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[Eduard Carcole <ecarcole@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

This problems happens in Laptop Panasonic CF-R8 with Ubuntu 9.10 amd 64.

If I start the computer with no secondary monitor connected.
After logging in I connect the external monitor.

Then I use the keyboard to switch screens (fn+f3).

Then, my external monitor shows a nice orange color.
The screen of the laptop shows different icons (for example the ones for help or Network manager become suddenly different). May be I saw those icons before when running a safe mode?

And I loose control of the screens completly.

The keyboard combination (fn+f3) has no effect and it is impossible to
switch screens.

If I open the "Display" and try to mirror screens or try to switch off
the monitor of the laptop, there is no no response.

I use this computer for presentations in meetings, so this is a very important issue for me.
I really need to be able to connect an external monitor and mirror screens.

But....

If I restart the computer with the monitor connected, everything works fine.
But I cannot see the contents of the Desktop folder in the screen. 
This is a secondary problem, not so important.  

I did not have this problem with Ubuntu 9.04 i384, and I keep it
installed for security reasons in my computer, so I use when I have to
do a presentation.


Some more data:

lspci | grep VGA

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)

lshw

    description: Computer
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: vsyscall64 vsyscall32
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       physical id: 0
     *-memory
          description: System memory
          physical id: 0
          size: 1964MiB
     *-cpu
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU U9300 @ 1.20GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@0
          size: 800MHz
          capacity: 800MHz
          width: 64 bits
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 lahf_lm ida tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority cpufreq
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 07
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0
        *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 07
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:28 memory:f0000000-f03fffff memory:e0000000-efffffff(prefetchable) ioport:e1c0(size=8)
        *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Display controller
             product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
             version: 07
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f0400000-f04fffff

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov  6 14:04:45 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Panasonic Corporation CF-R8FW1AJR
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=d7b45a13-ddb7-4aec-9d12-ae18cf4044df ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 01/08/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V2.00L10
dmi.board.name: CFR8-2
dmi.board.vendor: Panasonic Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Panasonic Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: 001
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV2.00L10:bd01/08/2009:svnPanasonicCorporation:pnCF-R8FW1AJR:pvr002:rvnPanasonicCorporation:rnCFR8-2:rvr1:cvnPanasonicCorporation:ct10:cvr001:
dmi.product.name: CF-R8FW1AJR
dmi.product.version: 002
dmi.sys.vendor: Panasonic Corporation
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31-14-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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LOOSING CONTROL OF EXTERNAL MONITOR. IMPOSSIBLE TO MIRROR SCREENS.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476157
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