HDMI does not work

[Jarno Suni]

xrandr displays "HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)" even if it is connected using a HDMI cable to a Samsung monitor (model S27B350H) that has both HDMI and VGA connectors.

WORKAROUND: Use the Nvidia proprietary driver.

Graphics by lspci -vvv:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 30c5
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 29
 Region 0: Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 3: Memory at e6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
 Region 5: I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
 Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: nouveau

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ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:
 root: clean, 247512/1281120 files, 1867600/5120000 blocks
 [FAILED] Failed to start Automatically refresh installed snaps.
 See 'systemctl status snapd.refresh.service' for details.
 [ OK ] Started Authenticate and Authorize Users to Run Privileged Tasks.
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DistUpgraded: 2016-06-24 18:11:48,939 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] [10de:040c] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] [103c:30c5]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-21 (228 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=bdc3be24-dee9-4ead-bca0-c9b1e45a87e5 ro persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13
Tags: xenial ubuntu
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-24 (12 days ago)
UserGroups:

_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68MVD Ver. F.20
dmi.board.name: 30C5
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 71.36
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68MVDVer.F.20:bd12/01/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pn:pvrF.20:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30C5:rvrKBCVersion71.36:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.version: F.20
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

HDMI did not work either, when I booted the same hardware using Xubuntu 16.04 live media.

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

HDMI modes of NVIDIA GeForce 9400M do not work either by Nouveau in ?ubuntu 16.04. xrandr lists the modes though, but setting them just corrupts the integrated display. By NVIDIA drivers HDMI works fine.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jarno Suni, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

Could you please run the following command once from a terminal by ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information:
apport-collect -p xorg 1589056

When reporting xorg related bugs in the future, please do so via the above method. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

Does it matter, if I use Nvidia driver while doing so? I would be running the command on Xubuntu 16.04 on a machine having the NVIDIA Corporation G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] (rev a1)

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

It does not work.

$ sudo apport-collect -p xorg 1589056
/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk:16: PyGIWarning: Wnck was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Wnck', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import GLib, Wnck, GdkX11, Gdk
The authorization page:
 (https://launchpad.net/+authorize-token?oauth_token=DSMSqvLgzzF7stvzDp8M&allow_permission=DESKTOP_INTEGRATION)
should be opening in your browser. Use your browser to authorize
this program to access Launchpad on your behalf.
Waiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision...
[0706/175850:ERROR:nss_util.cc(99)] Failed to create /home/jarnos/.pki/nssdb directory.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jarno Suni, could you please provide the full computer model as noted on the sticker of the computer itself (not from the Bug Description)?

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

I had to open the browser link manually.

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

The computer is HP Compaq 8510w Mobile Workstation.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jarno Suni, in order to allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue, at your earliest convenience, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D ? Please keep in mind the following:
1) The one to test is at the very top line at the top of the page (not the daily folder).
2) The release names are irrelevant.
3) The folder time stamps aren't indicative of when the kernel actually was released upstream.
4) Install instructions are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds .

If testing on your main install would be inconvenient, one may:
1) Install Ubuntu to a different partition and then test this there.
2) Backup, or clone the primary install.

If the latest kernel did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this issue is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon, next to the word Tags, located at the bottom of the report description:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Where X, and Y are the first two numbers of the kernel version, and Z is the release candidate number if it exists.

If the mainline kernel does not fix the issue, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Please note, an error to install the kernel does not fit the criteria of kernel-bug-exists-upstream.

Also, you don't need to apport-collect further unless specifically requested to do so.

Once testing of the latest upstream kernel is complete, please mark this report Status New. Please let us know your results.

Thank you for your help.

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

BTW When using nouveau driver, there is also an issue with suspend to RAM: after returning, visible mouse cursor does not follow mouse events, but stays still. You can operate by mouse, though, but it is hard, since the effective cursor is not shown where it should. Workaraund is same.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jarno Suni, the issue you are reporting is an upstream one. Could you please report this problem through the appropriate channel by following the instructions verbatim at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ ?

Please provide a direct URL to your bug report once you have made it so that it may be tracked.

Thank you for your help.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-standard-support on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting the status of this bug to 'Incomplete' as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know which one(s) otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]