Re: can't start KDE with 2 monitorsz

[James <bjlockie@lockie.ca>]

It worked when I had Gentoo before and it worked with Wheezy.


On 03/19/2015 10:26 AM, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 19/03/2015, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote:
> > This is Jessie.
> >
> > I have 2 monitors and I get this in my /var/log/kdm.log:
> >
> > /usr/bin/X: symbol lookup error:
> > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so: undefined symbol:
> > exaGetPixmapDriverPrivate
> >
> > I CAN start KDE if I unplug the HDMI from the 2nd monitor.
> Hello, Jessie.
>
> Have you tried with GNOME?
>
> If so, what happens?
>
> Also, have you tried with Ubuntu 14.04?
>
> I have a "laptop" system (when I am able to get it working again - it
> now won't power on - have started warranty process to get it
> repaired), that has Debian 7 installed, and Ubuntu 14.04. Debian 7
> will not display on the external monitor, but will display on the
> laptop screen, when running GNOME Classic. Ubuntu 14.04 displays on
> the external monitor without any problem. The system has an nVidia
> graphics card (this has previously been mentioned on the list, in
> thread(s) to try to get Debian 7 to display on the external monitor).
>
> So, I wonder whether you have tried the options that I have suggested
> above, and, is so, what are the results.