*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 216144 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216144
Well, the third step may be a little dangerous, since you can end up with two screens turned off unless the external was turned on already. This worked for me: xrandr --output VGA1 --primary; xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --pos 0x0 --output LVDS1 --auto --left-of VGA1 -- Can't define primary screen in dual screen setup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353186 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs