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ethanbrown (ethandbrown) wrote on 2011-03-11: Re: [Bug 726638] Re: Proprietary nVidia driver fails on Lenovo T510 laptop

Hi Wayne--

I tried reconfiguring the BIOS to use Discrete. When I attempt to
enable desktop effects, after I get the "searching for driver" dialog
I get the message "Desktop effects could not be enabled." I also
tried enabling the "OS Detection" setting in BIOS, but no joy. Do
you think it worthwhile to purge and reinstall all of the nvidia
packages?

Thanks,

--Ethan

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Ethan Brown <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thanks Wayne. It was rather frustrating when I was researching this
> to find that no one else seemed to be having trouble. Do you think
> the problem is with the Lenovo BIOS issues or with nVidia? I'll try
> the BIOS "Discrete" option when I get some time.
>
> --Ethan
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Wayne Davison <email address hidden> wrote:
>> I have a T510, and the nvidia driver loads fine for me (I'm testing the
>> latest Natty). I do have the Display changed in the BIOS to tell the
>> system that I have the nvidia graphics ("Discrete") rather than Optimus.
>> Maybe your BIOS is set to Optimus?
>>
>> However, once I have the nvidia driver going, the information for my
>> displays is not right. The displays are reported fine under the nouveau
>> driver, so there is something about the nvidia driver that makes things
>> like xrandr unable to query things. For instance, the Monitor utility
>> reports just a single display tagged with "Unknown" even with an
>> external display plugged in.
>>
>> Here is the xrandr info with the nvida driver (note the opening error
>> and the use of "default"):
>>
>> xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 1920 x 1080
>> default connected 1920x1080+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>> 1920x1080 50.0* 51.0 52.0 53.0
>> 1680x1050 54.0
>> 1600x1024 55.0
>> 1440x900 56.0
>> 1400x1050 57.0
>> 1360x768 58.0 59.0
>> 1280x1024 60.0 61.0
>> 1280x960 62.0
>> 1152x864 63.0 64.0 65.0 66.0 67.0 68.0
>> 1024x768 69.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 73.0 74.0
>> 960x720 75.0
>> 960x600 76.0
>> 960x540 77.0
>> 928x696 78.0
>> 896x672 79.0 80.0
>> 840x525 81.0 82.0 83.0 84.0 85.0
>> 832x624 86.0
>> 800x600 87.0 88.0 89.0 90.0 91.0 92.0 93.0 94.0 95.0 96.0
>> 800x512 97.0
>> 720x450 98.0
>> 720x400 99.0
>> 700x525 100.0 101.0 102.0 103.0
>> 680x384 104.0 105.0
>> 640x512 106.0 107.0 108.0
>> 640x480 109.0 110.0 111.0 112.0 113.0 114.0
>> 640x400 115.0
>> 640x350 116.0
>> 576x432 117.0 118.0 119.0 120.0 121.0 122.0 123.0
>> 512x384 124.0 125.0 126.0 127.0 128.0
>> 416x312 129.0
>> 400x300 130.0 131.0 132.0 133.0 134.0
>> 360x200 135.0
>> 320x240 136.0 137.0 138.0 139.0
>> 320x200 140.0
>> 320x175 141.0
>>
>> And here is the xrandr information when I'm using the nouveau driver
>> (note that it finds my external monitor and gets the labels right):
>>
>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3840 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
>> LVDS-1 connected 1920x1080+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
>> 1920x1080 60.0*+ 60.0 50.0
>> 1920x1080_60.00 60.0
>> 1680x1050 60.0
>> 1400x1050 60.0
>> 1280x1024 59.9
>> 1280x960 59.9
>> 1152x864 60.0
>> 1024x768 59.9
>> 800x600 59.9
>> 640x480 59.4
>> 720x400 59.6
>> 640x400 60.0
>> 640x350 59.8
>> VGA-1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 518mm x 324mm
>> 1920x1200 60.0*+
>> 1680x1050 60.0
>> 1400x1050 60.0
>> 1280x1024 75.0 60.0
>> 1440x900 59.9
>> 1280x960 60.0
>> 1152x864 75.0
>> 1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
>> 832x624 74.6
>> 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
>> 640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
>> 720x400 70.1
>> DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726638
>>
>> Title:
>> Proprietary nVidia driver fails on Lenovo T510 laptop
>>
>> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> I attempted to enable the nVidia driver through the
>> "System"=>"Administration"=>"Additional Drivers" panel. After the
>> "Searching", "Installing" phase it requests a reboot. Although the
>> Ubuntu boot splash displays, X never comes up, and it dumps you to the
>> console login. The only way I was able to get X to come up was to
>> remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf and reboot.
>>
>> The card info (from lspci) is:
>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2)
>>
>> I'm including the Xorg
>> The stderr output from startx is:
>>
>> I'm attaching the Xorg log as an attachment due to its size.
>>
>> X.Org X Server 1.9.0
>> Release Date: 2010-08-20
>> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-28-server x86_64 Ubuntu
>> Current Operating System: Linux rover 2.6.35-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 21 17:40:44 UTC 2011 x86_64
>> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=78540c13-6a8a-4346-bad5-3dc9ada0dbf1 ro quiet splash
>> Build Date: 09 January 2011 12:14:27PM
>> xorg-server 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.3 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
>> Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
>> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>> to make sure that you have the latest version.
>> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Feb 28 08:16:41 2011
>> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
>> (EE) No devices detected.
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> no screens found
>>
>> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>> at http://wiki.x.org
>> for help.
>> Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
>>
>> ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
>> giving up.
>>
>> xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X
>> server
>>
>> xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
>>
>>
>> The xorg.conf configuration is:
>>
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>> Identifier "Default Screen"
>> DefaultDepth 24
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Module"
>> Load "glx"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>> Identifier "Default Device"
>> Driver "nvidia"
>> Option "NoLogo" "True"
>> EndSection
>>
>> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/726638/+subscribe
>>
>

Hi Wayne--

I tried reconfiguring the BIOS to use Discrete.  When I attempt to
enable desktop effects, after I get the "searching for driver" dialog
I get the message "Desktop effects could not be enabled."   I also
tried enabling the  "OS Detection" setting in BIOS, but no joy.   Do
you think it worthwhile to purge and reinstall all of the nvidia
packages?

Thanks,

--Ethan

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Ethan Brown <ethandbrown@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Wayne.  It was rather frustrating when I was researching this
> to find that no one else seemed to be having trouble.  Do you think
> the problem is with the Lenovo BIOS issues or with nVidia?  I'll try
> the BIOS "Discrete" option when I get some time.
>
> --Ethan
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Wayne Davison <wayne@opencoder.net> wrote:
>> I have a T510, and the nvidia driver loads fine for me (I'm testing the
>> latest Natty).  I do have the Display changed in the BIOS to tell the
>> system that I have the nvidia graphics ("Discrete") rather than Optimus.
>> Maybe your BIOS is set to Optimus?
>>
>> However, once I have the nvidia driver going, the information for my
>> displays is not right.  The displays are reported fine under the nouveau
>> driver, so there is something about the nvidia driver that makes things
>> like xrandr unable to query things.  For instance, the Monitor utility
>> reports just a single display tagged with "Unknown" even with an
>> external display plugged in.
>>
>> Here is the xrandr info with the nvida driver (note the opening error
>> and the use of "default"):
>>
>> xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 1920 x 1080
>> default connected 1920x1080+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>>   1920x1080      50.0*    51.0     52.0     53.0
>>   1680x1050      54.0
>>   1600x1024      55.0
>>   1440x900       56.0
>>   1400x1050      57.0
>>   1360x768       58.0     59.0
>>   1280x1024      60.0     61.0
>>   1280x960       62.0
>>   1152x864       63.0     64.0     65.0     66.0     67.0     68.0
>>   1024x768       69.0     70.0     71.0     72.0     73.0     74.0
>>   960x720        75.0
>>   960x600        76.0
>>   960x540        77.0
>>   928x696        78.0
>>   896x672        79.0     80.0
>>   840x525        81.0     82.0     83.0     84.0     85.0
>>   832x624        86.0
>>   800x600        87.0     88.0     89.0     90.0     91.0     92.0     93.0     94.0     95.0     96.0
>>   800x512        97.0
>>   720x450        98.0
>>   720x400        99.0
>>   700x525       100.0    101.0    102.0    103.0
>>   680x384       104.0    105.0
>>   640x512       106.0    107.0    108.0
>>   640x480       109.0    110.0    111.0    112.0    113.0    114.0
>>   640x400       115.0
>>   640x350       116.0
>>   576x432       117.0    118.0    119.0    120.0    121.0    122.0    123.0
>>   512x384       124.0    125.0    126.0    127.0    128.0
>>   416x312       129.0
>>   400x300       130.0    131.0    132.0    133.0    134.0
>>   360x200       135.0
>>   320x240       136.0    137.0    138.0    139.0
>>   320x200       140.0
>>   320x175       141.0
>>
>> And here is the xrandr information when I'm using the nouveau driver
>> (note that it finds my external monitor and gets the labels right):
>>
>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3840 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
>> LVDS-1 connected 1920x1080+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
>>   1920x1080      60.0*+   60.0     50.0
>>   1920x1080_60.00   60.0
>>   1680x1050      60.0
>>   1400x1050      60.0
>>   1280x1024      59.9
