On 04/12/2013 08:47 PM, King Beowulf wrote: > On 04/11/2013 11:02 AM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: >> ------snip------- >> >> When I look at the XServer Display Configuration it shows the digital >> screen is off. Normally it's on. The configuration is set to Twin View. >> Normally that's set to Separate X Screen. >> >> When I click on the right hand monitor (in the tool) the resolution >> shows as off. If I change that to 1680 x 1050 and click Apply, nothing >> happens. This is what's making me think the card is failing, or at least >> part of it has failed. <...> > You would get either NO display or a garbled/distorted etc display if > your card is failing. Since X comes up, the card is probably fine > (unless you just lost the DVI port...). Sounds like you are the victim > of a Ubuntu drive-by update. If using proprietary Nvidia drivers, this > can be an issue. What can happen is that the Nvidia kernel driver > doesn't load (depends on kernel version) so Ubuntu switched to nouveau > and your monitor autodetection is all screwy. > > I would update the Nvidia driver, reboot, then reset the settings.
Long story. I'll try to give the short version. In trying to get rid of the noise coming from the fan I followed some directions I found on the web. That involved removing the fan from the heat sink, peeling back the cover from the fan bearing, administering a tiny bit of 3-in-1 oil, and reversing the removal process. The last step was to plug the fan connector back into the board. I noticed a small, black piece of plastic. Turns out it was one of the fan blades. Sigh. Went to ENU and got an EVGA GeForce 210. The board looks nearly identical to my old GS 8400. Specs show that it has 1GB memory instead of the 512 MB on the old board. Put the new board in the machine. It booted up with the same problem -- initial Ubuntu splash screen on the DVI monitor, screen goes blank -- VGA monitor comes up with the image shifted to the left. Drag the image back to the right, log in. So, I'm back to where I was before busting the fan on the old board. Following your recommendation I removed the nVidia current driver, powered down, powered back up. With the driver gone both monitors come up with the same image. Reinstalled the nVidia current driver. (I removed and re installed the driver using the Ubuntu Software Center.) Ran sudo usr/bin/nvidia-settings. The XServer Display Configuration Layout shows the left monitor resolution (1280x1024). The right monitor is shown as Samsung SyncMaster (Off). When I click on it the Resolution drop-down shows Off. I can change it to 1680x1050, and it changes in the Layout display, but the monitor remains off. I click on Apply, the left monitor goes blank for a second or so, and then comes back. The right monitor remains off. I just noticed (as I'm typing this) that the Position drop-down shows Absolute followed by +1280+0. I changed it to Right of, clicked Apply, and the right monitor reappeared. Then I returned it to Absolute, clicked apply, still have the wallpaper as expected, and the box to the right of the Position drop-down again filled in with +1280+0. > Using the Nvidia X server Settings tool, "X Server Display > Configuration" - "Advanced" button, see if you can set up the monitors > like you had before (run it via sudo or as root). Yes. > Then save the settings to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg.conf Done. > Remember to pay attention to the following entries: > > Position Yes. Both screens are set for Absolute. The left one has an offset of +0+0, and the right one +1280+0, which makes sense. > Viewport Out I don't see Viewport Out on my settings window. > Panning Yes. The left screen is 1280x1024, and the right one is 1680x1050. > next select the monitors on at a time, and see which one is > [x] make this the primary display for the X screen. The left one, which is what I want. > I also recommend using Twinview over separate X screens as it makes > setup easier. Now that I'm going through it again I see that TwinView is what I had before. Not sure why I thought I was using Separate X screens. I saved this e-mail as a draft, did a restart, and everything is back to normal -- no more blank right hand screen and the image shifted to the left on the left hand screen. Thanks for the advice. I'll be saving a copy of this e-mail in my machine log, just in case something like this happens again. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
