Public bug reported:
I right now am trying xfce as I have an old nvidia card. I have a
geforce 5200fx. This card has issues with any advanced grapics handling
at all. The newest nvidia drivers dont work for it. I have tried to load
the drivers, and they crash me out to the black screen with the x icon.
I tried to set the xorg.conf file for my second monitor, and for no
apparent reason it ignores the settings I have entered. I tried to find
monitor.conf, and lightdm monitor.conf and neither exist. I tried a new
front end that was a little easier on my machine to see if it would
load. For no apparent reason the machine refuses to acknowledge that I
have a second monitor, and I want to ass a virtual resolution so that it
can be used. Nouveau docs give no steps, and the only thing I get in
aranbdr, is a refrence to VGA-1 and TV1. Which is odd because my card
does not have a T.V. out. It does have a DVI out which is shows as
disabled. At this point the fact that not only will x not recognize my
second monitor, but that it shows a tv output leaves me to assume that
there is a bug with X not being able to detect my second monitor, and
also not allowing me to make any manual changes to the xconfig file.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-30.54-generic 3.13.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-30-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun Jun 29 14:54:52 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-04-21 22:20:35,323 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-30-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] [10de:0322] (rev a1)
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-23 (188 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-30-generic
root=UUID=c8d40926-6d3d-4a61-9fdb-fb4c5cfd5440 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-22 (68 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/19/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0706
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: A8S-X
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0706:bd12/19/2005:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA8S-X:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.54+git20140628.e8c3c135-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri
10.3.0~git20140627.a001ca98-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~trusty
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx
10.3.0~git20140627.a001ca98-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~trusty
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:7.3.99+git20140523.851b2cf8-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.912+git20140627.72c041e5-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~trusty
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.10+git20140220.480f0998-0ubuntu0sarvatt
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jun 29 14:46:13 2014
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
inputPower Button KEYBOARD, id 6
inputPower Button KEYBOARD, id 7
inputLogitech USB Receiver KEYBOARD, id 8
inputLogitech USB Receiver KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module nvidia (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module nvidia (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output DVI-I-1TV-1
VGA-1
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: nouveau
