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, 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
I apologise - I appear to have lost the plot and simply got too confused.
I think this is what was sought;
"
bret@bret-Aspire-V3-772-Ubuntu-12-04LTS:~$ apt-cache policy nvidia-331
nvidia-331:
Installed: 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
Candidate: 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
Version table:
*** 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3 0
500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
"
>
>
> 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
Similarly, obtaining and sending that, was apparently erroneous, with
what I believe was sought, was instead thus;
>
> "
> 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'
> "
>
>
I apologise again - I appear to have got too confused.
--
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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