Multiple display problem in OSX 10.9.2

I just updated to 10.9.2 on my 15" Macbook Pro (Mid-2010) and after the restart my secondary display will not work. When I plug it in to my mini displayport my secondary display comes up black and my primary display comes back with the background and settings that I had set for my secondary display. It seems as though the OS was confusing my primary display for my secondary. After messing with the settings I was able to get my primary display back to my primary settings, but the secondary display is still showing up black no matter how much I mess with the display settings in the system preferences (changes to resolution, mirroring, ect.). Anyone else experiencing this?

My friend just upgraded, and while the second monitor works, (15" Retina macbook Pro and 27" Display (displayport version, not TB version), if selects mirroring, the MacBook display sets to the same resoluiton of the external display, but the external display goes black.  Turning mirroring off does not correct it, the only thing he can do is unplug the 2nd display and plug it back in.  When he does this it resets the defaults of the displays, so he has to go to arrangement each time.
PITA for someone who teaches a lot, not sure if it is going to be a problem with a projector or related to the display.  Something broke ... appears they rushed this update out for the SSL issue without testing enough.
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