Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04
kscreen: Installed: 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I have been running three screens on my Dell Precision M3800 laptop running Kubuntu for over a year, starting with 14.04, then 15.10 and now 16.04. The problem is, after upgrading to Kubuntu Xenial (16.04), I am no longer able to rotate any of my screens. I open Display Configuration (KDE Control Module) and select the screen that's rotated, select Orientation: 90 degrees clockwise, click Apply, and the Orientation for that monitor simply resets. It doesn't seem to matter what screen I select, the laptop screen, or either of the two external screens. During the process, the following log messages occur in /var/log/syslog (I have the third screen disconnected so this is only with two monitors): Jun 1 21:50:35 foobar4 org.kde.kiod5[2197]: org.kde.kio.kpasswdserver: User = "" , WindowId = 0 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen: Primary output changed from KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) to KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: XRandR::setConfig Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: Requested screen size is QSize(1920, 2580) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: Needed CRTCs: 2 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: Actions to perform: Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Primary Output: false Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Change Screen Size: true Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011#011Old: QSize(1920, 2160) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011#011Intermediate: QSize(1920, 2580) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011#011New: QSize(1920, 2580) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Disable outputs: false Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Change outputs: true Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011#011 (66, 68) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Enable outputs: false Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: RRSetScreenSize Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011DPI: 101.6 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Size: QSize(1920, 2580) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011SizeMM: QSize(480, 645) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: RRSetCrtcConfig (change output) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Output: 66 ( "eDP-1" ) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011CRTC: 63 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Pos: QPoint(0,1500) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Mode: "79" ( QSize(1920, 1080) ) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Rotation: 1 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Result: 0 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: XRandROutput 66 update Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011m_connected: 0 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011m_crtc XRandRCrtc(0x23b05b0) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011CRTC: 63 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011MODE: 79 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Connection: 0 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Primary: true Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: RRSetCrtcConfig (change output) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Output: 68 ( "HDMI-1" ) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011CRTC: 64 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Pos: QPoint(420,0) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Mode: "2251" ( QSize(1920, 1080) ) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Rotation: 2 Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: #011Result: unknown (error) Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: XRandR::setConfig done! Jun 1 21:51:07 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen: Primary output changed from KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) to KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: RRScreenChangeNotify Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Window: 35651588 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Root: 818 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Rotation: "Rotate_0" Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Size ID: 65535 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Size: 1920 2580 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011SizeMM: 480 645 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: RRNotify_CrtcChange Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011CRTC: 63 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Mode: 79 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Rotation: "Rotate_0" Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Geometry: 0 1500 1920 1080 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: RRScreenChangeNotify Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Window: 35651588 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Root: 818 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Rotation: "Rotate_0" Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Size ID: 65535 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Size: 1920 2580 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011SizeMM: 480 645 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: RRNotify_CrtcChange Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011CRTC: 63 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Mode: 79 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Rotation: "Rotate_0" Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xcb.helper: #011Geometry: 0 1500 1920 1080 Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen.xrandr: Emitting configChanged() Jun 1 21:51:08 foobar4 org.kde.KScreen[2197]: kscreen: Primary output changed from KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) to KScreen::Output(Id: 66 , Name: "eDP-1" ) ( "eDP-1" ) Help? 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