Nothing but frustration: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS w. 2 x Asus MW221

[Garavan]

I just would like to have configured my basic HW, whereas
OS Gutsy
BIOS onboard graphic card disabled
Graphic card geForce 8600 GTS installed in PEG (PCI Express Graphic)
Monitor MW221U x 2 (Dual)
driver nVidia

Here is a copy of the terminal window:
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garavan@Giant:~$ nvidia-settings

ERROR: Invalid display device CRT-0 specified on line 19 of configuration file
'/home/garavan/.nvidia-settings-rc' (the currently enabled display
devices are DFP-0 on Giant:0.0).


ERROR: Invalid display device CRT-0 specified on line 20 of configuration file
'/home/garavan/.nvidia-settings-rc' (the currently enabled display
devices are DFP-0 on Giant:0.0).


ERROR: The attribute 'XVideoSyncToDisplay' specified on line 49 of
configuration file '/home/garavan/.nvidia-settings-rc' cannot be
assigned the value of CRT-0 (the currently enabled display devices are
DFP-0 on Giant:0.0).

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I also attached the Screenshot of the NVIDIA X Server Settings (as png) I would have rather posted it directly with the picture tool, but it asked me a URL. What is the URL for my screenshot.png file stored on my desktop?

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Currently the second screen went blank, I only see one Display working and I'm not even sure that this display is configured the right way, but I'm learning the hard way. Nobody warned me about all the trouble.
Anyone has a solution for proper configuration? Thank you for any useful help!!!

[Sef]

Moved to x86 64-bit Users.

[Nythain]

hmmm... can ya post the output of
cat /home/garavan/.nvidia-settings-rc
and
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and see where we can go from there

[Garavan]

Hi Folks!
I could finally reinstall Gutsy after serious boot failures caused by installation without splash. I also lost my XP installation and transferred files since I had to repartioned the whole drive. At least I managed come back alive. It seems that lots of us have the same installation problem with that particular driver. Can someone tell me, what would be the official way to get the driver working and configured for dual display? I'm so frustrated. Is the new version, Hardy a better choice to solve the problem? Now I'll sit back and wait for your replies, for which I thank you in advance.

[Garavan]

I just get back with my system. So everything I wrote previously isn't the case at the present time. That is the reason I posted a new thread. Please be with me there:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=725236
to avoid duplicates or obsolete information.

Thanks Nythian

[Garavan]

So far in this new installation I reloaded the restricted manager and core with Synaptic and from the Restricted Drivers Manager enabled the NVIDIA driver. Set the following Bios
Init Display First
As to the questions asked by Nythian:
1. Under /home/garavan/ I could not find any .nvidia-settings-rc file
2. I find xorg,conf (a) and xorg.conf.1 (b) under /etc/X11/.

a.

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Boardname "NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Screen 0
Vendorname "NVIDIA"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"
Modelname "LCD Panel 1680x1050"
Horizsync 31.5-65.5
Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0
modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1400 1050
Modes "1400x1050@60" "1280x1024@60" "1280x960@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@56" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

b.
# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
Horizsync 30-70
Vertrefresh 50-160
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

[tseliot]

I have merged this thread with the previous one.

@Garavan:
Make sure you use CODE tags with the content of files such as the xorg.conf so as not to take up too much space.

[Garavan]

BIOS setting
Init Display First PEG PCI Express Graphic
Frame Buffer Size 256 MB
Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG

This settings were made during a restart, which I thought needed for the driver to start.
However, currently I don't see any place to configure nVidia settings. Please ask me for more info, if you need it.

[Garavan]

More frustration!
Even the Envy package failed, which I did not attend to run at the first place, but since I did not get any response from this community, I decided to give it a shot. I really want to set up my PC to be able to do some work. If I won't be able to get a working environment by Sunday afternoon then I need to go back to Windows XP, which at least was working.

1. Dl and install OK (I guess)

2. Envy - E Enabling Extra Repositories reference
It refers to a Dapper Dake version and not to a Gutsy.
I just hope did the right things!?

3. the command "sudo apt-get install -f" resulted to the following
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Which again is a good or a bed news?
4. Launch Envy's GUI brought the following result"
Error!
Envy is unable to run because of the lack of the following packages:

dkms


Please install them manually and launch Envy again

I'm really scarred to go further. It seems to me a little odd. Again, I'm waiting for some responses.
http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Garavan]

(Continued)
Downloaded missing packages and started with the GUI envy. It went through of a bunch of installation steps, and restarted the system. Now I see 2 identical screens. Again, I was sometimes at the same stage, when I manually installed the driver and started with frustration since like here too, I could not find the place to configure the nVidia settings.
At least I get back to square one. To achieve the same result I could by a mirror instead of an additional display and graphic card.

I could not find any additional info on the Envy page as how to proceed after the installation is done to begin with the actual configuration. Brrr.