When I plug in an external monitor into my laptop and run the catalyst control center all changes require a reboot. Windows is able to cope with it fine and so are laptops with nvidia cards.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-20.29-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 12 22:03:01 2010
DkmsStatus:
fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-20-generic, x86_64: installed
fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:a116 Suyin Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. K42Jr
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-20-generic root=UUID=dd35a4b3-744f-44fb-ad4a-f2e691d23e96 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_NZ.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 307
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: K42Jr
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr307:bd01/19/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pnK42Jr:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnK42Jr:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: K42Jr
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.32-20-generic
The control center must be run as root. This should not be required for simple resolution changes or enabling or disabling an external monitor.