Bug 672888 – Multiple Xscreens Crashes Mutter

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Bug 672888 - Multiple Xscreens Crashes Mutter


Summary:	Multiple Xscreens Crashes Mutter


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 648156

Product:	mutter
Classification:	Core
Component:	general
Version:	3.3.x
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	mutter-maint
QA Contact:	mutter-maint

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Reported:	2012-03-27 06:06 UTC by Ryley Angus
Modified:	2012-03-27 07:10 UTC

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Description Ryley Angus 2012-03-27 06:06:49 UTC

Overview: Using Mutter 3.3.92 and gnome-shell 3.3.92, mutter cannot run if multiple x screens are defined in xorg.conf.

Steps to reproduce: Have more than one xscreen in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Expected result: Gnome-shell and mutter loads.

Actual result: gnome-shell fallback mode is entered instead, and it repeats all the menu items as many times as you have xscreens. 

Mutter and gnome-shell both function perfectly when only one xscreen is defined. I know mutter currently doesn't support multiple x screens fully, but would it be possible for mutter to manage just xscreen 0? Or a user-defined xscreen?

Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2012-03-27 06:51:15 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 648156 ***

Comment 2 Ryley Angus 2012-03-27 07:10:14 UTC

So are there any plans to restrict mutter to one xscreen for the time being so it can run on at least one screen? Or is this not being considered at all?