Upgraded to 11.04 My laptop won't redirect output to an external monitor or a projector via the Fn+F8 key combination. This worked under 10.10 My laptop is a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop with a GeForce 8400M GS display card installed.
The Ubuntu Display control panel won't detect a second display when the "Detect monitors" button is clicked. It also can't detect the laptop's own display type and labels it as "Unknown". Using the Nvidia X Server control panel, I can see that the laptop's display is a Seiko/Epson panel and, when I click the "Detect displays" button I do get the second display (a flat panel monitor),but it is labelled: "CRT-0 disabled".
I've activated the drivers in the "Additional drivers" panel twice and used Synaptic to run Nvidia-update (followed by a restart). I still have "This driver is activated but not currently in use" in the Additional Drivers control panel plus, in the header, "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system". I've regularly run all the system updates.
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ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
UnreportableReason: Please work this issue through technical support channels first.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (6 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev powerdev sambashare vboxusers
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.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 285.05.09 Fri Sep 23 18:53:08 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,gnomecompat,mousepoll,vpswitch,snap,grid,move,regex,place,resize,unitymtgrabhandles,session,wall,animation,fade,scale,expo,workarounds,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-17 21:00:08.647894
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0227]
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_173_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 1400
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=8b4c2602-551f-48fb-9ecc-fdaecb8f3dcc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (28 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev powerdev sambashare vboxusers
dmi.bios.date: 07/10/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0TT361
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd07/10/2008:svnDellInc.:pnVostro1400:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0TT361:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 1400
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.