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nvidia-settings package

nvidia-settings freeze on activating TwinView [needs nvidia-settings 290]

Bug #873375 reported by Dominik Kupschke
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-settings (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

When I try to activate my secondary display the nvidia-settings software will freeze when i choose the option "TwinView".
After killing the program I cant start it in this session again, so I have to logout und relogin then.

My system:
Notebook: Dell Latitude E6500
Videocard: Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M
Architecture: amd64
Windowmanager: Fluxbox

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: nvidia-settings 280.13-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 13 16:16:09 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-12 (0 days ago)

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Dominik Kupschke (bommi) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Gabriel Pérez (gabriel-guero) wrote :

Happened on clean installation. I tested with Unity 3D, Unity 2D, Gnome Shell. In combination with the drivers 285.05.09-0ubuntu1~oneiric~xup1 and 280.13-0ubuntu6. Works well only in "gnome classic no effects".

Hardware Model: EeePC-0123456789
Hardware video: MCP79 PCI Express Bridge - nVidia / ION VGA [GeForce 9400M]

I think the problem is on the desktop, when using "advanced visual effects." In gnome without effects, everything works fine.

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Greg King (greg-james-king) wrote :

Hardware:
Asus A8Jm (Core Duo T2400)
With a GeForce 7600 Go

I was able to use two external monitors (had to turn off the laptop display) with twinview and 11.04. However in 11.10, when I attempt to enable twinview on the second external monitor, nvidia-settings crashes.

Attached in the nvidia-settings output for glxinfo

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Greg King (greg-james-king) wrote :

Works Now: If I set the laptop monitor to disabled first, before trying to enable twinview (but didn't apply any setting changes). Then enable twinview on both monitors (a warning was output, but nvidia-settings didn't crash and can currently use both external monitors).

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Gabriel Pérez (gabriel-guero) wrote :

Today, I did an upgrade of xserver-xorg (1:7.6+7ubuntu7), and the problem was solved. No more problems.

The nvidea driver I use is: 285.05.09-0ubuntu1~oneiric~xup1

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Andres Barbaro (afbarbaro) wrote :

I still see the problem on my system even with the same version of xserver-xorg (1:7.6+7ubuntu7).
The workaround provided by Greg King (greg-james-king) works but if you close the nvidia-settings UI it won't open again (process starts but does not render the UI and it makes one CPU-core go to 100%).
Any fixes for this?

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speeves (speeves) wrote :

I was able to get this fixed by installing the new LINUX X64 (AMD64/EM64T) DISPLAY DRIVER 290.10 from http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-290.10-driver.html

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in nvidia-settings (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

From the debian bug looks like this will be resolved when we merge nvidia-settings 290.

summary: - nvidia-settings freeze on activating TwinView
+ nvidia-settings freeze on activating TwinView [needs nvidia-settings
+ 290]
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Andres Barbaro (afbarbaro) wrote :

This is fixed for me after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 with nvidia-settings 295.40. Thanks!

Dominik Kupschke (bommi)
information type: Public → Public Security
information type: Public Security → Public
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

The TwinView solution was given up in favour RandR. This means that screen configuration is possible with the system provided graphical tools.

There is enough reason to understand this bug can be closed as a newer version of software-package didn't make it appear any longer.

Thanks for reporting this bug and all the energy you gave in order to make Ubuntu better.

If you dont think the update resolved the initial problem then feel free to reopen the bug and attach logs that are necessary to get evidence.

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