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I'm using Gnome 3 and proprietary Nvidia drivers. I have tried to set in nvidia-settings my external monitor to be "above" my main one (it's a laptop). However, when I try to drag a window up from the main display to the external one, it gets stuck and can't move past a certain point. Trying to maximize it changes its decoration so it looks maximized (i.e. no borders, etc), but its size or position doesn't change.



Now, if I set my external monitor to be "to the left" of the main one, it works, which is why I'm suspecting this is a Gnome issue, not an Nvidia one.



Anyone know how to fix this?



Update: some versions:




  • Gnome: 3.2.2.1

  • Nvidia: 280.13



Update 2: I can see that Gnome 3.4 is out, and among the release notes is better external monitor support. However, they only mention a small fix that is unrelated to my problem. Can anyone with Gnome 3.4 and access to an external monitor please test this out and tell me if it works? I don't want to go through the hassle of upgrading my Ubuntu installation unless I know for certain it's going to fix the problem.


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I will conclude that this is a Gnome bug (which I have filed), since this works in Unity. Also, I have tried using the open source nouveau drivers (which properly support xrandr), and the same thing happens.


[#38049] Sunday, January 2, 2022, 2 Years  [reply] [flag answer]
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