Well, I'm glad your trying to help.
I've tried selecting it explicitly many times, hoping this time it would work but to no avail.
I tried using the drivers you use and than the proprietary nvidia drivers version 310 but neither changed a thing.
I've been looking at /var/log but don't really know where to look. This is what I've been able to find so far:
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$ cat /var/log/kern.log | grep nvidia
Feb 17 14:04:22 arno-laptop kernel: [ 227.484570] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Feb 17 14:04:22 arno-laptop kernel: [ 227.508315] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
Feb 17 14:04:22 arno-laptop kernel: [ 227.508324] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
Feb 17 14:14:50 arno-laptop kernel: [ 197.064324] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Feb 17 14:14:50 arno-laptop kernel: [ 197.085865] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
Feb 17 14:14:50 arno-laptop kernel: [ 197.085875] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
Feb 17 14:30:13 arno-laptop kernel: [ 218.220173] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Feb 17 14:30:13 arno-laptop kernel: [ 218.237910] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
Feb 17 14:30:13 arno-laptop kernel: [ 218.237920] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >power state changed by ACPI to D0
This is interesting, a few lines from /var/log/boot.log:
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* Starting load fallback graphics devices [ OK ] <==
* Starting configure network device security [ OK ]
* Starting configure virtual network devices [ OK ]
* Starting load fallback graphics devices [fail] <==
* Starting set console font [ OK ]
Here are some snippets from var/log/Xorg.0.log but nothing interesting I guess:
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[ 237.804] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 237.804] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 237.804] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 237.804] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 237.852] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 239.037] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (cPATH (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[ 239.037] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): stereo.
[ 239.039] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8600M GT (G84) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 239.039] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
[ 239.039] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 60.84.42.00.23
[ 239.039] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 8600M GT at PCI:1:0:0
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV-0
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): cPATH (DFP-0) (connected)
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): cPATH (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 239.043] (--) NVIDIA(0): cPATH (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link LVDS
[ 239.043] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 239.043] (**) NVIDIA(0): device cPATH (DFP-0) (Using EDID frequencies has been
[ 239.043] (**) NVIDIA(0): enabled on all display devices.)
[ 239.044] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 239.044] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 239.044] (==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 239.044] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 239.044] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 239.044] (II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select"
[ 239.044] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1440 x 900
[ 240.076] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (110, 108); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[ 240.076] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 240.076] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 240.076] (II) NVIDIA: Using 768.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory access.
[ 240.110] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select"
[ 240.462] Loading extension NV-GLX
[ 240.605] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[ 240.605] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 240.605] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 240.606] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 240.606] Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[ 240.606] Loading extension XINERAMA
[ 240.606] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 240.606] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 240.606] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 240.606] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 240.606] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: nvidia
[ 240.606] (--) RandR disabled
[ 240.611] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 285.618] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (cPATH (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[ 285.618] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): stereo.
[ 285.618] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 285.618] (**) NVIDIA(0): device cPATH (DFP-0) (Using EDID frequencies has been
[ 285.618] (**) NVIDIA(0): enabled on all display devices.)
[ 296.331] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-ED74282979563E81BD66F5EFFC067FDB289EACCF.xkm
[ 303.229] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (cPATH (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[ 303.229] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): stereo.
[ 303.229] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 303.229] (**) NVIDIA(0): device cPATH (DFP-0) (Using EDID frequencies has been
[ 303.229] (**) NVIDIA(0): enabled on all display devices.)
thanks for your help so far!