[Precision M4600] HDMI Output in nonfunctional

[Marc Legris]

Using the HDMI port does not result in an external monitor displaying the desktop. Installing the nvidia driver also does not output to the monitor, instead the nvidia blob break glx and causes a 2d fallback to the classic gnome desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: u 1299 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0x9f560000 irq 51'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD90BXX'
   Components : 'HDA:111d76e7,102804a3,00100102'
   Controls : 15
   Simple ctrls : 10
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0x9d080000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 14 HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de0014,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 4
Date: Tue Jul 19 11:15:43 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=53057072-01d1-462f-b3a7-bfb30a4bbca8
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M4600
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=2b9ec9f6-7315-4f24-a713-c65af6b79009 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.52
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 08V9YG
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd06/17/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM4600:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn08V9YG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M4600
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Chris Van Hoof (vanhoof)]

Likely the same situation as 797221, assigning to Robert to confirm.

[Chris Van Hoof (vanhoof)]

Marking this task as Wont Fix as this machine is equipped with switchable graphics and HDMI out is not possible without Optimus support in the nvidia driver