Thread: 11.04 No HDMI w/ nvidia driver

os: ubuntu 11.04 64-bit
monitor: dell s2409w
laptop: asus n61vg
graphics card: geforce gt 220m
driver: nvidia-current (270.41.06) - first build after 11.04 release

here's story: when installing ubuntu, had hdmi cable connected , display coming up, i'm guessing using nouveau driver? installed ubuntu, , after installed nvidia-current control center > additional drivers. after restarting x, monitor won't show via hdmi anymore.

went nvidia x server settings , clicked 'detect monitors' , dell monitor came up, laptop monitor. set them on twin view , clicked 'apply' , monitor says "no signal".

after searching around, thought acquire edid information monitor , manually configure in xorg.conf file. made changes, when restarted x, turned off laptop monitor, , trying use dell monitor, signal wouldn't go through again, commented out edid settings:

code:

# nvidia-settings: x configuration file generated nvidia-settings  # nvidia-settings:  version 270.29  (buildd@allspice)  fri feb 25 14:42:07 utc 2011    section "serverlayout"      identifier     "layout0"      screen      0  "screen0" 0 0      inputdevice    "keyboard0" "corekeyboard"      inputdevice    "mouse0" "corepointer"      option         "xinerama" "0"  endsection    section "files"  endsection    section "inputdevice"      # generated default      identifier     "mouse0"      driver         "mouse"      option         "protocol" "auto"      option         "device" "/dev/psaux"      option         "emulate3buttons" "no"      option         "zaxismapping" "4 5"  endsection    section "inputdevice"      # generated default      identifier     "keyboard0"      driver         "kbd"  endsection    section "monitor"      # horizsync source: edid, vertrefresh source: edid      identifier     "monitor0"      vendorname     "unknown"      modelname      "dell s2409w"      horizsync       30.0 - 83.0      vertrefresh     50.0 - 76.0      option         "dpms"  endsection    section "device"      identifier     "device0"      driver         "nvidia"  #    option         "nologo" "true"  #    option         "usedisplaydevice" "dfp-1"  #    option         "customedid" "dfp-1:/home/stephen/desktop/edid.bin"      vendorname     "nvidia corporation"      boardname      "geforce gt 220m"  endsection    section "screen"      identifier     "screen0"      device         "device0"      monitor        "monitor0"      defaultdepth    24      option         "twinview" "0"      option         "metamodes" "dfp-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"      subsection     "display"          depth       24      endsubsection  endsection

any ideas? appreciated

this may contain little more asked may find useful.

laptop has 480m, video shows on builtin display, how use builtin hdmi port, used mint 11, ubuntu 11.04, , zorin os 5 , have installed proprietary nvidia driver.

windows fine , in windows video , sound transferred external monitor fn+f7 key combination video , sound transferred using speaker icon on taskbar right clicking , making hdmi device default, should noted not transfer using not using cable windows, first got video working explain in sec, read post suggested backing /etc/x11/xorg.conf , running cmd in terminal window, here link,

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1312435

sudo nvidia-settings

cmd did not work 1 key reason, not mentioned delete /etc/x11/xorg.conf file, read post did work, said delete file here cmd used,

sudo rm /etc/x11/xorg.conf

after deleting file post suggested run cmd recreate it,

sudo nvidia-xconfig

able run cmd , set/apply/save settings,

sudo nvidia-settings

after strarting settings nvidia settings original settings still set had set second display twinview first apply , save this, if want view should have setting orientation, want display enabled continued on, able set primary display , apply , save this, switched other display , set disabled , applied , saved it.

point of using headphone jack on laptop since right beside display, here link involved in solving hdmi sound issue,

http://vaioubuntu.wordpress.com/2009/07 ... ulseaudio/

followed article down figure or box window whatever want call it, running grep script should give lines add default.pa file, although result may little different mine was,

pdlu@pdlu-d900f:~$ sudo aplay -l | grep -o -e "card [0-9]:.*[0-9]:" | sed -e "s/card \([0-9]\): \(.*\) \[.*device \([0-9]\).*/load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:\1,\3 sink_name=\2/"
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 sink_name=intel
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,1 sink_name=intel
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,6 sink_name=intel
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,3 sink_name=nvidia
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,7 sink_name=nvidia
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,8 sink_name=nvidia
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,9 sink_name=nvidia

did not insert of here inserted,

load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 sink_name=intel
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,7 sink_name=nvidia

narrow down these used command,
pdlu@pdlu-d900f:~$ sudo aplay -d plughw:0,0 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/front_center.wav
playing wave '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/front_center.wav' : signed 16 bit little endian, rate 48000 hz, mono
pdlu@pdlu-d900f:~$ sudo aplay -d plughw:1,7 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/front_center.wav
playing wave '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/front_center.wav' : signed 16 bit little endian, rate 48000 hz, mono

these first successful tries cmd 1 analog , 1 hdmi, results may different , not know result of adding results script careful, after adding 2 lines default.pa restarted, after logging in accessed sound preferences speaker icon, selected output tab, before had 2 devices present had four, selecting second high definition device gave me hdmi sound though not labeled hdmi.

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