* [gentoo-user] unable to drive the VGA output
@ 2010-06-23 23:14 Allan Gottlieb
2010-06-24 18:02 ` Matthias Krebs
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Allan Gottlieb @ 2010-06-23 23:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Laptop: dell E6510
Gentoo: ~amd64
Graphics: nvidia VVS 3100M
I am unable to drive the VGA output. Symptoms include
* Executing "xrandr" does not mention LVDS or VGA
(and using --output VGA gives a warning that VGA doesn't exist)
* Pushing Fn-F8 produces a "p" (the keycap of f8 shows in blue a picture
of a laptop and a monitor) instead of showing the screen on the other
display.
The xorg.conf file generated by nvidia-xconfig (below) is fairly simple.
I just added the module section at the end.
Any help would be appreciated.
allan
================================================================
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Thu Apr 22 20:35:23 PDT 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "dri"
load "glx"
EndSection
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2010-06-23 23:14 [gentoo-user] unable to drive the VGA output Allan Gottlieb
@ 2010-06-24 18:02 ` Matthias Krebs
2010-06-24 18:14 ` Allan Gottlieb
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matthias Krebs @ 2010-06-24 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Am Donnerstag 24 Juni 2010, 01:14:44 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> Laptop: dell E6510
> Gentoo: ~amd64
> Graphics: nvidia VVS 3100M
>
> I am unable to drive the VGA output. Symptoms include
>
> * Executing "xrandr" does not mention LVDS or VGA
> (and using --output VGA gives a warning that VGA doesn't exist)
try with default like :
xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024
xrandr without options show the available resolutions, second line shows the
output names, like "DVI-0 connected" or "default connected". on my one box
with the nvidia driver i have "default connected"
> * Pushing Fn-F8 produces a "p" (the keycap of f8 shows in blue a picture
> of a laptop and a monitor) instead of showing the screen on the other
> display.
>
> The xorg.conf file generated by nvidia-xconfig (below) is fairly simple.
> I just added the module section at the end.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> allan
>
> ================================================================
>
> # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
> # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder58) Thu Apr 22
> 20:35:23 PDT 2010
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Layout0"
> Screen 0 "Screen0"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> # generated from data in "/etc/conf.d/gpm"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> # generated from default
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "kbd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
> VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Device0"
> Driver "nvidia"
> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Device0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> # Load "dri"
> load "glx"
> EndSection
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* Re: [gentoo-user] unable to drive the VGA output
2010-06-24 18:02 ` Matthias Krebs
@ 2010-06-24 18:14 ` Allan Gottlieb
2010-06-24 20:53 ` [gentoo-user] unable to drive the VGA output (Solved) Allan Gottlieb
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Allan Gottlieb @ 2010-06-24 18:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
At Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:02:13 +0200 Matthias Krebs <matthias.krebs@gmail.com> wrote:
> Am Donnerstag 24 Juni 2010, 01:14:44 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>> Laptop: dell E6510
>> Gentoo: ~amd64
>> Graphics: nvidia VVS 3100M
>>
>> I am unable to drive the VGA output. Symptoms include
>>
>> * Executing "xrandr" does not mention LVDS or VGA
>> (and using --output VGA gives a warning that VGA doesn't exist)
> try with default like :
> xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024
This works and permits me to change the resolution of the display.
> xrandr without options show the available resolutions, second line shows the
> output names, like "DVI-0 connected" or "default connected". on my one box
> with the nvidia driver i have "default connected"
Right. I just have "default connected" as well.
Do you know how to enable DVI-0 connected?
Your msg encourages me to search documentation about the nvidia driver.
thanks,
allan
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* Re: [gentoo-user] unable to drive the VGA output (Solved)
2010-06-24 18:14 ` Allan Gottlieb
@ 2010-06-24 20:53 ` Allan Gottlieb
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Allan Gottlieb @ 2010-06-24 20:53 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
At Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:14:47 -0400 Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu> wrote:
> At Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:02:13 +0200 Matthias Krebs <matthias.krebs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Am Donnerstag 24 Juni 2010, 01:14:44 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>>> Laptop: dell E6510
>>> Gentoo: ~amd64
>>> Graphics: nvidia VVS 3100M
>>>
>>> I am unable to drive the VGA output. Symptoms include
>>>
>>> * Executing "xrandr" does not mention LVDS or VGA
>>> (and using --output VGA gives a warning that VGA doesn't exist)
>> try with default like :
>> xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024
>
> This works and permits me to change the resolution of the display.
>
>> xrandr without options show the available resolutions, second line shows the
>> output names, like "DVI-0 connected" or "default connected". on my one box
>> with the nvidia driver i have "default connected"
>
> Right. I just have "default connected" as well.
> Do you know how to enable DVI-0 connected?
>
> Your msg encourages me to search documentation about the nvidia driver.
Bingo. The "one" word soln is TwinView. The documentation with the
nvidia driver explains everything. In this version nvidia-settings
can be invoked to do all the various settings.
thanks again,
allan
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