[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#475651: nvidia-graphics-drivers: Regression with xinerama setup and toshiba laptop (geforce 7600 go)

[Fathi Boudra]

Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Version: 169.12-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream

  Hi,

  since nvidia driver update 169.09 -> 169.12, my setup doesn't work
  anymore as expected.

  Previously on my toshiba laptop (geforce 7600 go), at boot time,
  I switch to dual screen mode using Fn+F5, then startup the boot
  process (grub, etc...). If I don't do the mode switch (Fn+F5),
  the driver isn't able to properly setup xinerama (probably a driver
  bug as I don't need to do this trick with windows).

  Now with 169.12 drivers, I don't need to do the switch mode anymore
  (it seems better at this point) _but_ the screen is dark and the backlight
  cannot be corrected (xbacklight isn't supported and Fn command does nothing
  with this driver). This make the driver not usable for me.

  cheers,

  Fathi

  PS: I know I can use twinview, but I need xinerama setup.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
    FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
    FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "fr"
    Option         "XkbVariant" "latin9"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Configured Mouse"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "CorePointer"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen         0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen         1
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1440x900"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Card1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen         0 "Screen0"
    Screen         1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "True"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection