Im running 12.04. But i am using a radeon hd graphics card..i unistalled the fglrx driver and reinstalled it- at that point my display did in fact show the correct monitor On Apr 9, 2013 4:26 AM, "Michele Giacomoli" <[email protected]> wrote:
> @khamisi > I do not have this problem anymore, so, there is something strange. What > version of Ubuntu are you using? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (992533). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970560 > > Title: > "Displays" is registering dual monitors as "laptop" when using fglrx > > Status in GNOME Desktop Common Files: > Fix Released > Status in “gnome-desktop3” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “gnome-desktop3” source package in Precise: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > Impact: > - screen connected to cards using the fglrx driver might get labelled as > "Laptop" when they are external screens > > Test Case: > - run the system settings display panel on a machine using the fglrx > driver, where the output listed in Xorg.0.log is classified as a DFP one, > with an external screen > > With the precise version the display is labelled "Laptop" incorrectly, > the update should fix that > > Regression potential: > - fglrx users should check that suspend on lid close still behave the > same way, the display type can have an impact on the suspend behaviour > (that patch is not supposed to lead to any change there but that's > something to double check) > > --- > > Today after installing the fglrx drivers on my Radeon 6950 cayman > card, in the "Displays" options, in order to get dual monitors to work > I had to first go into amdcccle and enable it there, restart the > computer, and THEN enable it in the displays setting. Also, both > monitors are showing up as "laptop". When using the radeon drivers > each monitor is picked up as "Acer blah blah", but with the > propriatary drivers they both say "laptop" and there is no visual > color difference to indicate differences between the two. > > It would be nice if we could Unify the "displays" menu to where it > will enable dual monitors in amdccle when that option is selected or > visa versa. > > It would also be nice to see the two monitors registering as their > proper names and differentiation. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu3 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sat Mar 31 21:05:09 2012 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 > (20120301) > SourcePackage: gnome-control-center > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-desktop/+bug/970560/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970560 Title: "Displays" is registering dual monitors as "laptop" when using fglrx To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-desktop/+bug/970560/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
