Display utility doesn't offer to use nvidia-settings with proprietary drivers installed?
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Canonical Desktop Team | ||
Oneiric |
Won't Fix
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
On this system, the proprietary nvidia drivers are required for some features (like suspend/resume) to work correctly. On previous Ubuntu versions, opening the "Monitors" control panel detected the proprietary drivers and offered to use nvidia-settings instead of Displays. This is required, for instance, to be able to properly detect screens and enable the VGA, DisplayPort and HDMI video outputs which are completely ignored by g-c-c's Displays applet.
However on 11.10, Displays doesn't have this behavior, so the user is left to figure out why DIsplays is so limited and unable to detect/enable external screens, and eventually to learn to use nvidia-settings from a command prompt. This is quite confusing for novice users.
I'll attach some files with hardware information, this machine is primarily used for testing so please don't hesitate to let me know if I can provide more detailed info or run any necessary tests.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-control-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 21 12:17:11 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_
deja-dup 20.0-0ubuntu3
gnome-bluetooth 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
indicator-datetime 0.3.0-0ubuntu3
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) |
tags: | added: regression-release |
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
summary: |
- Displays utility doesn't offer to use nvidia-settings with proprietary + Display utility doesn't offer to use nvidia-settings with proprietary drivers installed? |
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Precise): | |
assignee: | Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) → nobody |
Thank you for your bug report, not sure that's a bug though, the changelog has
"gnome- control- center (1:2.32.0-0ubuntu3) natty; urgency=low
[ Martin Pitt ] resolution_ extra.patch, screen_ resolution_ package. patch, screen_ resolution_ vendor_ fallback. patch, and drop resolution- extra recommends. This isn't necessary any more with
* Drop 109_screen_
110_
111_
screen-
XRandR 1.2 capable drivers, and the proprietary fglrx/nvidia ones have
their own control panels."
Seems the binary drivers support xrandr nowadays