is there any chance you could try with a newer version of Ubuntu? the bug seems to mix several issues, like "booting lid close leads to have no screen activated" seems rather an xorg issue, I can't confirm that here on a latitude serie-e with a dock station on Oneiric though
** Changed in: gnome-desktop3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-desktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575015 Title: Screen output selection broken with Dell Latitude E-series advanced dock To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-desktop/+bug/575015/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs