[Bug 379805] [NEW] virtual keyword in xorg.conf causes blank white screen on login

[jpiesing]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

I'm trying to configure the secondary output on this laptop for use with projectors (etc). 
When I go through system / preferences / display, it tells me that the virtual keyword needs adding to my xorg.conf file and does it for me.
When I reboot with "virtual" in xorg.conf and login, I get a blank white screen.
If I use ctrl+alt+f1 to get a command line, edit xorg.conf to comment out the display subsection and then restart gdm, everything is works - except that of course the secondary output will only work as a mirror.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu9
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd at palmer) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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virtual keyword in xorg.conf causes blank white screen on login
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