[Help] Monitor settings reset on boot
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I'm running Pop! OS. Having a problem where i need to reconfig my monitor settings every time i boot.
Hardware is GTX 1080. Monitors are as follows:
- GPU DVI to DVI monitor
- GPU display port to DVI monitor
- GPU HDMI to 5.1 audio reciever, with HDMI to HDMI monitor 3.
On boot up monitors 1 and 2 are mirrored, and 3 may or may not need to be turned on and off a few times to work properly.
Everything is up to date, including OS and Nvidia drivers. I duel boot with Windows 10, and Windows works perfectly.
Ooh, I know this one! Here's what I did to get it working and set so it survives a reboot:
sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/.config/
Note: You may need to do this as sudo -i
Thank you! I'm a new user to linux. Went through 4 distros this month until this one, that doesn't seem janky and runs my games at a decent FPS. Having to reconfigure my monitors each reboot was a dealbreaker for me. Your simple instructions worked flawlessly, and i've had 3 reboots without having to change my settings.
I'm not sure if linux is my new forever home yet, but this definitely helps!
*Dual boot (a duel is with weapons)
Are you on x11? Wayland oftens handles multi-monitor setups more gracefully. If wayland fixes it and you need x11, you would at least know where to start troubleshooting.
Not 100% sure, but I think your desktop environment is usually responsible for maintaining monitor configuration. I don't use pop os, but maybe look for errors saving config to your home directory or something???