You have been subscribed to a public bug: When changing the GUI scaling factor on a multiple monitor setup the monitors all just go blank and then revert to the previous values.
Changing the scaling factor manually in the config file does not work either, it causes all monitors to go blank as well. I observed that it is trying to set a mode "null", here is the line from the Xorg log: `NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "NULL"` I have initially noticed this after upgrading from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 and my screens would all be just blank after the system has booted up. I had to delete the monitor configuration files manually via SSH to get a screen output in xorg again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14 Uname: Linux 5.6.2-050602-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.2a.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Ist ein Verzeichnis: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:2a:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 440.64 Fri Feb 21 01:17:26 UTC 2020 GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-8ubuntu1) ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/var/log/boot.log' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Apr 5 15:00:49 2020 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: focal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia, 440.64, 5.3.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 440.64, 5.6.2-050602-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] [10de:1b02] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] [10de:123e] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-06 (576 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. 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ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.6.2-050602-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/01/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.78 dmi.board.name: X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.78:bd11/01/2019:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnX570PhantomGaming-ITX/TB3:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.100-4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.2-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.2-1ubuntu1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.7-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20190815-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 --- ProblemType: Bug .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.2a.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Ist ein Verzeichnis: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:2a:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume .proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 440.64 Fri Feb 21 01:17:26 UTC 2020 GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-8ubuntu1) ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/var/log/boot.log' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: focal DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia, 440.64, 5.3.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 440.64, 5.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 440.64, 5.6.2-050602-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] [10de:1b02] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] [10de:123e] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-06 (576 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. 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NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.6.2-050602-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Tags: third-party-packages focal possible-manual-nvidia-install ubuntu Uname: Linux 5.6.2-050602-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip libvirt lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 11/01/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.78 dmi.board.name: X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.78:bd11/01/2019:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnX570PhantomGaming-ITX/TB3:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.100-4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.2-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.2-1ubuntu1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.7-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20190815-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Incomplete ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-collected focal possible-manual-nvidia-install third-party-packages ubuntu -- GUI Scaling does not work with multiple monitors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1870922 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs