← Back to team overview

desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Bug 570447] Re: Dual monitor display does not work when secondary is on the left side

 

That version is no more supported; please open a new  bug report if the
actual archive found version also has the same issue.

** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/570447

Title:
  Dual monitor display does not work when secondary is on the left side

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Hi guys,

  KUbuntu 10.04 here, 64bit.

  I have two identical NVidia cards GT 9400. I have set up XInerama and
  both monitors are "up". Logged into KDE just fine. The secondary
  display is physically located to the left of the primary display.

  The problem is that if I want to move the mouse on the second screen,
  as soon as it "gets" there, it starts a "Brownian motion" - it
  literally jumps in all directions with a very high frequency although
  all its movements are confined in a roughly 2 inches area. No matter
  how much I try to move it to the left, it won't go beyond that
  invisible margin (not that having it in the middle of the secondary
  screen would help in any way given its oscillating behavior). I can
  "drag it back" to the primary screen where everything is fine again.
  Sometimes, not always and not sure exactly when and why, doing this
  experiment and/or clicking in the secondary screen kills the X server
  completely and I am back to the login step.

  The interesting thing is that is if I configure the secondary screen
  to be on the "right side", there are no problems - everything works.

  Now I know I could physically move the secondary screen to the right
  ... but the LCDs are slightly different in size (22" versus 23") so it
  would be great if I should not have to do that.

  Likewise I guess I could swap the connectors/cables and thus the
  monitors roles but the one that's primary now is a better monitor and
  I need it for gaming ... :-)

  If you need anything else let me know. Thank you for reading this !

  Best regards,
  Obi1

  NVIDIA version (as reported by NVidia Settings: 195.36.15). This is a
  64bit system.

  $ uname -a
  Linux 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  $

  
  $ lspci
  00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
  00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
  00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
  00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
  00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
  00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
  00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
  00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
  00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 1
  00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 6
  00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
  00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
  00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
  00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
  00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 90)
  00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JIR (ICH10R) LPC Interface Controller
  00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SATA AHCI Controller
  00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SMBus Controller
  01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] (rev a1)                                                                                                    
  02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] (rev a1)                                                                                                    
  03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)                                                                           
  05:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 70)                                                                                                                          
  $

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
  Release:        10.04
  $

  
  ******************
  XORG.CONF - the one giving me headaches
  ******************

  # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
  # nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd@yellow)  Fri Apr  9 11:51:21 UTC 2010

  # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
  # nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder58)  Fri Mar 12 02:12:40 PST 2010

  Section "ServerLayout"

  # Removed Option "Xinerama" "0"
  # Removed Option "Xinerama" "1"
      Identifier     "Layout0"
      Screen      0  "Screen0" 1680 0
      Screen      1  "Screen1" 0 0
      InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
      InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
      Option         "Xinerama" "0"
  EndSection

  Section "Files"
  EndSection

  Section "InputDevice"

      # generated from default
      Identifier     "Mouse0"
      Driver         "mouse"
      Option         "Protocol" "auto"
      Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
      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      "Samsung SyncMaster"
      HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
      VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
      Option         "DPMS"
  EndSection

  Section "Monitor"
      Identifier     "Monitor1"
      VendorName     "Unknown"
      ModelName      "LEN L2240pwD"
      HorizSync       30.0 - 75.0
      VertRefresh     50.0 - 75.0
  EndSection

  Section "Device"
      Identifier     "Device0"
      Driver         "nvidia"
      VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
      BoardName      "GeForce 9400 GT"
      BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
  EndSection

  Section "Device"
      Identifier     "Device1"
      Driver         "nvidia"
      VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
      BoardName      "GeForce 9400 GT"
      BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
  EndSection

  Section "Screen"
      Identifier     "Screen0"
      Device         "Device0"
      Monitor        "Monitor0"
      DefaultDepth    24
      Option         "TwinView" "0"
      Option         "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
      SubSection     "Display"
          Depth       24
      EndSubSection
  EndSection

  Section "Screen"
      Identifier     "Screen1"
      Device         "Device1"
      Monitor        "Monitor1"
      DefaultDepth    24
      Option         "TwinView" "0"
      Option         "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
      SubSection     "Display"
          Depth       24
      EndSubSection
  EndSection

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/570447/+subscriptions