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[David Henningsson <841792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  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 (artifacts all over) for ~15 seconds,
- then the real screen reappears asking me whether I want to return to
- previous settings (and the usual timeout).
+  * 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
+  * Sometimes I get a strange screen for all 30 seconds and then it
  reverts.
  
-  * Sometimes nothing happens at all.
+  * Sometimes nothing happens at all.
  
-  * Sometimes the computer locks up hard with a black screen.
+  * Sometimes the computer locks up hard with a black screen.
  
-  * One time I also got an error saying that it failed to set "Metamode
+  * 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)

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Title:
  Enabling/disabling secondary screen is flaky/unstable

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