gnome-display-properties fails to detect the external display plugged into this MacBook5,1, and xorg --auto does nothing; however, nvidia-settings is able to detect the external display and output to it without issue.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
.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)
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Aug 3 17:29:28 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-06-16 14:02:52.524595
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400M] [10de:0863] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:00aa]
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
kmod:wl - Broadcom STA proprietary wireless driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) [auto-install]
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBook5,1
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=9b9ed1b4-4b43-4c5e-ba1a-326b0d2fbcf6 ro quiet splash vga=773
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-16 (48 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/27/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F42D89C8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: Proto
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F42D89C8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443:bd04/27/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F42D89C8:rvrProto:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F42D89C8:
dmi.product.name: MacBook5,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty1
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
Hey alejandra-obregon,
You filed this bug report against natty, but I see it's still open and
doesn't appear to have much activity recently. So, now that oneiric
is released and stable, this may be a good point for you to upgrade
and re-test if this issue is still present there.
If it's solved in the new release and you think it's worth backporting
the fix, please indicate that. Or if having the fix in the new release
is good enough, feel free to close out the bug (or let us know and we'll
close it.)
If it's not solved, leave the bug report open. I can't promise we'll
get to it (we get way more bugs filed than we can usually get to), but
your testing and feedback can help out if and when we do.