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FN-F8 doesn't switch displays on M1330

Bug #196176 reported by Mario Limonciello
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Bug Description

While booted up to X, pressing FN-F8 does not appear to properly switch displays.
Using the command line xrandr utility does however work properly.

Additionally, switching to a VT and then stopping gdm, it still doesn't work. It does work as the boot process begins (before X starts)

Nothing is registered at the end /var/log/acpid

Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in dell:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in dell:
importance: High → Medium
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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :
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Well some follow up information. gnome-settings-daemon is coming down when the keys are pressed.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Successfully connected to D-Bus
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Starting settings manager
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading settings plugins from dir: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keybindings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/mouse.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/screensaver.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/xsettings.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/dummy.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/clipboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/font.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/sound.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/a11y-keyboard.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Loading plugin: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/background.gnome-settings-plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7123): DEBUG: Could not find valid 'Priority' in /usr/lib/gnome-settings...

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Alex Mauer (hawke) wrote :

Is this really a duplicate? I don't see anything about the crashing with signal 5 of bug #179444, and on that bug Fn+F8 does switch displays (it just also crashes g-s-d)

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote : Re: [Bug 196176] Re: FN-F8 doesn't switch displays on M1330

Yeah it is. There was no crash log attached to this bug, but there was one
developed that had the same end results.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Alex Mauer <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 179444 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179444
>
> Is this really a duplicate? I don't see anything about the crashing
> with signal 5 of bug #179444, and on that bug Fn+F8 does switch displays
> (it just also crashes g-s-d)
>
> --
> FN-F8 doesn't switch displays on M1330
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196176
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Mario Limonciello
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Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez)
Changed in somerville:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
no longer affects: dell
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Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez) wrote :

The bug task for the somerville project has been removed by an automated script. This bug has been cloned on that project and is available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305647

no longer affects: somerville
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