I'm afraid it's just a bug in the nvidia driver, or a feature of the new one. You could try using "nvidia-glx" or even "nvidia-glx-legacy".
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: xorg => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 Assignee: Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) => (unassigned) Status: Incomplete => New -- external monitor doesn't "work" on laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs