[opensuse] Nvidia update changes dual-monitor login setup
Hi All, This morning, I updated to the new nvidia module (331.49) from the repo. I have a dual monitor setup and until now the graphical log in screen has displayed on my main monitor. After rebooting with the new module, the login is now displayed on the secondary monitor. This is unfortunate because (A) the secondary monitor is in portrait orientation, meaning the login dialog is displayed sideways; and (B) the secondary monitor is only switched on when I want/need to use it. How do I control which screen the login dialog is displayed on? The main monitor (screen 0) is connected via DVI and the secondary (screen 1) is connected via VGA. Cheers Dylan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, Am 26.02.2014 12:11, schrieb Dylan:
Hi All,
This morning, I updated to the new nvidia module (331.49) from the repo.
I have a dual monitor setup and until now the graphical log in screen has displayed on my main monitor. After rebooting with the new module, the login is now displayed on the secondary monitor. This is unfortunate because (A) the secondary monitor is in portrait orientation, meaning the login dialog is displayed sideways; and (B) the secondary monitor is only switched on when I want/need to use it.
How do I control which screen the login dialog is displayed on? The main monitor (screen 0) is connected via DVI and the secondary (screen 1) is connected via VGA.
I'm not sure I can help, but you could try two things: - tell nvidia with the setup utility which screen is your primary screen - try to move the mouse, as soon as visible, to the screen where you want the login window Cheers Karl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 26/02/14 11:26, Karl Sinn wrote:
Hi,
Am 26.02.2014 12:11, schrieb Dylan:
Hi All,
This morning, I updated to the new nvidia module (331.49) from the repo.
I have a dual monitor setup and until now the graphical log in screen has displayed on my main monitor. After rebooting with the new module, the login is now displayed on the secondary monitor. This is unfortunate because (A) the secondary monitor is in portrait orientation, meaning the login dialog is displayed sideways; and (B) the secondary monitor is only switched on when I want/need to use it.
How do I control which screen the login dialog is displayed on? The main monitor (screen 0) is connected via DVI and the secondary (screen 1) is connected via VGA.
I'm not sure I can help, but you could try two things: - tell nvidia with the setup utility which screen is your primary screen
the nvidia-settings utility only affects the setup post-login, and the correct screen in already configured there.
- try to move the mouse, as soon as visible, to the screen where you want the login window
The mouse pointer appears on the primary screen by default, and moving it (of course) has no effect on the placement of the login dialog Dx
Cheers Karl
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Am 26.02.2014 12:34, schrieb Dylan:
On 26/02/14 11:26, Karl Sinn wrote:
Hi,
Am 26.02.2014 12:11, schrieb Dylan:
Hi All,
This morning, I updated to the new nvidia module (331.49) from the repo.
I have a dual monitor setup and until now the graphical log in screen has displayed on my main monitor. After rebooting with the new module, the login is now displayed on the secondary monitor. This is unfortunate because (A) the secondary monitor is in portrait orientation, meaning the login dialog is displayed sideways; and (B) the secondary monitor is only switched on when I want/need to use it.
How do I control which screen the login dialog is displayed on? The main monitor (screen 0) is connected via DVI and the secondary (screen 1) is connected via VGA.
I'm not sure I can help, but you could try two things: - tell nvidia with the setup utility which screen is your primary screen
the nvidia-settings utility only affects the setup post-login, and the correct screen in already configured there.
- try to move the mouse, as soon as visible, to the screen where you want the login window
The mouse pointer appears on the primary screen by default, and moving it (of course) has no effect on the placement of the login dialog
I had this situation and moving the mouse solved the problem for me. I don't know if it still does the trick as I didn't have the problem since I installed 13.1. Anyway I have the G02 driver installed and not like you the G03 so rebooting to try would not really help you. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:34:50 +0000 Dylan Dylan wrote:
On 26/02/14 11:26, Karl Sinn wrote:
Hi,
Am 26.02.2014 12:11, schrieb Dylan:
Hi All,
This morning, I updated to the new nvidia module (331.49) from the repo.
I have a dual monitor setup and until now the graphical log in screen has displayed on my main monitor. After rebooting with the new module, the login is now displayed on the secondary monitor. This is unfortunate because (A) the secondary monitor is in portrait orientation, meaning the login dialog is displayed sideways; and (B) the secondary monitor is only switched on when I want/need to use it.
How do I control which screen the login dialog is displayed on? The main monitor (screen 0) is connected via DVI and the secondary (screen 1) is connected via VGA.
I'm not sure I can help, but you could try two things: - tell nvidia with the setup utility which screen is your primary screen
the nvidia-settings utility only affects the setup post-login, and the correct screen in already configured there.
- try to move the mouse, as soon as visible, to the screen where you want the login window
The mouse pointer appears on the primary screen by default, and moving it (of course) has no effect on the placement of the login dialog
Hi Dylan, Thanks for the chuckle ... I run dual monitors and was right there alongside you until I read "sideways". Assuming you're running KDE, the setting you need is in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc On my system: ~> grep 'GreeterScreen' /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc #GreeterScreen=-1 From 'The kdm Handbook' http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kdm/kdm.pdf:
GreeterScreen The screen the greeter should be displayed on in multi-headed and Xinerama setups. The numbering starts with 0. For Xinerama, it corresponds to the listing order in the active ServerLayout section of XF86Config; -1 means to use the upper-left screen, -2 means to use the upper-right screen.
My left display is primary and the log-in dialogue does appear there. hth & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 26/02/14 13:15, Carl Hartung wrote:
Hi Dylan,
Thanks for the chuckle ... I run dual monitors and was right there alongside you until I read "sideways". Assuming you're running KDE, the setting you need is in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
On my system:
~> grep 'GreeterScreen' /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc #GreeterScreen=-1
From 'The kdm Handbook' http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kdm/kdm.pdf:
GreeterScreen The screen the greeter should be displayed on in multi-headed and Xinerama setups. The numbering starts with 0. For Xinerama, it corresponds to the listing order in the active ServerLayout section of XF86Config; -1 means to use the upper-left screen, -2 means to use the upper-right screen.
My left display is primary and the log-in dialogue does appear there.
hth & regards,
Carl
I will give it a try, thanks Dx
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