Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:46:16 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@nethead.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xfce4 reverts to mirrored dislays Message-ID: <2c24a50e-c7d1-0841-bee6-9f015d48a927@nethead.se> In-Reply-To: <20180120141518.7a85ed99@planb.netng.org> References: <c89fe0ea-d072-2a4b-ad02-74041e3bd181@nethead.se> <20180120125636.6ad88128.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180120134001.65ddb697@archlinux.localdomain> <20180120141518.7a85ed99@planb.netng.org>
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On 01/20/18 14:15, Vladimir Botka wrote: > On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:40:01 +0100 > Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions > <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> On Linux I'm using a xorg.conf, as well as a script based upon >> xrandr, ... > > +1. FWIW, example of xrandr: > > xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1680x1050 --pos 0x0 --rotate > left --output LVDS-1 --off --output HDMI-3 --off --output > HDMI-2 --off --output HDMI-1 --off --output DP-3 --off > --output DP-2 --off --output DP-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 > --pos 1050x600 --rotate normal > > There is a GUI (x11/arandr) to make the configuration easier. > Thank you all for your suggestions - the basic problem must be in xfce4-settings and it looks like one has to work around it - a little surprised that the bug in displays.c is marked "Solved" though - I did patch displays.c and reinstall it. https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14096 https://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/commit?id=e128126f5e32c1018854403bb846cb9d6a091bb0 Let me clarify the problem: When I start X all is dandy, likewise if I exit X and come back. *But*, if I leave my workplace with X running long enough for the monitors to power down, when they are powered up again the display is mirrored and ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml is overwritten no matter how I try to make it read only. Not sure what script could help me with this? Is there a known way to lock this file? Thanks, //per
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