On Tue, 2020-03-03 at 22:10 +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Michael, Wolfgang, > > 1: Search for some "monitors.xml" - I have it here in ~/.config, and > then try move it to a different place. Reboot, or simply logging > out/in of your desktop might be enough. Yes, I am familiar with this file, it's supposed to replace the Display Sections in /etc/xorg.conf. I have nonetheless been unsuccessful in opening a gnome-terminal on the secondary screen. Apparently the -- geometry command line parameter does not function under Wayland. > > 2: Did you try to press the key combo "Win key - p", repeatedly? I > think I remember Gnome to cycle through attached screens/monitors a > few years ago with that combo, just like Windows does, IIRC. > "Win(dows) key", or Mod4, is what xev recognizes as "Super_L" here. > > Be careful with 2: You might end up with dark monitors -- ssh to your > machine, or at least make sure you can use sysctrl to shutdown your > machine more or less safely. Or maybe some tty is still usable ... > > If all that does not work, xrandr might be your friend to set up your > monitors - but Im not sure, that's what Linux users today might like > to fiddle with ... ;) Thanks for mentioning xrandr, maybe one day it will be of use. However, I don't see any connection between xrandr and the GDM login prompt. I think I'll have to try one of the Gnome mailing lists. > > Good luck! > Wolfgang > > On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Michael J. Baars wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just bought myself a brand new 27" monitor, that came with a > > standard > > VGA cable and no HDMI cable. Apparently VGA is still considered the > > standard by Philips. I would like this to be my new primary > > display. > > > > I also have a somewhat older Samsung 24" monitor, that is connected > > via > > HDMI to the HDMI port of my computer. I would like this to be my > > secondary display. > > > > Let boot things up... > > > > The grub boot menu appears on the secondary screen. Apparently the > > HDMI > > port is considered the primary port by the computer manufacturer. > > There's no way to change this in the BIOS. > > > > So I thought, let's make the 24" the primary and the 27" the > > secondary > > display. I can always buy an extra 5m VGA cable to replace my new > > 5m > > HDMI cable. > > > > Let boot things up... > > > > The grub boot menu appears on the primary screen. So far so good. > > Waiting for the login prompt, and yes, there it is... > > > > on the secondary screen :) > > > > And yes, I've double checked the settings under Devices->Displays > > and > > made sure that the Samsung 24" is the Primary Display. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Regards, > > Mischa. > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > > List Guidelines: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > "Altars are burnin' with flames far and wide > The foe has crossed over from the other side > They tip their caps from the top of the hill > You can feel them come, more brave blood to spill" > > Bob Dylan: "'Cross The Green Mountain" > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
