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Bug 701143 - Gnome desktop disappears when using Nvidia Twinview
Gnome desktop disappears when using Nvidia Twinview
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-05-28 16:04 UTC by Chris S
Modified: 2021-06-14 18:30 UTC
See Also:
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Attachments
Broken desktop during twinview with two monitors (1.45 MB, image/png)
2013-05-28 16:04 UTC, Chris S 		Details

Description Chris S 2013-05-28 16:04:03 UTC 
Created attachment 245459 [details]
Broken desktop during twinview with two monitors

Using nvidia-settings to configure a second monitor as "twinview" (being right-of the primary monitor), causes all icons on Gnome's desktop to disappear and the background to become offset. Disabling the second monitor does not fix the problem, and the desktop icons remain gone until a reboot.

Possibly related, the screenshot program captures a corrupted image.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2020-11-15 07:12:12 UTC 
Seven years later, anyone knows if this still happens in a recent version of gnome-shell (currently 3.38)? Wayland or X? Which nvidia-settings version? Which distro? 
Or is this issue obsolete? Thanks in advance.
Comment 2 André Klapper 2021-06-14 18:30:27 UTC 
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided.