xfce4-display-settings changes do not apply

DucksAreMagic · 2023-11-06 12:44:06

Looking for help to get to a root cause.
In a 3 monitor setup on a laptop (Laptop Screen, HDMI and USB-C to HDMI)
xfce4-display-settings do not appear to apply any changes although on the original Xubuntu installation live disk it worked ok. On the first boot from the install it would work once and apply once ... then it will never work again even after restarting.

Trying to change settings initially would update the display toggle however the monitor would remain disabled in the layout window.

After running "XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon" the additional monitors kicked into life displaying black and looping/displaying no signal until a desktop was displayed on one making my main monitor on the window go black. Display settings changes feel like they are applied at random, some taking some not, after applying it is random which monitors may be alive or showing just black. Through this at some point both the additional monitors did display the desktop at one point or another.

Finally after disabling all the monitors the mouse can drift off to the right as though the screen is still there and windows are still on the non existent second monitor

Restarting gets me back to normal with the one screen on the laptop.

Following https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=12268

When monitoring and plugging in one of the monitors and enabling it where it does not apply:

$ xfconf-query -c displays -m
Start monitoring channel "displays":

set: /Default/HDMI-1/Active
set: /Default/HDMI-1/Active
set: /Default/HDMI-1/Scale/X
set: /Default/HDMI-1/Scale/Y
set: /Schemes/Apply
reset: /Schemes/Apply
set: /Schemes/Apply
set: /ActiveProfile
reset: /Schemes/Apply

$ ls -l ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/
total 88
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 12204 Nov  6 12:09 displays.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   204 Aug 21 19:59 keyboards.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   379 Oct 23 14:58 ristretto.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   920 Oct 17 10:35 thunar.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  5884 Aug 22 10:15 xfce4-desktop.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 15789 Aug 21 16:48 xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  1196 Nov  2 11:34 xfce4-notifyd.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  4621 Nov  2 12:58 xfce4-panel.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  1110 Nov  6 11:12 xfce4-power-manager.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   321 Aug 30 08:55 xfce4-screensaver.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  1767 Aug 21 17:04 xfce4-session.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   276 Sep  7 12:22 xfce4-settings-manager.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user   215 Aug 22 09:14 xfce4-taskmanager.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user user  4800 Aug 22 09:15 xfwm4.xml

Running

 
xrandr --output eDP-1 --auto --output DP-1 --auto --right-of eDP-1 --output HDMI-1 --auto --right-of DP-1

Will successfully setup one display.

Running

 
xrandr --output eDP-1 --auto --output DP-1 --auto --right-of eDP-1 --output DP-2 --auto --output DP-2 --auto --right-of eDP-1 --output HDMI-1 --auto --right-of DP-2

Will successfully get all monitors active.

~$ xfconf-query -c displays -lv
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2                     HomeSetup
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1                AUS 27"
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Active         true
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/EDID           ed927119431608dc0da16e188f9c9c09c2b39639
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Position/X     0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Position/Y     0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Primary        false
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Reflection     0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/RefreshRate    59.950550
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Resolution     2560x1440
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Rotation       0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Scale/X        1.000000
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/DP-1/Scale/Y        1.000000
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/eDP-1               Laptop
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/eDP-1/Active        false
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/eDP-1/EDID          a236bb0dc762b31861b5b81f43984964d68c82ac
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1              BenQ 24"
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Active       true
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/EDID         3e287a2130bdde984b09b01c6b48cc7484fe9d5c
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Position/X   2560
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Position/Y   360
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Primary      false
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Reflection   0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/RefreshRate  60.000000
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Resolution   1920x1080
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Rotation     0
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Scale/X      1.000000
/1b11e0f8f74fc911a6a23e7a4c8ad2c311725fe2/HDMI-1/Scale/Y      1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512                     New
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2                AUS 27"
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Active         true
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/EDID           75f5205d24c5af4421ac1d2771d3a4f59e6a5483
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Position/X     1920
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Position/Y     0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Primary        false
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Reflection     0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/RefreshRate    59.950550
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Resolution     2560x1440
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Rotation       0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Scale/X        1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/DP-2/Scale/Y        1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1               Laptop
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Active        true
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/EDID          a236bb0dc762b31861b5b81f43984964d68c82ac
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Position/X    0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Position/Y    360
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Primary       true
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Reflection    0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/RefreshRate   60.001655
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Resolution    1920x1080
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Rotation      0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Scale/X       1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/eDP-1/Scale/Y       1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1              BenQ 24"
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Active       true
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/EDID         3e287a2130bdde984b09b01c6b48cc7484fe9d5c
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Position/X   4480
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Position/Y   377
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Primary      false
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Reflection   0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/RefreshRate  60.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Resolution   1920x1080
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Rotation     0
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Scale/X      1.000000
/6403f2b7eb2aaafe6de34cbf2a029b01afebc512/HDMI-1/Scale/Y      1.000000
/ActiveProfile                                                Fallback
/AutoEnableProfiles                                           true
/Default/DP-1                                                 AUS 27"
/Default/DP-1/Active                                          false
/Default/DP-1/EDID                                            75f5205d24c5af4421ac1d2771d3a4f59e6a5483
/Default/DP-1/Position/X                                      3840
/Default/DP-1/Position/Y                                      0
/Default/DP-1/Primary                                         false
/Default/DP-1/Reflection                                      0
/Default/DP-1/RefreshRate                                     59.950550
/Default/DP-1/Resolution                                      2560x1440
/Default/DP-1/Rotation                                        0
/Default/DP-1/Scale/X                                         0.000000
/Default/DP-1/Scale/Y                                         0.000000
/Default/DP-2                                                 AUS 27"
/Default/DP-2/Active                                          true
/Default/DP-2/EDID                                            75f5205d24c5af4421ac1d2771d3a4f59e6a5483
/Default/DP-2/Position/X                                      1920
/Default/DP-2/Position/Y                                      0
/Default/DP-2/Primary                                         false
/Default/DP-2/Reflection                                      0
/Default/DP-2/RefreshRate                                     59.950550
/Default/DP-2/Resolution                                      2560x1440
/Default/DP-2/Rotation                                        0
/Default/DP-2/Scale/X                                         1.000000
/Default/DP-2/Scale/Y                                         1.000000
/Default/eDP-1                                                Laptop
/Default/eDP-1/Active                                         true
/Default/eDP-1/EDID                                           a236bb0dc762b31861b5b81f43984964d68c82ac
/Default/eDP-1/Position/X                                     0
/Default/eDP-1/Position/Y                                     0
/Default/eDP-1/Primary                                        true
/Default/eDP-1/Reflection                                     0
/Default/eDP-1/RefreshRate                                    60.001655
/Default/eDP-1/Resolution                                     1920x1080
/Default/eDP-1/Rotation                                       0
/Default/eDP-1/Scale/X                                        1.000000
/Default/eDP-1/Scale/Y                                        1.000000
/Default/HDMI-1                                               BenQ 24"
/Default/HDMI-1/Active                                        true
/Default/HDMI-1/EDID                                          3e287a2130bdde984b09b01c6b48cc7484fe9d5c
/Default/HDMI-1/Position/X                                    4480
/Default/HDMI-1/Position/Y                                    0
/Default/HDMI-1/Primary                                       false
/Default/HDMI-1/Reflection                                    0
/Default/HDMI-1/RefreshRate                                   60.000000
/Default/HDMI-1/Resolution                                    1920x1080
/Default/HDMI-1/Rotation                                      0
/Default/HDMI-1/Scale/X                                       1.000000
/Default/HDMI-1/Scale/Y                                       1.000000
/Fallback/DP-1                                                AUS 27"
/Fallback/DP-1/Active                                         true
/Fallback/DP-1/EDID                                           75f5205d24c5af4421ac1d2771d3a4f59e6a5483
/Fallback/DP-1/Position/X                                     3840
/Fallback/DP-1/Position/Y                                     0
/Fallback/DP-1/Primary                                        false
/Fallback/DP-1/Reflection                                     0
/Fallback/DP-1/RefreshRate                                    59.950550
/Fallback/DP-1/Resolution                                     2560x1440
/Fallback/DP-1/Rotation                                       0
/Fallback/DP-1/Scale/X                                        0.000000
/Fallback/DP-1/Scale/Y                                        0.000000
/Fallback/DP-2                                                AUS 27"
/Fallback/DP-2/Active                                         true
/Fallback/DP-2/EDID                                           75f5205d24c5af4421ac1d2771d3a4f59e6a5483
/Fallback/DP-2/Position/X                                     1920
/Fallback/DP-2/Position/Y                                     0
/Fallback/DP-2/Primary                                        false
/Fallback/DP-2/Reflection                                     0
/Fallback/DP-2/RefreshRate                                    59.950550
/Fallback/DP-2/Resolution                                     2560x1440
/Fallback/DP-2/Rotation                                       0
/Fallback/DP-2/Scale/X                                        1.000000
/Fallback/DP-2/Scale/Y                                        1.000000
/Fallback/eDP-1                                               Laptop
/Fallback/eDP-1/Active                                        true
/Fallback/eDP-1/EDID                                          a236bb0dc762b31861b5b81f43984964d68c82ac
/Fallback/eDP-1/Position/X                                    0
/Fallback/eDP-1/Position/Y                                    0
/Fallback/eDP-1/Primary                                       true
/Fallback/eDP-1/Reflection                                    0
/Fallback/eDP-1/RefreshRate                                   60.001655
/Fallback/eDP-1/Resolution                                    1920x1080
/Fallback/eDP-1/Rotation                                      0
/Fallback/eDP-1/Scale/X                                       1.000000
/Fallback/eDP-1/Scale/Y                                       1.000000
/Fallback/HDMI-1                                              BenQ 24"
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Active                                       true
/Fallback/HDMI-1/EDID                                         3e287a2130bdde984b09b01c6b48cc7484fe9d5c
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Position/X                                   4480
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Position/Y                                   0
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Primary                                      false
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Reflection                                   0
/Fallback/HDMI-1/RefreshRate                                  60.000000
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Resolution                                   1920x1080
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Rotation                                     0
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Scale/X                                      1.000000
/Fallback/HDMI-1/Scale/Y                                      1.000000
/Notify

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 6400 x 1440, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 173mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  60.00    48.00  
   1680x1050     60.00  
   1400x1050     60.00  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     60.00  
   1400x900      60.00  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1440x810      60.00  
   1368x768      60.00  
   1280x800      60.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   960x720       60.00  
   928x696       60.00  
   896x672       60.00  
   1024x576      60.00  
   960x600       60.00  
   960x540       60.00  
   800x600       60.00  
   840x525       60.00  
   864x486       60.00  
   700x525       60.00  
   800x450       60.00  
   640x512       60.00  
   700x450       60.00  
   640x480       60.00  
   720x405       60.00  
   684x384       60.00  
   640x360       60.00  
   512x384       60.00  
   512x288       60.00  
   480x270       60.00  
   400x300       60.00  
   432x243       60.00  
   320x240       60.00  
   360x202       60.00  
   320x180       60.00  
HDMI-1 connected 1920x1080+4480+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  50.00    59.94  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1280x800      59.91  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 connected 2560x1440+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
   2560x1440     59.95*+  72.00    59.99    50.00  
   3840x2160     30.00    25.00    24.00    29.97    23.98  
   1920x1080    120.00   119.88    60.00    60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1440x900      59.90  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08

I'm at a loss for trying to find a root cause beyond "(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: 10:54:11.721: Failed to apply display settings" and not sure what log/command to dig into next. It seems like the work around for the moment is to form a few xrandr commands to switch between monitor setups.

Additional Info:

Xubuntu 23.04

$xfce4-display-settings -v
xfce4-display-settings 4.18.2 (Xfce 4.18)

$ xfsettingsd --version
xfsettingsd 4.18.2 (Xfce 4.18)

$ uname -a
Linux user-Latitude-5440 6.2.0-36-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Oct  4 10:14:28 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A1
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics] [8086:a7a1] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0c00]

xrandr with no monitors plugged in:

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 173mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  60.00    48.00  
   1680x1050     60.00  
   1400x1050     60.00  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     60.00  
   1400x900      60.00  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1440x810      60.00  
   1368x768      60.00  
   1280x800      60.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   960x720       60.00  
   928x696       60.00  
   896x672       60.00  
   1024x576      60.00  
   960x600       60.00  
   960x540       60.00  
   800x600       60.00  
   840x525       60.00  
   864x486       60.00  
   700x525       60.00  
   800x450       60.00  
   640x512       60.00  
   700x450       60.00  
   640x480       60.00  
   720x405       60.00  
   684x384       60.00  
   640x360       60.00  
   512x384       60.00  
   512x288       60.00  
   480x270       60.00  
   400x300       60.00  
   432x243       60.00  
   320x240       60.00  
   360x202       60.00  
   320x180       60.00  
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

xrandr with all monitors plugged in

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 173mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  60.00    48.00  
   1680x1050     60.00  
   1400x1050     60.00  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     60.00  
   1400x900      60.00  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1440x810      60.00  
   1368x768      60.00  
   1280x800      60.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   960x720       60.00  
   928x696       60.00  
   896x672       60.00  
   1024x576      60.00  
   960x600       60.00  
   960x540       60.00  
   800x600       60.00  
   840x525       60.00  
   864x486       60.00  
   700x525       60.00  
   800x450       60.00  
   640x512       60.00  
   700x450       60.00  
   640x480       60.00  
   720x405       60.00  
   684x384       60.00  
   640x360       60.00  
   512x384       60.00  
   512x288       60.00  
   480x270       60.00  
   400x300       60.00  
   432x243       60.00  
   320x240       60.00  
   360x202       60.00  
   320x180       60.00  
HDMI-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1920x1080     60.00 +  50.00    59.94  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1280x800      59.91  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   2560x1440     59.95 +  72.00    59.99    50.00  
   3840x2160     30.00    25.00    24.00    29.97    23.98  
   1920x1080    120.00   119.88    60.00    60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1440x900      59.90  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08

$ XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon
xfce4-settings(xsettings): _XSETTINGS_S0 registered on screen 0
xfce4-settings(xsettings): 34 settings changed (serial=0, len=1372)
xfce4-settings(xsettings): resource manager (xft) changed (len=1334)
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 67 HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 69 DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63 assigned to HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63 assigned to DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 2 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1080, prev_w = 1920, prev_hmm = 285, prev_wmm = 508, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying desktop dimensions: 6400x1440 (px), 1693x381 (mm).
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 63 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(pointers): initialized xi 2.4
xfce4-settings(keyboards): initialized xkb 1.0
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set auto repeat on
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set key repeat (delay=500, rate=50)
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set numlock off
xfce4-settings(accessibility): AccessXKeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): stickykeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): slowkeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): bouncekeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): mousekeys disabled
xfce4-settings(keyboard-shortcuts): 32 shortcuts loaded
xfce4-settings(fontconfig): monitoring 184 paths
xfce4-settings(workspaces): 3 desktop names set from xfconf
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 64 assigned to HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 64, output list[0] -> 67.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65 assigned to DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 3 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 64 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:50:58.790: No available CRTC for HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): HDMI-1 will be disabled by configuration.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:50:58.790: No available CRTC for DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 2 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
^[xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:37.067: No available CRTC for HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:37.067: No available CRTC for DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 1 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x360.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 62 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:37.126: Failed to configure CRTC 65.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: 10:52:37.127: Failed to apply display settings
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:47.787: No available CRTC for HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:47.787: No available CRTC for DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 1 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 62 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:52:47.859: Failed to configure CRTC 65.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: 10:52:47.860: Failed to apply display settings
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:53:42.248: No available CRTC for HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:53:42.248: No available CRTC for DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 1 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x360.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 62 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:53:42.306: Failed to configure CRTC 65.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: 10:53:42.306: Failed to apply display settings
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62 assigned to eDP-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 62, output list[0] -> 66.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:54:11.654: No available CRTC for HDMI-1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:54:11.654: No available CRTC for DP-2.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[0] -> 69.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 65, output list[1] -> 67.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 1 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 62: size=1920x1080, pos=0x353.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=2560x1440, pos=3840x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 64: size=1920x1080, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 65: size=2560x1440, pos=1920x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 200, min_w = 320, max_h = 16384, max_w = 16384, prev_h = 1440, prev_w = 6400, prev_hmm = 381, prev_wmm = 1693, h = 1440, w = 6400, hmm = 381, wmm = 1693.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 62.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 62 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying CRTC 65 Transform: x=1.000000 y=1.000000, filter=nearest.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-WARNING **: 10:54:11.720: Failed to configure CRTC 65.

(xfsettingsd:7035): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: 10:54:11.721: Failed to apply display settings

ToZ · 2023-11-07 01:12:36

Hello and welcome. Thank you for the very detailed report.

I wonder if there is some relationship between what you are seeing and this recent commit., given that the warning/error you are receiving are happening right after the transform event. Unfortunately, the fix is available in 4.18.3 - and I don't believe ubuntu has tat officially packaged yet.

Is there any way for you to test 4.18.3? (not sure how this would be done in Ubuntu though).

Barring that, you might want to make a bug report at https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/issues to see if you can get confirmation of the above from a developer.

Xfce Forum

Sub domains

#1 2023-11-06 12:44:06

xfce4-display-settings changes do not apply

#2 2023-11-07 01:12:36

Re: xfce4-display-settings changes do not apply

Board footer