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ubuntu-drivers-common package

  1. Bug #1365695
  2. Comment #21

Comment 21 for bug 1365695

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Luke Swart (lukeswart) wrote :

Will the above workarounds allow me to use my external monitor again? My monitor is connected via VGA. I had the same symptoms as the OP, and I tried the suggestions above and I can now log in but I can no longer detect my external monitor. In what order should I: purge Nvidia, purge Nvidia-prime/Nvidia-settings, install the Ubuntu-commons/Nvidia-commons .deb files, re-install Nvidia-prime, re-install Nvidia drivers?

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 with a ThinkPad W520, and Nvidia Prime.

I'm not sure if this is the right location for my question, but I have a post [here](http://askubuntu.com/questions/521354/multiple-monitors-and-nvidia-optimus-not-working-after-apt-get-update). Any suggestions are welcome.