Public bug reported: Having a Xinerama desktop environment is impossibe as long as the HDMI video port is linked to the Nvidia car in a optimus enabled laptop (here , the Dell XPS 15).
Installing Bumblebee, openbox, and synergy with some tweaking, we can enable the HDMI video having a separate window manager with low quality rendering. No possibility to have a xinerama desktop out of the box using Unity or Gnome Shell. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,resize,regex,move,snap,place,imgpng,mousepoll,gnomecompat,grid,session,animation,workarounds,wall,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Wed Dec 14 22:58:13 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04b6] nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0df5] (rev ff) (prog-if ff) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L502X ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=UUID=24540d0f-5803-493c-ace9-e3b3c0cedb26 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/20/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: 0YR8NN dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd07/20/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL502X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YR8NN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L502X dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26 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.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 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 oneiric running-unity ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/904476 Title: HDMI wired to Nvidia does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/904476/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs