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, Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>
> "
> -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
> Package files:
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> release a=now
> 500 http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable/non-free i386 Packages
> release o=Opera Software ASA,a=stable,n=stable,l=The Opera web
> browser,c=non-free
> origin deb.opera.com
> 500 http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable/non-free amd64 Packages
> release o=Opera Software ASA,a=stable,n=stable,l=The Opera web
> browser,c=non-free
> origin deb.opera.com
> 500 http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=LP-PPA-app-review-board,a=precise,n=precise,l=Application
> Review Board PPA,c=main
> origin extras.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=LP-PPA-app-review-board,a=precise,n=precise,l=Application
> Review Board PPA,c=main
> origin extras.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/universe
> Translation-en
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/restricted
> Translation-en
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/multiverse
> Translation-en
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main
> Translation-en
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/multiverse
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/universe i386
> Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/restricted
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main i386 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/multiverse
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/universe amd64
> Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/restricted
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64
> Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin security.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/universe
> Translation-en
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/restricted
> Translation-en
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/multiverse
> Translation-en
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/main
> Translation-en
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/multiverse
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/universe
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/restricted
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/main i386
> Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/multiverse
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/universe
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/restricted
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 100 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports/main amd64
> Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-backports,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/universe
> Translation-en_GB
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/universe
> Translation-en
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> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main
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> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main
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> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/multiverse
> i386 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/universe i386
> Packages
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> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/restricted
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> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386
> Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/multiverse
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/universe
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/restricted
> amd64 Packages
> release
> v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64
> Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise-updates,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe
> Translation-en_GB
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe Translation-en
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
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> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted
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> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted i386 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse amd64 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=multiverse
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted amd64 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
> release v=12.04,o=Ubuntu,a=precise,n=precise,l=Ubuntu,c=main
> origin au.archive.ubuntu.com
> Pinned packages:
>
> "
>
And from Debian 6;
"
root@bret-av3-772g-deb6:~# dpkg -l | grep nvidia
rc nvidia-glx 195.36.31-6squeeze2
NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
rc nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64
195.36.31+4+6squeeze2+2.6.32-45 NVIDIA binary kernel module for
Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64
"
"
root@bret-av3-772g-deb6:~# apt-cache policy
Package files:
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
release a=now
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze-lts/non-free amd64 Packages
release v=6.0-lts,o=Debian,a=squeeze-lts,n=squeeze-lts,l=Debian,c=non-free
origin http.debian.net
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze-lts/contrib amd64 Packages
release v=6.0-lts,o=Debian,a=squeeze-lts,n=squeeze-lts,l=Debian,c=contrib
origin http.debian.net
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze-lts/main amd64 Packages
release v=6.0-lts,o=Debian,a=squeeze-lts,n=squeeze-lts,l=Debian,c=main
origin http.debian.net
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze/non-free amd64 Packages
release v=6.0.10,o=Debian,a=oldoldstable,n=squeeze,l=Debian,c=non-free
origin http.debian.net
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze/contrib amd64 Packages
release v=6.0.10,o=Debian,a=oldoldstable,n=squeeze,l=Debian,c=contrib
origin http.debian.net
500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
release v=6.0.10,o=Debian,a=oldoldstable,n=squeeze,l=Debian,c=main
origin http.debian.net
Pinned packages:
"
"
root@bret-av3-772g-deb6:~# apt-cache policy nvidia-195
N: Unable to locate package nvidia-195
root@bret-av3-772g-deb6:~# apt-cache policy nvidia-195.36.31
N: Unable to locate package nvidia-195.36.31
N: Couldn't find any package by regex 'nvidia-195.36.31'
"
--
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",
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published by Pan Books, 1992
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