Dual Monitor Lock Screen Problem

Question

Ubuntu 12.04 Nvidia GTX 550-Ti x-swat Nvidia driver

Problem:

Using 2 monitors. When screen locks there is a blue box on top of the wallpaper and password dialog box that hides the field for entering your password or switching users.

Problem is on 2 systems with similar hardware (Nvidia card, x-swat driver, dual monitors)

You can still type your password in blindly and hit enter to login but it's irritating to not be able to see the dialog box.

What 'blue box'? Is this something your monitor is doing separately from Ubuntu? — Tom Brossman, Oct 03 '12 at 21:01
It's a blue area of the screen that is on top of both the wallpaper and the dialog box but only on the main monitor and only about 3/4 starting in the top left corner. If I move the mouse over where the password field should be, the mouse changes into a text cursor... I'll add a screenshot — Justin Carver, Oct 03 '12 at 21:20
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-slOE3M9ABEA/UGyt0TmoHlI/AAAAAAAADwU/QaqxfZjplzM/s800/photo.JPG — Justin Carver, Oct 03 '12 at 21:28
Very strange, that's definitely a bug. No idea why that's happening, sorry. — Tom Brossman, Oct 03 '12 at 21:54
I recommend reporting this as a bug. (This question also has some good information about bug reporting.) This will probably be closed as off-topic, in accordance with the FAQ and this policy. — Eliah Kagan, Oct 04 '12 at 00:56
Upgrading the Nvidia drivers seems to have fixed this problem. I have exact same issue with Ubuntu 14.04 and Nvidia card. I updated to: "Nvidia binary driver - version 331.113 from nvidia-331 (proprietary, tested)" — Kedar Mhaswade, Dec 19 '14 at 17:34
Correcting my own comment above. I still see this issue even after upgrading nvidia drivers. — Kedar Mhaswade, Dec 22 '14 at 17:27

Dual Monitor Lock Screen Problem

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