Login Screen on Wrong Display

moore-bryan

In short, after installing Solus 4.2 with my external display connected and correcting GNOME to default my laptop's builtin display, the login screen still insists on locating itself on my external screen whenever I login and it's connected.

Any easy way to fix this?

Thanks for the help!

WetGeek

moore-bryan Any easy way to fix this?

Does your focus happen to be on the external screen when this happens? I've noticed that the login screen changes on my dual monitor workstation if I click on the monitor that doesn't have focus. The one I click on becomes the login screen.

moore-bryan

Hmm... I don't think so, but honestly didn't notice. I'll check and report back... thanks for the thought, @WetGeek.

It is... and, to boot, the display layout is wrong; that is, it's [2][1], with [2] being my external display and [1] being my builtin display. This was how the install "thought" it should go and I had to change it once I logged in.

I'm thinking this is a GNOME issue, but have no idea what to change.

WetGeek

moore-bryan I'm thinking this is a GNOME issue, but have no idea what to change.

I don't use Gnome at all, but I'm betting that all the DEs have a "Displays" setting that will allow you to select the primary monitor. Probably that's where the login screen will appear.

moore-bryan

Sadly, that setting seems to only do so for the session and not the login screen, @WetGeek; that is, I already changed that and no love.

WetGeek

moore-bryan I already changed that and no love.

Sorry about that. What happens if you simply unplug the external monitor? Are you then able to log on from your laptop screen? And does it really matter that much, since you type in your password the same way regardless of which monitor echoes the password?

moore-bryan

The system is completely usable and I can log in without issue, it's just an annoyance is all.

moore-bryan

So, I've found a solution...

I became pretty sure the issue was with GDM, so I started my search there and found hope in the Fedora forum; using this solution worked, save the "restorecon" part, where my system complained there is no command. Even without it, the other two commands fixed everything.

For anyone who strolls along to this thread, I was able to:
sudo cp -f ~/.config/monitors.xml ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml && sudo chown $(id -u gdm):$(id -g gdm) ~gdm/.config/monitors.xml

Thanks, @WetGeek, for helping point me in the right direction.