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Bug #2742
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Switching back to laptop display using xrandr doesn't work
Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
12/01/2014
Due date:
% Done:
0%
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Description
On my laptop, if I switched to my dock connected setup like this:
xrandr --output HDMI2 --auto
xrandr --output LVDS1 --off
xrandr --output HDMI3 --off
xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --right-of HDMI2trying to switch it back to LVDS1 like so
xrandr --output VGA1 --off
xrandr --output HDMI2 --off
xrandr --output HDMI3 --off
xrandr --output --LVDS1 --auto --primaryyields black screens all round, the computer is not accessible.
Video Hardware:
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x21fa17aa chip=0x01668086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
Updated by profmakx almost 10 years ago
Turns out that if the laptop lid was closed on switchback, the x-server crashed. This problem went away with the recent i915 update.
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