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[Bug 794975] Re: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT no longer works with dual screen monitors

 

I erroneously thought that I was using free drivers. however after
grepping dmeg I found i wasn't. removing nvidia-current and rebooting
fixed this problem. i have updated the bug description to match that.

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xorg
  
- I have a nVidia GeForce 8600 GT video card. I'm not using closed source
- drivers (so I'm using what ever the default ubuntu/linux drivers are). I
- have 2 monitors plugged in the back of them. Both monitors worked out of
- the box with no extra settings needed. Today I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04
- and the dual monitors don't work. only one monitor works.
+ I have a nVidia GeForce 8600 GT video card. I'm using closedsource
+ drivers 'nvidia-current'. I have 2 monitors plugged in the back of them.
+ Both monitors worked out of the box with no extra settings needed. Today
+ I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 and the dual monitors don't work. only one
+ monitor works.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
-  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:54:25 PDT 2011
-  GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
+  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:54:25 PDT 2011
+  GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Thu Jun  9 11:39:53 2011
  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-06-09 09:32:12.185379
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
-  nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed 
-  nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
+  nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
+  nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
-  nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] [10de:0402] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:825c]
+  nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] [10de:0402] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
+    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:825c]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427)
  JockeyStatus:
-  xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
-  xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
+  xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
+  xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7800p Convertible Minitower
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_IE:en
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_IE.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_IE:en
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_IE.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=d10771dd-f5c1-4708-bb30-b257d2cc26c5 ro quiet
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-09 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: 786F1 v01.04
  dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC8112JJ8
  dmi.board.name: 0AACh
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC8112JJ8
  dmi.chassis.type: 6
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786F1v01.04:bd07/18/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7800pConvertibleMinitower:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0AACh:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7800p Convertible Minitower
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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