Closing this bug as comment 7 indicates this issue was resolved in 12.10. (I do think I remember this affecting me back in 2012 too.)
** Changed in: lxde-common (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886431 Title: External display doesn't work with Lubuntu LiveCD 11.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxde-common/+bug/886431/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs