Public bug reported: When I plug in an external monitor into my laptop and run the catalyst control center all changes require a reboot. Windows is able to cope with it fine and so are laptops with nvidia cards.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-20.29-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 12 22:03:01 2010 DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-20-generic, x86_64: installed fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:a116 Suyin Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. K42Jr ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-20-generic root=UUID=dd35a4b3-744f-44fb-ad4a-f2e691d23e96 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_NZ.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: fglrx-installer dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 307 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: K42Jr dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr307:bd01/19/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pnK42Jr:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnK42Jr:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: K42Jr dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.32-20-generic ** Affects: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- Plugging an external monitor requires a reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/561350 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