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[Bug 331886] sax2: NVIDIA Driver causes external monitor to not work automaticlly (100.14.19)
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- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:31:52 -0600 (MDT)
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331886#c24
--- Comment #24 from Ben Kevan <ben.kevan@xxxxxxxxx> 2007-10-13 14:31:50 MST
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(In reply to comment #23 from Stefan Dirsch)
It works with nv just fine, however it does not work with nvidia. So it's a
limitation with nvidia and not nv IMO.
That's what I don't agree with. Not everyone will know to go to the Graphics
Card and Monitor Module within YaST to configure their Video Card to output to
the external monitor, which for some reason is disabled by default (it
shouldn't be, that is really what it all boils down to, that the external
monitor by default with the 100.14.19 nvidia driver is set to disabled by
default, and not "configured".
I filed a similar bug under the Ubuntu launchpad, and also posted on the Nvidia
site since the issue is across multiple distributions and again a problem with
the nvidia driver disabling the external monitor by default (I can't stress
that enough).
You may want to add this as a "Known Issue" on opensuse.org since I am sure
everyone with a laptop and an nvidia card will experience this. And also state
the workaround (which as stated above is as simple as checking the activate
dual head, since that would then configure the second screen (external monitor,
which again by default is disabled due to the nvidia driver installation). If
you have a laptop with a nvidia card, please try this so you understand.
If you guys have a contact within Nvidia, please forward this bug to them so
they can look into it more as I understand it is NOT a Xorg / SaX issue, it's
indeed an nvidia driver issue.
Thank you
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--- Comment #24 from Ben Kevan <ben.kevan@xxxxxxxxx> 2007-10-13 14:31:50 MST
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(In reply to comment #23 from Stefan Dirsch)
It's a limitation of the nv driver. I've mentioned this before.
It works with nv just fine, however it does not work with nvidia. So it's a
limitation with nvidia and not nv IMO.
For a dualhead configuration in this case the configuration needs to be
completely regenerated *automatically*, not only the driver to be replaced. I
expect a lot of problems here. There is this YaST2 "Graphics card and
Monitor"
module to change such settings.
That's what I don't agree with. Not everyone will know to go to the Graphics
Card and Monitor Module within YaST to configure their Video Card to output to
the external monitor, which for some reason is disabled by default (it
shouldn't be, that is really what it all boils down to, that the external
monitor by default with the 100.14.19 nvidia driver is set to disabled by
default, and not "configured".
I filed a similar bug under the Ubuntu launchpad, and also posted on the Nvidia
site since the issue is across multiple distributions and again a problem with
the nvidia driver disabling the external monitor by default (I can't stress
that enough).
You may want to add this as a "Known Issue" on opensuse.org since I am sure
everyone with a laptop and an nvidia card will experience this. And also state
the workaround (which as stated above is as simple as checking the activate
dual head, since that would then configure the second screen (external monitor,
which again by default is disabled due to the nvidia driver installation). If
you have a laptop with a nvidia card, please try this so you understand.
If you guys have a contact within Nvidia, please forward this bug to them so
they can look into it more as I understand it is NOT a Xorg / SaX issue, it's
indeed an nvidia driver issue.
Thank you
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