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[Bug 1234679] Re: multimonitor fails to render the screen correctly when both Xmir and X are running and produces "cannot switch monitor configuration" error notification

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From: Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 04:34:55 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1234679 <1234679@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Project changed: xmir => xorg-server (Ubuntu)

** Tags added: xmir

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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:
  Triaged

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).

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