No video output via HDMI on Nvidia 8200M

[steve0636]

When I plug in the HDMI cable of my Syncmaster 2032mw monitor, nothing happens. Changing the display in Nvidia settings doesn't change anything either, although the display is listed after hitting 'detect displays'.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 207bb9518819a42fad4e6ab4929a3bed
CheckboxSystem: 2e4ab5fb96eeb897d439b8ef1239668e
Date: Wed Feb 16 15:34:49 2011
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-28-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-27-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-26-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic root=UUID=947cc8f5-7bc0-41c6-b687-72cd209bed4a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 08/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.54
dmi.board.name: 303C
dmi.board.vendor: Wistron
dmi.board.version: 08.60
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Wistron
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.54:bd08/18/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioCQ60NotebookPC:pvrF.54:rvnWistron:rn303C:rvr08.60:cvnWistron:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.54
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-28-generic

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
From xorgconf.txt i see

Option "TwinView" "0"

can you change 0 to 1 save and reboot then test again
Thanks
Fabio

/etc/X11/xorg.conf (if I remember well)

[steve0636 (snthibaud)]

The image is then distributed over two displays (because my mouse can get 'lost'), but one of them is blanked (on standby, while it should lit up). Do you want me to send all of the log-files again? How do I do this without opening a new bug?

Best regards,

Stéphane

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Sorry i don'rt understand.
you have one image on two desktop or two identical image on the two desktop.
Have tried to set in system - preference - monitor cloned monitor (or something similar, mine is italian) look at the screenshot, i'm pointing with the mouse

[steve0636 (snthibaud)]

Well... with twinview enabled I should have one image over two desktops, but the monitor that is connected via HDMI gives no image at all (so I have half a desktop).
What I actually want is just one screen that works and the other one disabled (because the screens aren't of the same size), but the one via HDMI is always turned off no matter what I do.

Best regards,

Stéphane

[bruno (brunomadteles)]

I hve the exact same problem in both 10.04 32bit and 11.10 64bit. I also own a Compaq Presario with a NVidia Geforce 8200M.

A detail which may be of some importance, according to the driver search on the NVIDIA website, there aren't any drivers for the 8200M. The linux drivers which seem to work perfectly (apart from the HDMI situation) are made for 8200M - and for pretty much any other NVIDIA graphic card.

I have no idea why this is, or if there's any way one might complain.

So, yes, same here, HDMI port sends no signal under ubuntu.

[Eddie Dunn (eddie-dunn)]

Has anyone made any progress on this?

I'm trying to set up my sister's computer with working HDMI, but if this doesn't work I might have to install windows on it again...

[dino99 (9d9)]

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