[GRLUG] Linux and multiple monitors

[Benjamin Flanders]

I've never had issues with Nvidia, until Ubuntu 12.04.  I guess there
is a bug in the new Nvidia driver
(http://reformedmusings.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/warning-about-ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise-and-nvidia-cards/)
that affects older chipsets.



Share and Enjoy
Ben


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Adam Tauno Williams
<awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 09:38 -0400, Ben Rousch wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Roberto Villarreal
> > Your comments emphasize the problem. Nvidia works well for some people
> > under some configurations, and is unreliable for others. This makes it
> > a real PITA to troubleshoot.
>
> It is a genuine PITA if you are trying to get card 'X' to work.
> I guess there is a bug that
> But having a good nVidia experience is failry easy & reliable if you
> start with hardware selection [rather than the other way around].
> nouveau has a very good wiki that documents the cards and what does /
> doesn't work.
>
> (a) identify a laptop on TigerDirect
> (b) go to the OEM's website and get the field service manual - only this
> will tell you what the actual components are.
> (c) check the wiki
>
> The FeatureMatrix for the chipsets usually makes this clear.  For
> example, the wiki pointed me clearly away from any device whose name
> contained "Optimus"
>
> <http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix>
> <http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/HardwareStatus>
> <http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Optimus>
>
> Probably a better solution is to get a laptop with a known working *
> Intel * GPU, they are less fuss.  But I find the selection to be
> extremely limited if I add that constraint.
>
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