One of those traces - with-displays-applet-gnome-settings-daemon.trace - is with the displays capplet open, right? And that one works correctly?
It seems that g-s-d is submitting an identical set of RANDR requests; the differences are in the other events that occur. I suspect that this might have the same root cause as bug 828623 and bug 861426 and that this seems to be a timing-related issue in the driver or kernel (probably the kernel) around modesetting. ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/820327 Title: Fn+F7 cycling gives external monitor incorrect resolution on Thinkpad x220 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/820327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs