Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: displayconfig-gtk
Ubuntu Release: Hardy Heron
When testing a X configuration via the Test button fails, the program
does give to the GUI only a short message:
"Configuration test failed"
"Please verify the selected devices and configuration."
More detailed error information is written to the console, but this is
invisible to the user when displayconfig-gtk is launched automatically
when the normal X startup fails at system startup.
This happened to me when i was changing graphics card from AGP to PCIe, and
back again.
On putting my AGP card back in, i forgot to plug in a power connector to the
card.
The nvidia driver wasn't working, and i was stuck with xorg.conf.failsafe and
vesa driver.
I eventually launched displayconfig-gtk manually from console, and got this
helpful message on stdout:
Sorry, this configuration video card driver
and monitor doesn't appear to work:
Messages from the X server:
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Your GeForce 7600 GS graphics card does not have the
necessary
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): external power cables attached; X will not start unless
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): this is rectified. Please shut down your computer, open
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): its case, and attach the appropriate power connectors.
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Your video card may have multiple power connectors. If
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): so, each must be attached to a separate power cable.
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Please see the documentation provided with your video
card
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): for more details. If you think you have received this
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): message in error, you may specify the
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): "NoPowerConnectorCheck" X configuration option in the
(EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Screen section of your X config file.
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
I read somewhere that displayconfig-gtk will be gone in next ubuntu release?
Is this true? If so, it would be waste of time to change the prog now.
But i think it might be easiely improvable by changing the
on_button_test_config_clicked
function in DisplayConfig.py to include the "msg" in the text of the displayed
Messagebox.
** Affects: displayconfig-gtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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displayconfig-gtk does not give detailed error message to GUI user
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313788
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