Public bug reported: I've been enabling/disabling a secondary screen a few times back and forth and the result is rather flaky/unstable. This is what happens when I press "apply":
* In best case, I get a strange screen (artifacts all over) for ~15 seconds, then the real screen reappears, asking me whether I want to confirm or return to previous settings (and the usual timeout). * Sometimes I get a strange screen for all 30 seconds and then it reverts. * Sometimes nothing happens at all. * Sometimes the computer locks up hard with a black screen. * One time I also got an error saying that it failed to set "Metamode 1920x1200 on Xscreen 0". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: nvidia-settings 280.13-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 5 14:51:15 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110802.1) SourcePackage: nvidia-settings UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/841792 Title: Enabling/disabling secondary screen is flaky/unstable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings/+bug/841792/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp