[Bug 368422] [NEW] Multiple Monitors section missing in display settings

[dagfinn]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

The details of this problem have been discussed in this thread:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3103103.0

Since no one else has contributed any information to clear this up, I am
choosing to report it as a bug.

Briefly: the display settings (in System Settings) should have a
Multiple Monitors section. Or so I am told; I have never seen it, but
I've been shown screen shots. But the section is missing when I boot
from distro CDs: 8.10, 9.04 and 9.04-AMD64. Personally, I've tried this
on two different laptops with an external screen attached. Both laptops
are AMD/ATI-based.

I can configure multiple monitors on the same machines in Gnome with the
regular Ubuntu CD.

Screenshot with Multiple Monitors: http://imagebin.org/index.php?mode=image&id=46730
Screenshot without Multiple Monitors: http://www.twitpic.com/3uxpo

The information below was registered while running Kubuntu from my hard
disk, so it's not completely applicable to the situations I'm referring
to in which I boot from CD. In particular, the driver will not be fglrx
when booting from CD.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/systemsettings
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: systemsettings 4:4.1.4-0ubuntu1~intrepid3.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kdebase-workspace
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug

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Multiple Monitors section missing in display settings
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