On Tue, 2020-03-03 at 22:10 +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Michael,

Wolfgang,

> 
> 1: Search for some "monitors.xml" - I have it here in ~/.config, and
> then try move it to a different place. Reboot, or simply logging
> out/in of your desktop might be enough.

Yes, I am familiar with this file, it's supposed to replace the Display
Sections in /etc/xorg.conf. I have nonetheless been unsuccessful in
opening a gnome-terminal on the secondary screen. Apparently the --
geometry command line parameter does not function under Wayland.

> 
> 2: Did you try to press the key combo "Win key - p", repeatedly? I
> think I remember Gnome to cycle through attached screens/monitors a
> few years ago with that combo, just like Windows does, IIRC.
> "Win(dows) key", or Mod4, is what xev recognizes as "Super_L" here.
> 
> Be careful with 2: You might end up with dark monitors -- ssh to your
> machine, or at least make sure you can use sysctrl to shutdown your
> machine more or less safely. Or maybe some tty is still usable ...
> 
> If all that does not work, xrandr might be your friend to set up your
> monitors - but Im not sure, that's what Linux users today might like
> to fiddle with ... ;)

Thanks for mentioning xrandr, maybe one day it will be of use. However,
I don't see any connection between xrandr and the GDM login prompt. I
think I'll have to try one of the Gnome mailing lists.

> 
> Good luck!
> Wolfgang
> 
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Michael J. Baars wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I just bought myself a brand new 27" monitor, that came with a
> > standard
> > VGA cable and no HDMI cable. Apparently VGA is still considered the
> > standard by Philips. I would like this to be my new primary
> > display.
> > 
> > I also have a somewhat older Samsung 24" monitor, that is connected
> > via
> > HDMI to the HDMI port of my computer. I would like this to be my
> > secondary display.
> > 
> > Let boot things up...
> > 
> > The grub boot menu appears on the secondary screen. Apparently the
> > HDMI
> > port is considered the primary port by the computer manufacturer.
> > There's no way to change this in the BIOS.
> > 
> > So I thought, let's make the 24" the primary and the 27" the
> > secondary
> > display. I can always buy an extra 5m VGA cable to replace my new
> > 5m
> > HDMI cable.
> > 
> > Let boot things up...
> > 
> > The grub boot menu appears on the primary screen. So far so good.
> > Waiting for the login prompt, and yes, there it is...
> > 
> > on the secondary screen :)
> > 
> > And yes, I've double checked the settings under Devices->Displays
> > and
> > made sure that the Samsung 24" is the Primary Display.
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mischa.
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