>>   1280x960       59.9
>>   1152x864       60.0
>>   1024x768       59.9
>>   800x600        59.9
>>   640x480        59.4
>>   720x400        59.6
>>   640x400        60.0
>>   640x350        59.8
>> VGA-1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 518mm x 324mm
>>   1920x1200      60.0*+
>>   1680x1050      60.0
>>   1400x1050      60.0
>>   1280x1024      75.0     60.0
>>   1440x900       59.9
>>   1280x960       60.0
>>   1152x864       75.0
>>   1024x768       75.1     70.1     60.0
>>   832x624        74.6
>>   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2
>>   640x480        72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0
>>   720x400        70.1
>> DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726638
>>
>> Title:
>>  Proprietary nVidia driver fails on Lenovo T510 laptop
>>
>> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
>>  New
>>
>> Bug description:
>>  I attempted to enable the nVidia driver through the
>>  "System"=>"Administration"=>"Additional Drivers" panel.  After the
>>  "Searching", "Installing" phase it requests a reboot.  Although the
>>  Ubuntu boot splash displays, X never comes up, and it dumps you to the
>>  console login.  The only way I was able to get X to come up was to
>>  remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf and reboot.
>>
>>  The card info (from lspci) is:
>>  01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2)
>>
>>  I'm including the Xorg
>>  The stderr output from startx is:
>>
>>  I'm attaching the Xorg log as an attachment due to its size.
>>
>>  X.Org X Server 1.9.0
>>  Release Date: 2010-08-20
>>  X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>>  Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-28-server x86_64 Ubuntu
>>  Current Operating System: Linux rover 2.6.35-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 21 17:40:44 UTC 2011 x86_64
>>  Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=78540c13-6a8a-4346-bad5-3dc9ada0dbf1 ro quiet splash
>>  Build Date: 09 January 2011  12:14:27PM
>>  xorg-server 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.3 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
>>  Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
>>        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>>        to make sure that you have the latest version.
>>  Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>>        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>>        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>>  (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Feb 28 08:16:41 2011
>>  (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>>  (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
>>  (EE) No devices detected.
>>
>>  Fatal server error:
>>  no screens found
>>
>>  Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>>         at http://wiki.x.org
>>   for help.
>>  Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
>>
>>   ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
>>  giving up.
>>
>>  xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X
>>  server
>>
>>  xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
>>
>>
>>  The xorg.conf configuration is:
>>
>>
>>  Section "Screen"
>>        Identifier      "Default Screen"
>>        DefaultDepth    24
>>  EndSection
>>
>>  Section "Module"
>>        Load    "glx"
>>  EndSection
>>
>>  Section "Device"
>>        Identifier      "Default Device"
>>        Driver  "nvidia"
>>        Option  "NoLogo"        "True"
>>  EndSection
>>
>> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/726638/+subscribe
>>
>

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