If I set the MetaMode in xorg.conf from "1280x1024, nvidia-auto-select" (which results in 640x480 resolution on the DFP), to "1280x1024, 1280x1024", the DFP doesn't come on at all. Here's the relevant section of the X log:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "True" (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31 - 80.0" (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56 - 76" (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024" (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration (**) NVIDIA(0): TwinView enabled (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled. (WW) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Unable to read EDID for display device DFP-1 (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7600 GT (G73) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.51.04 (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7600 GT at PCI:1:0:0: (--) NVIDIA(0): Proview Radius-73 (CRT-0) (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1 (--) NVIDIA(0): Proview Radius-73 (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: Internal Single Link TMDS (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Devices: CRT-0, DFP-1 (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes: (II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x1024,1280x1024" (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024 Why would it validate the dual screen mode, then say the virtual screen is only one screen and leave the other off entirely? -- nvidia detects DFP native resolution incorrectly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155001 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
