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

[Ritesh Khadgaray]

[Impact]

 * Booting laptop in docking station with lid closed results in low resolution (1024x768) on external monitor
 * Machine uses Mirror-Mode when booting even when laptop lid is closed
 * Low resolution desktop (1024x768) when user logs in, must be manually set to optimal resolution for external montior
 * Customer is preparing rollout to many non-technical users. Manually setting resolution should not be required.

[Test Case]
Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Boot system in docking station with lid closed
  2. Login screen is shown at 1024x768

After login, user desktop is still 1024x768
Manually setting resolution to optimal is successful

[Regression Potential]

 * I dont see any regression potential here, except for the user to end up auto configured optimal setup as seen in upstream code.
 * This may break display setup on really broken display drivers ( worst case/lid closed detection fails), in which we need to fix the bug with kernel/xorg . 


** Patch added: "proposed patch for raring"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1065979/+attachment/3496575/+files/lid-close-raring.debdiff

** Tags removed: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 running-unity ubuntu
** Tags added: precise raring

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Title:
  external/internal monitors mirrored on boot when laptop lid is closed

Status in Gnome Settings Daemon:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Oneiric:
  Won't Fix
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Precise:
  Won't Fix
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in s-series:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  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

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