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[Alexandre Rames <alexandre.rames@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok I didn't backup this file. I did a clean Ubuntu install.
The Nvidia card works fine, except it does not detect my monitor
connected via hdmi.
I think I have seen something somewhere about adding options to the xorg.conf.
I'll have a look. Anybody knows by chance what to do to fix this?

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Philipp Blanke
<philipp.blanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Alexandre,
>
> you also have to restore /usr/lib/libGL.so*.
>
> Cheers,
> Philipp
>
>
> 2011/12/3 Alexandre Rames <alexandre.rames@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I tried installing the NVIDIA dirvers again. And again, the HDMI does
>> not work...
>>
>> I am on archlinux. I installed NVIDIA drivers 290.10.
>> Neither nvidia-settings nor the built-in "Display and Monitor"
>> recognize my external screen when plugged with HDMI. But everything
>> works fine with the VGA.
>> Any ideas there?
>>
>> Also, although I tried to backup my libglx.xorg file before installing
>> the NVIDIA drivers, the intel graphics are broken.
>> Restoring the libglx.so to point to the intel libglx.xorg does not fix it.
>> Have I missed files to backup?
>> Any ideas how to fix that without reformatting?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Alexandre
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Alexandre Rames
>> <alexandre.rames@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I did a fresh install of archlinux, and actually got my monitor to work
>> > over
>> > VGA.
>> > I will probably try later to install the NVIDIA drivers again.
>> > I'll update my post with any information I get on the process.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Alexandre
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Raphael Gradenwitz
>> > <raphael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
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>> >> Hi Alexandre,
>> >>
>> >> Am 01.10.2011 10:14, schrieb Alexandre Rames:
>> >> > My external monitor is recognized on the VGA port both with the
>> >> > Intel and Nvidia cards.
>> >>
>> >> OK, thats normal but not what you want/need.
>> >>
>> >> > But nvidia-settings simply does not see my external monitor when I
>> >> > plug it on the hdmi.
>> >>
>> >> I guess that you will have to restart your X-Server after plugin in
>> >> the Monitor in the hdmi port.. Did you already try to boot with (on
>> >> hdmi-port) pluged in monitor?
>> >>
>> >> > The problem is that the 1920x1200 resolution for my external
>> >> > monitor seems to not work perfectly over VGA.
>> >>
>> >> I know, I use a Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM as external Monitor myself
>> >> which is full hd (1920:1200) as well. The VGA-Port is, as I wrote
>> >> above, not what you want or need..
>> >>
>> >> > Can you tell me: Are you using the hdmi output?
>> >>
>> >> YES
>> >>
>> >> > What version of the Nvidia drivers are you using?
>> >>
>> >> That doesn't make difference at all. It has always worked for me
>> >> already with every nvidia-driver I'd have installed in the past.
>> >> Actually I use the same as you, 280.13
>> >>
>> >> > On what OS?
>> >>
>> >> It worked for me on Ubuntu:
>> >> - - jaunty jackalope (9.04)
>> >> - - karmic koala (9.10)
>> >> - - lucid lynx (10.04)
>> >> - - maverick meerkat (10.10)
>> >> - - natty narwhal (11.04)
>> >> in the past and actualy on
>> >> - - oneiric ocelot (11.10)
>> >>
>> >> > If your configuration works fine I can try the same.
>> >>
>> >> this may help you to install everything on ubuntu:
>> >> http://global-social.net/sony-VGN-Zseries
>> >>
>> >> I have several different xorg.conf files; one for for twinview, one
>> >> for 2-X-servers (every Monitor it's own x-Server) and for just one
>> >> Monitor (which actually don't need any xorg.conf at all but I still
>> >> generate one)
>> >>
>> >> With the acpi keys 's1' and 's2' I switch between those modes, they
>> >> detect everything, ask me to close all open windows before it restarts
>> >> the x-server and after that, the new config comes up. _Almost_ always
>> >> working ;-)
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> - --
>> >> Raphael Gradenwitz
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