A couple issues regarding multiple monitors, virtual consoles

jad340 · 2016-09-05 18:12:55

Hello,

Just did a fresh install of bl-hydrogen on my ThinkPad X230. Most things work pretty well, except for the fact that I cannot seem to switch to a virtual console and my multi-monitor setup on my dock rarely works.

Whenever I try to switch to a virtual console via Ctrl+Alt+F{1..6}, the desktop simply stays in place, with only the mouse disappearing. Once I go back to tty 7, my mouse reappears and I can use my desktop. Not being able to switch to a virtual console makes debugging my next issue very difficult, so how can I fix this?

My dualhead setup with 2 DP monitors connected to my X230 via a Series 3 dock only seems to work once I undock, bootup, dock, and run this script:

#!/bin/sh
xrandr -d :0.0 --output HDMI3 --auto --primary --output LVDS1 --off
xrandr -d :0.0 --output HDMI2 --auto --right-of HDMI3
nitrogen --restore

If I try to run this after booting up on the dock, everything simply disappears from my screen except my cursor and background. Why is this?

Thanks!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-09-05 20:07:29

Are you forcing any screen resolutions via GRUB (or similar)?

Please post the output of:

systemctl status getty.target

Finally, does this command work:

sudo chvt 2

jad340 · 2016-09-05 20:58:42

No, I didn't touch the GRUB config at all

getty loaded fine:

jad340@X230:~$ systemctl status getty.target
● getty.target - Login Prompts
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/getty.target; static)
   Active: active since Mon 2016-09-05 13:41:14 EDT; 3h 13min ago
     Docs: man:systemd.special(7)
           man:systemd-getty-generator(8)
           http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html

and

sudo chvt 2

doesn't exit with an error code, but does the same thing that trying to switch via Ctr+Alt+F{1..6} does.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-09-05 21:24:10

OK, let's investigate the systemd journal.

Open up a terminal window and run this command:

sudo journalctl -xf

This will "follow" the journal as new entries are made.

If you now attempt to switch to a console there will hopefully be some error messages written to the journal.

jad340 · 2016-09-05 21:56:17

Nope, not a single error message: https://a.pomf.cat/hlwbvy.png

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-09-06 06:34:02)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-09-06 06:34:43

That's a pity.

Do these problems occur if you load up the BunsenLabs ISO image and select the "live session"?

#1 2016-09-05 18:12:55

A couple issues regarding multiple monitors, virtual consoles

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Re: A couple issues regarding multiple monitors, virtual consoles

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Re: A couple issues regarding multiple monitors, virtual consoles

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