Bug 1680

Summary:	xrandr not installed by default but required for KDE display config on startup
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Jeff Robins <jeffrobinsSAE>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	John Balcaen <balcaen.john>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal	CC:	balcaen.john, jeffrobinsSAE
Version:	1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kdebase4-workspace-4.6.3-7.mga1.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Jeff Robins 2011-06-08 07:20:15 CEST

Description of problem:
KDE requires 'xrandr' to be present to configure the display on startup.  Using the "Display and Monitor" Control Center Module or the tray applet works to configure the monitor but the settings are lost on reboot.  The settings and the 'xrandr' command to run at startup are saved in "~/.kde4/share/config/krandrrc".  I have a dual monitor setup where the monitors have different resolutions and one is to the right of the other.  This may not affect single monitor and/or cloned monitor setups.  

I marked the bug as Major because it breaks a frequently used feature and may turn people off to Mageia.  I almost went back to Mandriva, but I found the line in "krandrrc" and noticed that 'xrandr' was missing.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install fresh mageia 1 on a computer with two monitors
2. Use "Display and Monitor" to configure monitors to different resolutions and positions
3. Set primary monitor
4. Apply settings
5. Click "Save as Default"
6. Reboot
7. Login
8. Get frustrated
9. Install 'xrandr'
10. Reboot
11. Bliss

Jeff Robins 2011-06-08 07:21:17 CEST

CC: (none) => jeffrobinsSAE

Comment 1 John Balcaen 2011-06-08 12:31:18 CEST

Ok.

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED
CC: (none) => balcaen.john
Hardware: x86_64 => All
Assignee: bugsquad => balcaen.john
Source RPM: (none) => kdebase4-workspace-4.6.3-7.mga1.src.rpm

Comment 2 John Balcaen 2011-07-09 19:00:31 CEST

Fixed in svn & should be out with KDE SC 4.6.5

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED