Public bug reported: I used to be running Ubuntu 9.10 on a notebook computer with a secondary screen. Several weeks ago the primary monitor (the notebook screen) started refusing to display anything, not even the bootloader (grub) menu. (It did, however, switch on and off the backlights while booting.) I tried switching to the proprietary NVidia drivers but it was the same thing. So I assumed that the screen was broken, and bought a new notebook computer (what good is a notebook if you need a separate screen).
When I tried to boot this new computer with a 9.10 live cd it displayed the start menu (try, install, memory check etc.) but the display went blank as soon as I chose any other function but "memory check". The cd drive's activity showed that the computer was busy but it would not let me see what it was doing. I checksummed the live cd, burnt another live cd at minimum speed -- nothing helped. So I downloaded a 9.04 live cd, and could install it without any problems. Everything is displayed without problems on the primary monitor. (I finally had to go back to 8.04 for lack of the proper network driver in 9.04 but that is another story.) So some kind of regression seems to have happened between 9.04 and 9.10, if you consider using the primary screen an asset. I searched for bug reports about "primary screen" or "dual monitor" but found nothing that matched my problem. Maybe bug 462168 is related to this one but, unlike there, my blanked screen never displays a mouse pointer. I can provide further data if somebody tells me what could be useful. ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- primary notebook screen remains blank in 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525021 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp