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[Philipp Blanke <philipp.blanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW,

I'm on Arch too with a Z11MN, and HDMI as well as switching between Intel
and NVidia works fine.

I have no xorg.conf and did no additional setup, apart from a simple
switching script that detects which graphics card is currently on and links
the correct libraries to libGL and libglx. And I hacked the BIOS, so that
static switching works.

Cheers,
Philipp


2011/12/3 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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Philipp Blanke