From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lijo Antony Subject: Re: Nouveau not working on second monitor Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:24:37 +0400 Message-ID: <513332F5.7030703@gmail.com> References: <8CFE33A88AEDFDF-6CC-8332E@webmail-d214.sysops.aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <8CFE33A88AEDFDF-6CC-8332E-n3SY6/QrmYWrbyn9oLO2vrQXJ8qk6zCwQQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nouveau-bounces+gcfxn-nouveau=m.gmane.org-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org Errors-To: nouveau-bounces+gcfxn-nouveau=m.gmane.org-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org To: rv0987-YDxpq3io04c@public.gmane.org Cc: nouveau-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org List-Id: nouveau.vger.kernel.org On 02/27/2013 11:48 PM, rv0987-YDxpq3io04c@public.gmane.org wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem that my nouveau driver does not properly load every > time I boot my laptop. > > It either: > - defaults to the vesa driver (always if my power cord is plugged into > the laptop > - starts nouveau but without the external monitor > - starts nouveau WITH the external monitor (as it should be) > > (starting without the monitor attached and then connecting it always > fails & crashes X) > > How/where can i find any help for this? > > Details: > - Ubuntu 12.10. > - card: VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce > 8400M GT] (rev a1) > - kernel 3.5.0-25-generic > - X.Org X Server 1.13.0 Release Date: 2012-09-05 > - all nv & nvidia drivers are blacklisted From the logs, [ 48.817085] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 48.817093] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 48.844991] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=io+mem [ 48.845046] NVRM: The NVIDIA GPU 0000:01:00.0 (PCI ID: 10de:0426) [ 48.845046] NVRM: installed in this system is not supported by the 304.64 [ 48.845046] NVRM: NVIDIA Linux driver release. Please see 'Appendix [ 48.845046] NVRM: A - Supported NVIDIA GPU Products' in this release's [ 48.845046] NVRM: README, available on the Linux driver download page [ 48.845046] NVRM: at www.nvidia.com. [ 48.845074] nvidia: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -1 [ 48.845238] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device(s). [ 48.845242] NVRM: None of the NVIDIA graphics adapters were initialized! It seems nvidia proprietary driver is still being loaded. -lijo