> > > > ------snip------- > > > > When I look at the XServer Display Configuration it shows the digital > > screen is off. Normally it's on. The configuration is set to Twin View. > > Normally that's set to Separate X Screen. > > > > When I click on the right hand monitor (in the tool) the resolution > > shows as off. If I change that to 1680 x 1050 and click Apply, nothing > > happens. This is what's making me think the card is failing, or at least > > part of it has failed. > > > > Any recommendations? > > > > Assuming the card has failed, any recommendations on a better nVidia > card? > > > > Thanks. > > > > BTW, I set the auto save feature of LibreOffice to 1 minute, and > > recovered most of the work I was doing. > > > You would get either NO display or a garbled/distorted etc display if > your card is failing. Since X comes up, the card is probably fine > (unless you just lost the DVI port...). Sounds like you are the victim > of a Ubuntu drive-by update. If using proprietary Nvidia drivers, this > can be an issue. What can happen is that the Nvidia kernel driver > doesn't load (depends on kernel version) so Ubuntu switched to nouveau > and your monitor autodetection is all screwy. > > I would update the Nvidia driver, reboot, then reset the settings. > > Using the Nvidia X server Settings tool, "X Server Display > Configuration" - "Advanced" button, see if you can set up the monitors > like you had before (run it via sudo or as root). Then save the > settings to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg.conf > > Remember to pay attention to the following entries: > > Position > Viewport Out > Panning > > next select the monitors on at a time, and see which one is > [x] make this the primary display for the X screen. > ************************************* >
- Once your get xserver config sorted out I'd recommend getting into the habit of creating a backup of the xorg.conf file and keeping a copy of it my home directory and/or thumb drive. When I used to run Ubuntu I had more problems with xserver than I care to admit and this practice saved me hours of frustration. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
