[gentoo-user] KDE monitor configuration disappeared!

[gentoo-user] KDE monitor configuration disappeared!

[Nikos Chantziaras]

I updated to KDE 4.11.13/4.14.2 and in the middle of the emerge, my 
monitor's resolution was changed from 1920x1080 to 640x480. After the 
emerge I simply restarted. The system booted into a KDE with 640x480. I 
went to the System Settings application and into the "Display and 
Monitor" section to change my resolution again.


The "Display Configuration" in there is now almost empty. The options 
that used to be there for setting resolution and refresh rate, don't 
exist anymore. They're gone.

Fortunately, the "NVidia X Server Settings" application allowed for 
changing these settings on the fly, so I got unstuck from 640x480. But 
now I have to explicitly set 1920x1080. Normally I left the settings at 
"Automatic", and the best resolution for my monitor was automatically 
chosen. Now this isn't the case anymore. KDE seems to think that my 
monitor's optimal resolution is 640x480...

What happened? Where are the KDE settings for my monitor?

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE monitor configuration disappeared!

[Douglas J Hunley]

On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com> wrote:
> What happened? Where are the KDE settings for my monitor?


from kde-misc/kscreen postinstall:
LOG: postinst
Disable the old screen management:
# qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.unloadModule randrmonitor
# qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.setModuleAutoloading randrmonitor false

Enable the kded module for the kscreen based screen management:
# qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.loadModule kscreen

Now simply (un-)plugging displays should enable/disable them, while
the last state is remembered.

Does that correct your issue?

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[gentoo-user] Re: KDE monitor configuration disappeared!

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 04/11/14 18:28, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What happened? Where are the KDE settings for my monitor?
>
>
> from kde-misc/kscreen postinstall:
> LOG: postinst
> Disable the old screen management:
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.unloadModule randrmonitor
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.setModuleAutoloading randrmonitor false
>
> Enable the kded module for the kscreen based screen management:
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.loadModule kscreen
>
> Now simply (un-)plugging displays should enable/disable them, while
> the last state is remembered.
>
> Does that correct your issue?

Already solved on the KDE mailing list. The problem was that the 
controls don't appear until you click on the gray box that represents 
your monitor. I wouldn't have found that out in a million years.

So it was just bad and confusing GUI design. The controls once, they 
appear, don't actually work (meaning the GUI elements are broken,) but 
that's another issue.

Bottom line: "not impressed" is putting it mildly :-/