Bug#654612: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: dual-head DVI-I-2 disconnected GeForce 210 NVa8 (GT218)

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2012-01-04 17:04 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:

> oz <oz@bluemonk.de> (04/01/2012):
>> Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>> Version: 1:0.0.15+git20100329+7858345-5
>> Severity: normal
>> 
>> […]
>> 
>> It seems like dual-head is not supported by nouveau for a nvidia
>> GeForce 210 in
>> Debian/squeeze.
>
> You may want to try backported packages (kernel + driver):
>   http://x.debian.net/reference/squeeze-backports.html

Since acceleration is disabled for NVA8 by the Squeeze kernel to work
around https://bugs.freedesktop.org/26980, running a kernel
>= 2.6.39 and backported X packages is very much recommended anyway.

Cheers,
       Sven