Multi screen problem

[smjt2000]

Hi.
I’m not good in English, sorry.
I’m using Eos Qtile version. I have a secondary monitor connected to my laptop, but nothing shown in the monitor. so I installed XFCE and then login to it and monitor is OK and working. after logging in to XFCE, logout and login to Qtile. now monitor works in Qtile.

if I login first to Qtile, second monitor will not work, but if I login first to XFCE and then logout and login to Qtile, monitor will works.
I have to screen in my Qtile config file.

[Zircon34]

Perhaps that helps, you can use arandr or autorandr. I setup my screen as I like them save with autorandr. You can call in qtile

autorandr --change

At each start or restart. Once you saved a profile in autorandr it should automatically detect this setup.

Also her a recent topic with relevant links

How to close display 0

I use i3wm, but what works for me is to use first arandr to setup the screen as I like it. Then I save it to my preferred profile using autorandr. Maybe redundant but easiest for me. The command autorandr --change checks if the current configuration corresponds to any of your saved profiles. I implement it in i3 so that when I respawn it loads the command. So let’s say you save two profile, one only laptop and the other laptop plus external monitor with laptop switch off. Once you connect th…

[smjt2000]

Thanks.
I just installed autorandr and created two profiles. It’s detecting the monitor connected and switches to profile automatically.