dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGCET96WW(2.56):bd10/22/2013:svnLENOVO:pn343522U:pvrThinkPadX230Tablet:rvnLENOVO:rn343522U:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 343522U dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230 Tablet dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 8 07:07:01 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 728 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 --- .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.356 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2203] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150326) MachineType: LENOVO 343522U Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/images/username-15.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso quiet splash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Tags: vivid ubuntu compiz-0.9 UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: GCET96WW (2.56 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 343522U dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGCET96WW(2.56):bd10/22/2013:svnLENOVO:pn343522U:pvrThinkPadX230Tablet:rvnLENOVO:rn343522U:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 343522U dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230 Tablet dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150303-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Wed Apr 15 10:07:11 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 728 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1409166/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
