I've also found nvidea-settings is necessary, for example, when I''m hooking up to a projector. I should note that I had to use the driver I downloaded from nVidia, I was unable to get the Ubuntu-provided proprietary driver to work.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Wayne Davison <[email protected]> wrote: > I revisited this issue recently, and discovered that I have to use the > nvidia-settings program to get dual screen going with the proprietary > display driver, since xrandr doesn't work. So, once I discovered that, > I simply configured my 2nd display as a "Separate X Screen" (in the > "Configure" popup) and chose "Enable Xinerama". Then dual monitors is > finally working for me with the nvidia graphics card (and best drivers) > enabled. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726638 > > Title: > Proprietary nVidia driver fails on Lenovo T510 laptop > > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I attempted to enable the nVidia driver through the > "System"=>"Administration"=>"Additional Drivers" panel. After the > "Searching", "Installing" phase it requests a reboot. Although the > Ubuntu boot splash displays, X never comes up, and it dumps you to the > console login. The only way I was able to get X to come up was to > remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf and reboot. > > The card info (from lspci) is: > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] > (rev a2) > > I'm including the Xorg > The stderr output from startx is: > > I'm attaching the Xorg log as an attachment due to its size. > > X.Org X Server 1.9.0 > Release Date: 2010-08-20 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-28-server x86_64 Ubuntu > Current Operating System: Linux rover 2.6.35-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri > Jan 21 17:40:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 > Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic > root=UUID=78540c13-6a8a-4346-bad5-3dc9ada0dbf1 ro quiet splash > Build Date: 09 January 2011 12:14:27PM > xorg-server 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.3 (For technical support please see > http://www.ubuntu.com/support) > Current version of pixman: 0.18.4 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Feb 28 08:16:41 2011 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > at http://wiki.x.org > for help. > Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional > information. > > ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log > giving up. > > xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X > server > > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > > The xorg.conf configuration is: > > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > DefaultDepth 24 > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "glx" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Default Device" > Driver "nvidia" > Option "NoLogo" "True" > EndSection > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/726638/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726638 Title: Proprietary nVidia driver fails on Lenovo T510 laptop -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
