Hi,
I installed Ubuntu (Natty) on my Dell Latitude D830. So far, so good -- except that the SVideo out feature of the video card doesn't work. This computer dual boots with windows XP and the svideo port works just fine under XP.
I have seen MULTIPLE UNRESOLVED YET CLOSED FORUM THREADS ON THIS!!!!!! INCLUDING ONE JUST STARTED LAST WEEK!!!!!
Why close the thread if a solution has not yet been presented?
Doing so is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY FRUSTRATING AND ITS THE REASON I GAVE UP ON LINUX THE FIRST TIME I TRIED IT.....
PLEASE THINK ABOUT PEOPLE'S FRUSTRATION BEFORE BLATANTLY IGNORING THEM.
ALSO TELLING PEOPLE TO CHANGE A SETTING WITHOUT TELLING THEM HOW TO DO SO IS JUST AS BAD, IF NOT WORSE..... THANKS!!!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic 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)
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: Thu Oct 13 12:57:57 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-11-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation G84M [Quadro NVS 140M] [10de:0429] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fe]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
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)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D830
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=230a6ac9-ea91-49e6-8f18-0d2a3b0953b9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 01/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.name: 0UY141
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd01/04/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD830:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0UY141:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D830
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
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+4ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
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
Solution Found.......
OK,
Figured it out... Here's the real solution, hope this helps some of the many looking for a solution.........
Step one. Do either A OR B
-A. During a fresh install of Ubuntu, you will be asked if you want to install restricted drivers. Make sure you are connected to the internet and click yes (or click install restricted drivers). Make sure you get the driver for your video card..... Restart Ubuntu..
-B. Install the restricted driver for your video card. Go to system settings (under the system menu in older Ubuntu distros or the power switch menu in unity -- power switch menu is in the upper right corner of the screen -- looks like a light switch -- left click, scroll down to system settings....) Click on "Additional Drivers" ... Click on the recommended driver for your video card. Click Activate. Restart Ubuntu...
Step two:
-Hook up your svideo display to your ubuntu computer's s-video jack.
-Go to system settings again.
-Click on "Nvidia Xserver settings" (or similiar for your brand of video card...) NOTE: Do NOT click on "Display" or "Monitors" as this will not take you to the right place....
-Click on the line labeled "X Server Display Configuration"
-Click detect (note, this is not the same as the similarly labeled button under the display or monitor control panel)
-You will see another display shown next to your main display. It should be labeled TV-0
-Click on this smaller display
-Next to the word "configure" it SHOULD say "Separate X Screen"
--IF IT DOES NOT, click "Configure"
--Select "separate"
--Click "OK"
-Click "Save to X Configuration file"
-Click "Close"
Step 3
-Restart Ubuntu
-Enjoy your S-video Output!!! :o)