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Fresh Installs tends to have a nonexistent "None-1-1" monitor.
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Description
Distribution
Mint 22
Package version
Cinnamon 6.2.9
Graphics hardware in use
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3gb (Gigabyte)
Frequency
Always
Bug description
A 2nd unexisting monitor is shown in new installations of Mint with X11 server.
Steps to reproduce
- Get a fresh Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon installation
- Install NVIDIA proprietary drivers
- In "Display Settings", a new "Unknown" display is being shown.
- That Unknown monitor is default set as Primary screen, and if you move the mouse slightly outside the screen, it moves to Unknown
Expected behavior
Unknown monitor shouldn't be showing up at all.
Additional information
As shown in the Discord server, https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/1266254806469709914/1266361847280566353
If you create /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-ignore.conf
Insert the content
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "None-1-1"
Option "Ignore" "True"
EndSection
Then as soon as you reboot, the Unknown display gets removed
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in a fresh Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon installation with the NVIDIA proprietary driver and X11, then inspect how Display Settings handles the reported "None-1-1" monitor. No source files or tests are named; done means the nonexistent display no longer appears or becomes primary, without relying on /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-ignore.conf.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100