Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you on this, I've been out of the country quite a bit. I have upgraded Ubuntu to 9.04 (jaunty). I have installed all the nvidia 180 packages. Everything seems to work.
Thanks! > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:53:33 +0000 > From: br...@bryceharrington.org > To: nailhea...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 361161] Re: NVidia 180 driver breaks Twinview > > > I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA, > would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it > resolves this bug? > > Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here: > > https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa > > > ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => New > > ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > NVidia 180 driver breaks Twinview > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361161 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: xorg > > Hi. New to this. Don't see anything else listed like this. Not even sure > if this is an Ubuntu problem, or an NVidia problem. > > Running 64 bit 8.10 on a Dell D830 laptop w/Quadro NVS 140M, using restricted > drivers. > Using the Nvidia Xserver settings app. > NOT running Xinerama. Compiz installed, but no effects turned on. > > Single screen (laptop screen) works OK using v180 driver. > Twinview (laptop screen and external screen via docking station) does NOT > work using v180 driver. I can display one screen or the other, but I cannot > turn on both together. Screen sizes indicate a full twinview screen (double > width), and the working screen may scroll across to show the whole space, but > the second monitor does not turn on. > > If I delete xorg.conf, both screens will turn on and mirror each other, but > as soon as I try twinview, one or the other will turn off (depending on the > last screen enabled). > > If I roll the driver back to v177, everything works as it did when I first > set it up. > This is what I am currently running. > > I can certainly survive using 177 (not sure what 180 brings to the party). > Just thought I should mention it to someone... > > xorg.conf dump: > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig > # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeis...@builder58) Wed Oct 1 15:12:53 > PDT 2008 > # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings > # nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (bui...@yellow) Thu Jun 5 09:27:12 UTC 2008 > # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file) > # > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using > # values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. > # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > # > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* > # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg > # package. > # > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated > # again, run the following command: > # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Configured Monitor" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "DELL E248WFP" > HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 > VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Configured Video Device" > Monitor "Configured Monitor" > DefaultDepth 24 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "1" > Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0" > Option "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +1920+0, DFP-0: > nvidia-auto-select +0+0" > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "nvidia-auto-select" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "glx" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "kbd" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" > Driver "synaptics" > Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" > Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0" > Option "MinSpeed" "0.7" > Option "MaxSpeed" "3" > Option "AccelFactor" "0.03" > EndSection > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Configured Video Device" > Driver "nvidia" > Option "NoLogo" "True" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 140M" > Driver "nvidia" > Option "NoLogo" "True" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "Xinerama" "0" > EndSection > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Package: xorg 1:7.4~5ubuntu3 > ProcEnviron: > PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-11-generic (bui...@yellow) (gcc version > 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:53:41 UTC 2009 > > SourcePackage: xorg > Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64 > xkbcomp: > > [lspci] > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory > Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fe] > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Quadro NVS 140M > [10de:0429] (rev a1) > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fe] > _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery -- NVidia 180 driver breaks Twinview https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361161 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs