Mike Bird composed on 2026-08-30 09:40 (UTC-0700):
Felix Miata wrote:
I used TDM always in un-themed configuration, so tdmrc is never OEM here.
When I boot with two displays connected, greeter shows up on only one.
When I boot with three displays connected, greeter shows up on two of three.
Are two of three expected? Controllable?
I have three monitors forming a single workspace.
I get one greeter.
Is it possible two of your monitors are displayin the same or overlapping areas of your workspace?
Based upon the following, it doesn't look like it:
# cat /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45 xrandr --output HDMI-A-0 --pos 0x0 \ --output DisplayPort-0 --primary --below HDMI-A-0 \ --output DVI-D-0 --pos 1920x0 \ --output VGA-0 --below DVI-D-0 # xrandr --listmonitors Monitors: 3 0: +DisplayPort-0 2560/598x1440/336+0+1200 DisplayPort-0 1: +DVI-D-0 1680/473x1050/296+1920+0 DVI-D-0 2: +HDMI-A-0 1920/519x1200/324+0+0 HDMI-A-0 # inxi -GSxxz System: Kernel: 7.1.8+deb14.1-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.3.0 Desktop: TDE (Trinity) v: R14.1.7~[DEVELOPMENT] tk: Qt v: 3.5.0 wm: Twin dm: 1: TDM 2: XDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux forky/sid Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-2 ports: active: DP-1,DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:130f Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.24 compositor: Twin v: 3.0 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x2640 s-dpi: 120 Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 mapped: DVI-D-0 pos: top-right model: Dell P2213 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 diag: 558mm (22") Monitor-2: DP-1 mapped: DisplayPort-0 pos: bottom-l model: Acer K272HUL res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 diag: 686mm (27") Monitor-3: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: primary,top-left model: NEC EA243WM res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 diag: 612mm (24.1") ... However, I don't believe the 45 script executes until the DE session starts. Thus, the greeter appears in center of the 2560x1440 display, while the second greeter appears lower right of center on the 1680x1050 display.