[indiana-discuss] 101a graphics bug on Tecra M2

Tue Nov 18 07:58:41 PST 2008

Jarrett,

I use this driver :
http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris_display_173.14.09.html

Note that it is only accessible using this direct link. If you go to the
"Solaris Display Driver Archive" page at :
http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris_display_archive.html

You only get 173.08 ...

The 173.14.09 works fine on the Tecra M2.

Note that what you are experiencing is probably not linked to driver,
but rather to hardware issues. When I have this kind of situation, I
unplug the projector... plug in a monitor... set the display for cloning
with the monitor... then once the display is cloned, plug the projector
back in. Did that for my preso at CEC last week. :)

Gilles.

Jarrett Lu wrote:
> Gilles,
>
> I just tried your suggestion on a Panasonic projector. After I clicked
> Detect Displays,
> the projector blinked once and went back to the "No Signal Input"
> state. No second
> display was found (by the NVIDIA X Server Settings GUI). Can't select
> TwinView.
> If someone could tell me what chipset and graphic card I'm using,
> maybe I can
> download an older version of driver and see if that works better. I
> need to know
> how far I should go back.
>
> Thanks for trying to help.
>
> Jarrett
>
>
> Gilles Gravier wrote:
>> Some projectors (and projector switches) don't send proper resolution
>> information.
>>
>> Best is to try this... launch the NVIDIA X Server Settings (from
>> Applications->System Tools)
>> Then go to X Server Display Configuration and click Detect Displays
>> Then click on the second display that was detected and Configure
>> Chose TwinView
>> Then set resolution properly (I like same as master display).
>> If you drag the second display over the first, you clone the displays.
>>
>> Gilles.
>>
>> Jarrett Lu wrote:
>>> Jarrett Lu wrote:
>>>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>>>> Gilles Gravier wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>>> Fresh install on 101a RC1b on Toshiba Tecra M2 results in fuzzy
>>>>>> display
>>>>>> and proprietary NVIDIA driver not starting. Forcing it in
>>>>>> xorg.conf with
>>>>>> nvidia-xconfig results in a non working graphics (white screen
>>>>>> and no
>>>>>> GDM login). Had to manually install the driver from NVIDIA's web
>>>>>> site...
>>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not a bug, that's a chipset for which support has been
>>>>> moved from
>>>>> the bundled nvidia driver to their legacy driver web download -
>>>>> see the
>>>>> "Special Nvidia Considerations" section of the 101 release
>>>>> announcement:
>>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2008-November/013371.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>> I'm having problems driving a project on my Toshiba Tecra M5
>>>
>>> "project" -> "projector"
>>>
>>> Sorry about the typo.
>>>
>>> Jarrett
>>
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