Bug#658786: Hello says `goodbye'

[Michael Biebl]

tags 658786 + moreinfo
thanks

On 06.02.2012 01:51, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
> Package:gnome-settings-daemon
> 
> Version: 3.2.2-2
> 
> My computer is a ThinkPad T510 and I usually use the Fn+F7 keys to
> change the monitor configuration. With Debian, using these keys invoke
> the rotation using xrandr. Since I'm using Nvidia binary driver, the
> Fn+F7 keys doesn't work as expected. When I press it, I get an error
> message.
> 
> Here the step to reproduce.
> 1. Connect an external display to the VGA port
> 2. Press Fn+F7
> 3. The following error message is displayed :
> Could not switch the monitor configuration
> could not set the configuration for CRTC 354

So you created a custom keyboard shortcut (in gnome-control-center)
which runs xrandr when pressing Fn+F7?
If not, how is this keyboard shortcut configured/setup/triggered?

> I suggest to detect whether xrandr is working or not.

I don't think this is solveable within gnome-settings-daemon if you
simply run xrandr from a keyboard shortcut.
I'd suggest running a shell script instead which does the necessary
sanity check.
Or even better, complain to NVIDIA to properly support xrandr.

Michael


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