Bug#654612: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: dual-head DVI-I-2 disconnected GeForce 210 NVa8 (GT218)
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.
Thanks KiBi and Sven,
not an easy decision for me. If I understand it correctly, I first have
to fetch the new kernel together with linux-base ...
apt-get -s -t squeeze-backports install linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-686-pae
linux-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
initramfs-tools
Suggested packages:
bash-completion linux-doc-2.6.39
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-686-pae
The following packages will be upgraded:
initramfs-tools linux-base
2 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded.
Inst initramfs-tools [0.98.8] (0.99~bpo60+1 Debian
Backports:squeeze-backports [all])
Inst linux-base [2.6.32-38] (3.3~bpo60+1 Debian
Backports:squeeze-backports [all])
Inst linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-686-pae (2.6.39-3~bpo60+1 Debian
Backports:squeeze-backports [i386])
Conf initramfs-tools (0.99~bpo60+1 Debian Backports:squeeze-backports [all])
Conf linux-base (3.3~bpo60+1 Debian Backports:squeeze-backports [all])
Conf linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-686-pae (2.6.39-3~bpo60+1 Debian
Backports:squeeze-backports [i386])
But after a reboot with this new kernel I would expect, that my current
nouveau xserver will be unable to start (according README.Debian kernels
>= 2.6.34 are incompatible). Having just the text-console at this point
of time I could install the new x-system then like ...
apt-get install -t squeeze-backports xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-video-all
If this xorg update would be successful, I can expect that the nouveau
xserver starts after a new reboot, right?
But if the new xserver should fail for some reason I guess I will be in
a dilemma; starting the previous kernel in grub will not match the new
installed nouveau xserver and a downgrade of xorg will not be possible.
I would sit there without graphical desktop ...
Are there any success-stories known to calculate the risk?
cheers,
Oz
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