[Bug 1065979] [NEW] external/internal monitors mirrored on boot when laptop lid is closed

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Ritesh Khadgaray (khadgaray):

If I put my X220 in a dock, and plug in an external monitor. Then I
close the lid and turn on the computer, the computer will boot up with
both the internal laptop screen and external monitor on and mirror.
Because I can't see the laptop screen, I would expect the external
monitor to be only on at its maximum resolution. I've actually tried
this without the dock by plugging in an external monitor to my laptop
and shutting the lid during boot quickly, the same problem persists.
This problem is exhibited on Precise/Oneiric as well as Quantal.

In particular this specification mentions this behavior: 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Blueprints/MultiMonitor
In this user story:
"""Alan goes to the office, puts his laptop with the lid closed into a docking station and boots it up. The external display should be run at its native resolution. Later that day he needs to see a customer. He suspends the laptop and takes it out of the docking station. At the customer he wakes up the laptop and the internal screen is used at its native resolution. Finishing his visit the laptop is suspended, brought back to the office. There it is placed in the docking station, woken up and the external display should run again at its native resolution."""

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Oct 12 08:16:04 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121001)
MachineType: LENOVO 42872WU
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=aeedfe74-da24-46f5-837e-ec386440a8c8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET55WW (1.25 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 42872WU
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET55WW(1.25):bd11/01/2011:svnLENOVO:pn42872WU:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn42872WU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 42872WU
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Won't Fix

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Won't Fix

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Quantal)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Won't Fix

** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu S-series)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Fix Committed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 patch quantal running-unity ubuntu
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external/internal monitors mirrored on boot when laptop lid is closed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065979
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