for multiple display, no Xinerama: mouse cursor can move over all monitors, monitors other than main monitor are gray, windows can't be moved there
with Xinerama: mouse cursor can move over all monitors, The dash is mirrored on all displays, only the leftmost dash is functional
fix: stay on ubuntu 11.04, unity 2d, xinerama
fix2: go non-unity, eg. pure Debian
state:
fresh 11.10 install
nVidia Corporation G98 [Quadro NVS 450] [10de:06fa] (rev a1)
driver: nvidia-current
same issues with ubity 2d and unity
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,move,imgpng,snap,gnomecompat,regex,grid,place,resize,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,animation,workarounds,wall,session,fade,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Sat Nov 12 08:55:57 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0619]
nVidia Corporation G98 [Quadro NVS 450] [10de:06fa] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0619]
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_173_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=a8dc246e-4005-4744-93fa-f07dd2ce34a3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/25/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1208
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5Q-EM DO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1208:bd05/25/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q-EMDO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
get around is:
make sure you have nVidia proprietary driver:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
in the whatever windowing environment you got running:
run nvidia-settings (NVIDIA X Server Settings), configure the monitors they way you want, enable Xinerama
save the preview of X Configuration File to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (this file may not exist)
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
sudo service lightdm restart
on the X logon screen, click the cogwheel and select Xfce session
- of the alternative windowing environments out there, this one seems to be the most popular according to Google Trends and apparently what Linus Torvald is using
at the moment, it all comes down to:
Do you want to use your computer, or do you want Unity?