From: pinnerite@gmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:18:45 +0100   
   pinnerite  wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:06:39 -0400   
   > Paul  wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Sat, 9/27/2025 9:59 AM, Paul wrote:   
   > > > On Sat, 9/27/2025 8:00 AM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > > >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:14:23 -0400   
   > > >> Paul  wrote:   
   > > >>   
   > > >>> On Fri, 9/26/2025 5:59 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>>>   
   > > >>>> If the monitors are really there, an XRandR command should be able   
   > > >>>> to make the monitors do things.   
   > > >>>>   
   > > >>>> But first the monitors have to be list-able, as HDMI-1 and HDMI-2   
   > > >>>> or whatever.   
   > > >>>>   
   > > >>>>    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xrandr   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>> And Wayland would be a different matter. (Pure Wayland needs a   
   different tool.)   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>> But you could be using an X11 server via XWayland compatibility   
   interface on Wayland.   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>> System:   
   > > >>>   Host: CHARGER Kernel: 6.8.0-84-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64   
   > > >>>   Desktop: MATE v: 1.26.2 Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>> Graphics:   
   > > >>>   Device-1: VMware SVGA II Adapter driver: vmwgfx v: 2.20.0.0   
   > > >>>   Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6   
   driver: X:   
   > > >>>     loaded: vmware unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: swrast gpu:   
   vmwgfx   
   > > >>>     resolution: 1440x900~60Hz   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>> bullwinkle@CHARGER:~$ xrandr --listmonitors   
   > > >>> Monitors: 1   
   > > >>>  0: +*Virtual1 1440/381x900/238+0+0  Virtual1   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>>    Paul   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>>   
   > > >>  xrandr --listmonitors only lists one monitor.   
   > > >>   
   > > >> Alan   
   > > >>   
   > >   
   > > There is a   
   > >   
   > >    /var/log/gpu-manager.log   
   > >   
   > > as well, shown in this one.   
   > >   
   > >   https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430711   
   > >   
   > >     Paul   
   > >   
   >   
   > I have uninstalled and later reinstalled kernel 6.8.0-51-generic   
   > which has brought back my second monitor.   
   >   
   > What the other kernels didn't do was to install the kernel module   
   > amdgpu.   
   >   
   That didn't last. I got ChatGPT to work through the problems that   
   6.8.0-84 caused and it seems to have licked them.   
      
   I won't reboot until tomorrow afternoon, so we'll know then.   
      
   Alan   
      
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