XMir 1.0 (the old Xorg extension) is now deprecated and is not being maintained or fixed. It is replaced by the new 'Xmir' binary (package 'xmir') introduced in Ubuntu 15.10 wily.
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234679 Title: multimonitor fails to render the screen correctly when both Xmir and X are running and produces "cannot switch monitor configuration" error notification Status in Mir: Invalid Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: How to reproduce: Boot ubuntu and login to unity having both monitors plugged. Start xserver (with startx)and enter another DE. - i started xfce Change the display settings to match the unity display settings in the other DE Unplug and plug the 2nd monitor while on X DE Switch to the unity tty (ctrl alt f7 in my case) You should get the error. When I ran the screenshot program I got a crtc error notification (see the screenshot). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1234679/+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