Thanks Jono, are you supposed to have icons on both screens? Was it working before? What did you update? Can you add some on the left screen? Can you right click on the background there and get a menu or is nautilus not working at all on that screen?
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084620 Title: Plugging in additional screen only shows desktop icons on one screen Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When plugging an external monitor into my laptop (and thus enabling dual screens, not mirrored), I only see my desktop icons on the right screen (left: external screen, right: laptop screen) and not on the left (external) screen. See the screenshot attached. Also, please note that I also experience a resolution bug - see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- intel/+bug/1083790 - you can see this in the screenshot too. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-3.9-generic 3.7.0-rc6 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-3-generic i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Thu Nov 29 09:15:32 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21cf] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-24 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121123) MachineType: LENOVO 4239CTO MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-3-generic root=UUID=5fac2c6e-90ff-4e5a-a7d2-e4f1250e3039 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8AET56WW (1.36 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4239CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8AET56WW(1.36):bd12/06/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4239CTO:pvrThinkPadT520:rvnLENOVO:rn4239CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4239CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T520 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3412-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.40-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.1-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.1-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu8 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.13-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.4-0ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Wed Nov 28 10:33:08 2012 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu8 xserver.video_driver: intel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1084620/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp