Bug#620426: External display no longer recognised on X startup

Anselm Lingnau lingnau at debian.org
Fri Apr 1 20:35:11 UTC 2011


Package: nvidia-glx
Version: 260.19.44-1
Severity: important

I use an HP Elitebook 8440p laptop with the HP docking station. An HP w2207h
LCD display is attached to the DVI output of the docking station.

I use a minimal xorg.conf as per the package README.Debian file.

When the laptop is booted in the docked state, the GRUB and Linux boot 
messages appear on the external LCD but X (when it starts) is displayed on the 
laptop's own screen. Until very recently it used to be the case that X also 
used the external LCD by default. It is possible to redirect the X display 
manually from the laptop screen to the external LCD once a session is running, 
using the Nvidia control panel, but this is a major inconvenience.

When the laptop is not docked and not connected to the external display,
everything works fine.

-- Package-specific info:
uname -a:
Linux ceol 2.6.38-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 29 16:45:36 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

/proc/version:
Linux version 2.6.38-2-amd64 (Debian 2.6.38-2) (ben at decadent.org.uk) (gcc 
version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-14) ) #1 SMP Tue Mar 29 16:45:36 UTC 2011

/proc/driver/nvidia/version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  260.19.44  Sun Feb 27 22:41:03 
PST 2011
GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-15) 

lspci 'VGA compatible controller [0300]':
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] 
[10de:0a6c] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:172b]
	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
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at 5000 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at d3080000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

OpenGL and NVIDIA library files installed:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       28 Mar 29 10:16 /etc/alternatives/ia32-libGL.so.1 
-> /usr/lib32/nvidia/libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       35 Aug 27  2010 /etc/alternatives/libGL.so -> 
/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       26 Aug 27  2010 /etc/alternatives/libGL.so.1 -> 
/usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       26 Aug 27  2010 /usr/lib/libGL.so -> 
/etc/alternatives/libGL.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       28 Aug 27  2010 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 -> 
/etc/alternatives/libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       26 Mar 29 10:04 /usr/lib/libnvidia-cfg.so.1 -> 
libnvidia-cfg.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   132664 Feb 28 07:59 /usr/lib/libnvidia-
cfg.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27089296 Feb 28 07:56 /usr/lib/libnvidia-
glcore.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     5936 Feb 28 07:58 /usr/lib/libnvidia-
tls.so.260.19.44
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       33 Mar 29 10:16 /usr/lib32/libGL.so.1 -> 
/etc/alternatives/ia32-libGL.so.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23726100 Feb 28 06:46 /usr/lib32/libnvidia-
glcore.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     4436 Feb 28 06:49 /usr/lib32/libnvidia-
tls.so.260.19.44

/usr/lib/nvidia:
total 6260
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root    4096 Mar 29 10:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 227 root root  126976 Apr  1 15:12 ..
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root root    1294 Feb 22 19:37 check-for-conflicting-opengl-
libraries
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root    4096 Mar 29 10:04 diversions
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      18 Mar 29 10:04 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  980368 Feb 28 07:56 libGL.so.260.19.44
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      19 Mar 29 10:04 libglx.so -> libglx.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 5259592 Feb 28 07:58 libglx.so.260.19.44
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root root     441 Feb 22 19:37 pre-install

/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions:
total 896
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:04 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    189 Mar 17 06:39 dummy.txt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     10 Feb 19 16:56 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     12 Feb 19 16:56 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 477408 Feb 16 13:05 libGL.so.1.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 416168 Mar 26 04:49 libglx.so

/usr/lib32/nvidia:
total 796
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 36 root root  40960 Mar 31 19:23 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:03 diversions
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     18 Mar 29 10:04 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.260.19.44
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 758308 Feb 28 06:47 libGL.so.260.19.44

/usr/lib32/nvidia/diversions:
total 408
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:03 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   4096 Mar 29 10:04 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     12 Mar 29 10:03 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 401528 Jul 15  2010 libGL.so.1.2

Files from nvidia-installer:


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

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages nvidia-glx depends on:
ii  dpkg                         1.15.8.10   Debian package management system
ii  libc6                        2.11.2-13   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared 
lib
ii  libgl1-nvidia-glx [libgl1-nv 260.19.44-1 NVIDIA binary OpenGL libraries
ii  libglx-nvidia-alternatives   260.19.44-1 simplifies replacing Xorg module 
l
ii  nvidia-common                20110213+1  NVIDIA binary graphics driver 
supp
ii  nvidia-kernel-dkms [nvidia-k 260.19.44-1 NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS 
s
ii  xserver-xorg-core [xorg-vide 2:1.9.5-1   Xorg X server - core server

Versions of packages nvidia-glx recommends:
ii  nvidia-vdpau-driver          260.19.44-1 NVIDIA vdpau driver

Versions of packages nvidia-glx suggests:
ii  nvidia-kernel-dkms [nvidia-k 260.19.44-1 NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS 
s
ii  nvidia-kernel-source         260.19.44-1 NVIDIA binary kernel module 
source
ii  nvidia-settings              195.36.24-1 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA 
gr

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-dkms depends on:
ii  dkms                          2.1.1.2-6  Dynamic Kernel Module Support 
Fram
ii  nvidia-kernel-common          20110213+1 NVIDIA binary kernel module 
suppor

nvidia-kernel-dkms recommends no packages.

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     8.1.2      helper programs for debian/rules
ii  make                          3.81-8     An utility for Directing 
compilati
ii  quilt                         0.48-7     Tool to work with series of 
patche

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source recommends:
ii  kernel-package               12.036+nmu1 A utility for building Linux 
kerne
ii  module-assistant             0.11.3      tool to make module package 
creati
ii  nvidia-kernel-common         20110213+1  NVIDIA binary kernel module 
suppor

nvidia-kernel-source suggests no packages.

Versions of packages nvidia-glx is related to:
ii  binutils               2.21.0.20110327-2 The GNU assembler, linker and 
bina
pn  binutils-gold          <none>            (no description available)
ii  linux-headers-2.6-amd6 2.6.38+33         Header files for Linux 2.6-amd64 
(
ii  linux-headers-2.6.32-5 2.6.32-30         Header files for Linux 2.6.32-5-
am
ii  linux-headers-2.6.37-1 2.6.37-1          Header files for Linux 2.6.37-1-
am
ii  linux-headers-2.6.37-2 2.6.37-2          Header files for Linux 2.6.37-2-
am
ii  linux-headers-2.6.38-1 2.6.38-1          Header files for Linux 2.6.38-1-
am
ii  linux-headers-2.6.38-2 2.6.38-2          Header files for Linux 2.6.38-2-
am
ii  nvidia-glx [nvidia-glx 260.19.44-1       NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
ii  nvidia-kernel-common   20110213+1        NVIDIA binary kernel module 
suppor
ii  nvidia-kernel-dkms [nv 260.19.44-1       NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS 
s
ii  nvidia-kernel-source   260.19.44-1       NVIDIA binary kernel module 
source
ii  xserver-xorg           1:7.6+4           the X.Org X server
ii  xserver-xorg-core      2:1.9.5-1         Xorg X server - core server

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