Multi-Monitor Issues

Bazzite
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Hello all,

The issue I am running into is related to my multi-monitor config. I have a 1440p 165Hz primary monitor (“left monitor”) connected to my GPU via DisplayPort. My secondary monitor (“right monitor”) is a generic 1080p 60Hz monitor connected via HDMI.

The issue itself is that after a reboot, all of my icons jump from my primary monitor to the secondary monitor. Similarly, if I have an app open on my secondary monitor before rebooting, it’ll open on my primary monitor after a reboot (and vice-versa).

For the icons issue, I tried positioning the icons how I’d want, then changing the desktop setting to lock icons in place which did nothing. I also made sure that my primary monitor is actually set as my primary monitor, which it is. It’s also interesting to note that I moved the taskbar to my primary monitor and it does stay there after a reboot.

The GPU I have in my system is an RX 7800 XT. According to the output of vulkaninfo, I’m running RADV Mesa 25.3.0 as the driver. The installed version of Bazzite is Bazzite 43 with KDE Plasma 6.5.3 and framework version 6.20.0

If anyone has any suggestions, I’d appreciate it!

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For first issue (this is for KDE Plasma,) if you right click desktop and click “Display Configuration” you can choose which monitor you want as your main display by clicking the “Primary” option. For some reason the first monitor is never the primary by default. I see you’ve already done that, which tells me it’s an HDMI issue, as HDMI doesn’t play well with Linux. So if you can use a DP on both monitors, you might want to try that.

About apps not remembering where they were last opened, that may or may not be a Wayland issue, as Wayland doesn’t allow applications to pick where they want to be opened. Here’s a discussion regarding that: Wayland remembering window position, size and location - Help - KDE Discuss

I hope this helps.

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Thanks for the insights!

My secondary monitor does have a DP connector on it, but I don’t have a second DP cable handy. I have a trip to a microcenter planned after Christmas, so I’ll add it to my list of things to get and I’ll report back.