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From: Lasse Riis <lists@×××××××××.dk>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Screen-blanking on X startup
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:26:56
Message-Id: 47BA143D.90008@lasseriis.dk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Screen-blanking on X startup by andy stern
1 Hi,
2
3 Intel driver outputs *a lot* of logs. Just to test I switched to the
4 vesa driver and no blanking occurs! (which in turn gives a much quicker
5 startup time)
6
7 Obviously it's a driver thing. So I'll have to look at the docs for the
8 i810 driver. (although I have no clue where they are(?))
9
10 Thanks for the input so far!
11
12 Kind Regards, Lasse
13
14 andy stern wrote:
15 > Hi Lasse,
16 >
17 > is there any Logging from X11?
18 > have you tried to plug a second monitor?
19 >
20 > best regards,
21 > Andy
22 >
23 > On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:05:44 +0100
24 > Lasse Riis <lists@×××××××××.dk> wrote:
25 >
26 >> Hi,
27 >>
28 >> When Xorg starts on my laptop (or actually Gentoo boots and xdm is
29 >> started) the X startup procedure involves blanking, or actually
30 >> powering off my display completely. This has always been "standard
31 >> procedure" to me, and I've gotten used to it over the years.
32 >>
33 >> However, in my current setup it actually "blinks" or powers off
34 >> twice. It might be the version of Xorg, or it might be this laptop.
35 >> In any case I didn't notice it till now.
36 >>
37 >> I've Googled some to find out what's actually going on but to no
38 >> avail. Some says it's probing for external monitors and thus turns
39 >> off VGA which in turn causes my laptop display to power off(?).
40 >>
41 >> Is there a way to disable this? I don't need probing for external
42 >> monitors on every X start. preferably I'd like to not have the
43 >> monitor turn of at all. But I would at least like to prevent it from
44 >> doing it twice.
45 >>
46 >> I'm on a Thinkpad x60s with this graphics controller:
47 >>
48 >> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile
49 >> 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
50 >> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
51 >> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
52 >>
53 >> My current xorg.conf is pretty much auto-generated, but looks like
54 >> this: Section "ServerLayout"
55 >> Identifier "X.org Configured"
56 >> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
57 >> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
58 >> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
59 >> EndSection
60 >>
61 >> Section "Files"
62 >> RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
63 >> ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
64 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
65 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
66 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
67 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
68 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
69 >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
70 >> EndSection
71 >>
72 >> Section "Module"
73 >> Load "dbe"
74 >> Load "GLcore"
75 >> Load "glx"
76 >> Load "dri"
77 >> Load "record"
78 >> Load "xtrap"
79 >> Load "extmod"
80 >> Load "freetype"
81 >> Load "type1"
82 >> EndSection
83 >>
84 >> Section "InputDevice"
85 >> Identifier "Keyboard0"
86 >> Driver "kbd"
87 >> Option "CoreKeyboard"
88 >> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
89 >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
90 >> Option "XkbLayout" "dvorak"
91 >> EndSection
92 >>
93 >> Section "InputDevice"
94 >> Identifier "Mouse0"
95 >> Driver "mouse"
96 >> Option "CorePointer"
97 >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
98 >> Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
99 >> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
100 >> Option "Emulate3TimeOut" "50"
101 >> Option "EmulateWheel" "on"
102 >> Option "EmulateWheelTimeOut" "200"
103 >> Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
104 >> Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
105 >> Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
106 >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
107 >> EndSection
108 >>
109 >>
110 >> Section "Monitor"
111 >> Identifier "LCD"
112 >> VendorName "LEN"
113 >> ModelName "4000"
114 >> # Option "DPMS"
115 >> EndSection
116 >>
117 >> Section "Device"
118 >> Identifier "Card0"
119 >> Driver "i810"
120 >> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
121 >> Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
122 >> Option "FlipPrimary" "true"
123 >> Option "LFP" ""
124 >> Screen 0
125 >> EndSection
126 >>
127 >> Section "Device"
128 >> Identifier "External"
129 >> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
130 >> Driver "i810"
131 >> Screen 1
132 >> Option "Ignore" "True"
133 >> EndSection
134 >>
135 >> Section "Screen"
136 >> Identifier "Screen0"
137 >> Device "Card0"
138 >> Monitor "LCD"
139 >> SubSection "Display"
140 >> Viewport 0 0
141 >> Depth 24
142 >> Modes "1024x768"
143 >> EndSubSection
144 >> EndSection
145 >>
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