I am new to Linux and this forum. I hope you can help me to solve another Linux mystery...
I have installed ubuntu 11.10, selected Additional Drivers/activated second driver (to utilisy Unity). My GPU is nvidia GT330M (laptop).
In Windows I often connect PC via HDMI and main display form LCD switches to display on TV (SONY Z5500). No problems at all.
In Linux - well... its a nother hardware nightmare. Heres what I did:
1) connected HDMI cable TV<>PC 2) turned on TV 3) run as sudo nvidia-settings 4) detect displays - TV found, unmarked and put in TVs settings X Separate Screen 5) apply and save to xconf file 6) reboot PC
Rebooted.
Unfortunately NOTHING has changed - TV does not detect any HDMI devices (sources), Nvidia settings show tv is there, but when i run display manager via system settings - only LCD display is being shown.
How to change the display from LCD to TV?
Here is my output of xconf file
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 280.13 (buildd@allspice) Thu Aug 11 20:54:45 UTC 2011
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
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"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "SONY AVAMP"
HorizSync 14.0 - 70.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 62.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Seiko/Epson"
HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
VertRefresh 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GT 330M"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GT 330M"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
- UPDATE : I just managed to do something - I have resetted all settings, put Seiko and Sony to Separate X window, saved, reboot, and then I have checked sources in tv again.
Of course no change so I enforced to show HDMI 1 (cable is connected in ) and switched to it.
Now TV screen went white, when I clicked on it (there was mouse pointer which looks like black X) it turned black. No options, no tasbar, no nothing except black background and X pointer)
Funny thing is when I hit ctrl+alt+1 (change to 1st terminal) output went to TV screen! I could see login?
What the heck? Any advices?
