Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI
On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:23:03 +0800
> Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> wrote:
>> > How do you determine that it doesn't detect the monitor? You can
>> > read through /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but it's easier to just run
>> > "xrandr" (when both screens are connected) and see what it detects.
>> > If "xrandr" is able to detect both outputs it should just be a
>> > matter of configuration, if not then that would suggest a problem
>> > with the driver.
>> >
>> > At least Wheezy is a lot more up to date than Squeeze, with newer
>> > kernel and X. I'd say your odds of getting the second screen going
>> > there would be a lot better than with Squeeze.
>> >
>> > Since it's working on your Ubuntu installation, can you determine
>> > which version of the driver that has installed? The packages are
>> > usually called "nvidia-xxx", then do "apt-cache policy nvidia-xxx"
>> > on the one that is installed to see the exact version. Do the same
>> > for Wheezy.
>> >
>>
>> "
>> -Ubuntu-12-04LTS:~$ apt-cache policy nvidia-xxx
>> N: Unable to locate package nvidia-xxx
>> "
>
> The "xxx" should be replaced by the major version number you are using.
> Try "dpkg -l | grep nvidia" to see what packages are installed, then
> use "apt-cache policy" to determine the full version of the one that is
> installed.
>
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-Ubuntu-12-04LTS:~$ dpkg -l | grep nvidia
ii nvidia-331 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
library
ii nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU
library
ii nvidia-common 1:0.2.44.2
Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ii nvidia-prime 0.5~hybrid0.0.3
Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 331.20-0ubuntu0.0.1
Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
bret@bret-Aspire-V3-772-Ubuntu-12-04LTS:~$ apt-cache policy
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Pinned packages:
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--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
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