[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 872107] [NEW] nvidia-xconfig creates an unusable xorg.conf file

[Laurence Nagel]

Public bug reported:

This has got to be a stupid question.  I'm installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a
new computer that has a Dell 19 monitor plugged into the motherboard
and a Dell 22 monitor plugged into an nVidia Quadro 600 video card.  I
cannot get both monitors to work at the same time.  If both monitors are
plugged in, only the 19 monitor works.  If I unplug the 19 monitor,
then the 22 monitor works.  Both monitors work fine with Windows 7
(dual boot).  What am I doing wrong???

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 872107] Re: nvidia-xconfig creates an unusable xorg.conf file

[Laurence Nagel]

When I attempt to change NVIDIA options using nvidia-settings, I get the
message You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver.  Please edit
your configuration file (Just run 'nvidia-xconfig' as root) and restart
the X-server.  When I do this, nvidia-xconfig creates a xorg.conf file
which causes the computer to hang on reboot and I have to logon under
safe mode and remove the offending xorg.conf file to get the computer to
boot.  The contents of the xorg.conf file created by nvidia-xconfig are:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 270.41.06  
(buildmeis...@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Mon Apr 18 15:14:00 PDT 
2011

Section ServerLayout
Identifier Layout0
Screen  0  Screen0
InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard
InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer
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
Identifier Monitor0
VendorName Unknown
ModelName  Unknown
HorizSync   28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option DPMS
EndSection

Section Device
Identifier Device0
Driver nvidia
VendorName NVIDIA Corporation
EndSection

Section Screen
Identifier Screen0
Device Device0
MonitorMonitor0
DefaultDepth24
SubSection Display
Depth   24
EndSubSection
EndSection

I have been unable to determine, given my limited knowledge of
xorg.conf, what is wrong here.

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