Nvidia dual monitor configuration gets lost every time I reboot
I've recently updated (well, borked then completely reinstalled) to 12.04.
I'm running a dual monitor setup, with a Dell U2410 / Dell 2007WFP combination on an HP Elite Book 8560W. The graphics card is an NVIDIA GF108 [Quadro 1000M].
My problem is as follows. I can get the dual monitor setup working fine, but every time I reboot, my machine appears to lose the settings (specifically, the U2410 is disabled, the mouse pointer is locked in the launcher). I have to restate the settings after every launch. I've tried running nvidia-settings as sudo, I've save the changes to my xorg.conf file (see below) but nothing seems to be sticking.
Has anyone had similair issues, or know of a fix? Conf file follows:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 295.33 (buildd@allspice) Fri Mar 30 15:25:24 UTC 2012
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL 2007WFP"
HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "Quadro 1000M"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-1"
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1680x1050 +1920+0, DFP-1: 1920x1200 +0+0; CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, DFP-1: NULL"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
The error message I'm getting is this:
none of the selected modes were compatible with the possible modes:
Trying modes for CRTC 642:
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 0)
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 0)
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 0)
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 1)
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 1)
CRTC 642: trying mode 3600x1080@50hz with output at 1280 x 1024@0Hz (pass 1)
Solution 1:
Remove all files Xorg.conf (or/and Xorg.conf.new) You can find (search in /etc/X11 /usr and in Your Home directory). Then run:
sudo nvidia-settings
and set options as You wish. Reboot. Did it help?
If that didn't help try to create Xorg file and manually change it. Please check this link for some help.
Solution 2:
Got it working (At last!!!)
installed 173 updates: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates/173.14.35-0ubuntu1/+build/3597638
then ran :
sudo nvidia-xconfig --separate-x-screens
rebooted with 2 screens!!! SWEEEET!
UPDATE
: problem .. the '--separate-x-screens' options is not the right option. try:
WARNING "--force-generate"* will overwrite your current xconf.org
sudo nvidia-xconfig --twinview --use-edid-freqs --force-generate --mode=1920x1600 -T
P.S. My Setup:
- GeForce FX 5200
- 2 Dell flat screen monitors
- Ubuntu 12.04
.
sudo lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
nvidia-xconfig --query-gpu-info
Number of GPUs: 1
GPU #0:
Name : GeForce FX 5200
PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0
Number of Display Devices: 2
Display Device 0 (CRT-0):
EDID Name : DELL2407WFPHC
Minimum HorizSync : 30.000 kHz
Maximum HorizSync : 83.000 kHz
Minimum VertRefresh : 56 Hz
Maximum VertRefresh : 76 Hz
Maximum PixelClock : 170.000 MHz
Maximum Width : 1920 pixels
Maximum Height : 1200 pixels
Preferred Width : 1920 pixels
Preferred Height : 1200 pixels
Preferred VertRefresh : 60 Hz
Physical Width : 520 mm
Physical Height : 330 mm
Display Device 1 (DFP-0):
EDID Name : DELL 1708FP
Minimum HorizSync : 30.000 kHz
Maximum HorizSync : 81.000 kHz
Minimum VertRefresh : 56 Hz
Maximum VertRefresh : 76 Hz
Maximum PixelClock : 140.000 MHz
Maximum Width : 1280 pixels
Maximum Height : 1024 pixels
Preferred Width : 1280 pixels
Preferred Height : 1024 pixels
Preferred VertRefresh : 60 Hz
Physical Width : 340 mm
Physical Height : 270 mm
echo $(lsb_release -ds) $(uname -m) [$(uname -r)]
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS i686 [3.2.0-34-generic-pae]
dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia
nvidia-173 install nvidia-173-updates install nvidia-common install nvidia-settings install
.
apt-show-versions | grep nvidia
nvidia-173/precise-security uptodate 173.14.35-0ubuntu0.2 nvidia-173-updates 173.14.35-0ubuntu1 newer than version in archive nvidia-common/precise-updates uptodate 1:0.2.44.2 nvidia-settings/precise uptodate 304.64-0ubuntu1~precise~xup1
Hope this helps someone.. coz it took me forever to get this to work.
Here's what I've already tried:
- Tried downgrading X server to get xorg-video-abi-11 to work... no joy as nvidia software needed other files in the newer x-server
- Tried installing nvidia-current... not compatible!
- Default Neauvou Driver doesn't support Unity 3D!
- Added ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates. didn't support my card. dependency issues.
If anyone else has had success with this please let me know.. I might be doing it wrong.
Solution 3:
(Just to add some information). I also experienced the same problem. But in my case I believe it was caused by trying to use the "Displays" utility. This utility does not seem to be compatible with the NVidia Settings tool.
So somehow you end up with an invalid xorg.conf. Deleting the xorg.conf as mentioned above, using the NVidia tool to recreate a new configuration, and logging out/back in to restart the X server worked for me.