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[Myra Nelson <myra.nelson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No problem. I'll get it tested to night.

Myra

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 22:48, Bryce Harrington
<bryce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
> would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
> resolves this bug?
>
> Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here:
>
>  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa<https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Exorg-edgers/+archive/ppa>
>
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> New files are always placed on the left-most screen
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/348596
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>
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-177
>
> Ubuntu Studio 8.10 x86_64
>
> Linux xxx 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Mar 13 19:54:51 UTC 2009 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
>
> Nvidia accelerated gfx driver version 177.82
>
> me@mysystem:~$ sudo apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-177
> nvidia-glx-177:
>  Installed: 177.82-0ubuntu0.1
>  Candidate: 177.82-0ubuntu0.1
>  Version table:
>  *** 177.82-0ubuntu0.1 0
>        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted
> Packages
>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>     177.80-0ubuntu2 0
>        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
>
> Running 2 monitors on a dual-dvi nvidia 8800GT in TwinView mode.
>
> Left monitor is a Dell 1907FP, 1280x1024 native resolution
> Right monitor is a Dell E228WFP, 1680x1050 native resolution
>
> I have the 1907 on the left, and the 228 on the right. The 228 on the right
> is my "primary" screen, with the main gnome panel, desktop icons, etc.
>
> When adding a new item to the desktop - such as downloading a file - the
> item is always displayed on the left screen.
>
> I have tried:
>
> > Switching the monitors on the dvi ports on the video card
> > Using nvidia-settings to switch the "primary display" with the checkbox
> > Using nvidia-settings to change the positions of the monitors, such as
> absolute, right of, left of, etc
>
> I have set up various desktop icons, such as trash, etc, using the nautilus
> settings in Configuration Editor, and these seem to stay on the right-hand
> screen.
>
> It's when new files are created, such as downloads, or even touching a new
> file, that the icon for that file is placed on the top-left of the left-hand
> screen.
>
> I don't see an option anywhere to set this, so am assuming it's a bug with
> the nvidia TwinView mechanism.
>
> To summarise:
>
> Expected:
>
> New files are placed on the desktop marked as primary in nvidia-settings
>
> Actual result:
>
> New files are always placed on the left-hand desktop
>
>
> Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need any more info
>
> Uri
>

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New files are always placed on the left-most screen
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