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From: "Norman Rieß" <norman@×××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:35:08
Message-Id: 50ABCCFC.6060900@smash-net.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor by Florian Philipp
1 Am 20.11.2012 19:02, schrieb Florian Philipp:
2 > Am 20.11.2012 14:52, schrieb Norman Rieß:
3 >> Am 20.11.2012 13:51, schrieb Bruce Hill:
4 >>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 08:44:08AM +0100, Norman Rieß wrote:
5 >>>> Hello,
6 >>>>
7 >>>> i am using a Thinkpad X301 with a DVI Monitor connected to the mini
8 >>>> displayport.
9 >>>> That worked perfectly for years, but with Kernel 3.6 (and 3.7rc) the DVI
10 >>>> Monitor stays black on boot and it is not visible in xrandr. As if it
11 >>>> wasn't connected at all.
12 >>>> Rebooting with 3.5 brings back the Display with full functionality.
13 >>>>
14 >>>> All i found about this was a Fedora bugreport stating the issue, but is
15 >>>> unanswered for a month now.
16 >>>>
17 >>>> Does someone got an idea here or faced the same issue and solved it?
18 >>>>
19 >>>> Regards,
20 >>>> Norman
21 >>>
22 >>> Can you give us a link to:
23 >>>
24 >>> (1) the Fedora bug report
25 >>> (2) your 3.5 kernel .config
26 >>> (3) your 3.6 (and 3.7rc) kernel .config(s)
27 >>>
28 >>
29 >> Yes.
30 >> (1) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869824
31 >>
32 >> (2) http://smash-net.org/temp/config-3.5.4
33 >> (3) http://smash-net.org/temp/config-3.6.6
34 >> http://smash-net.org/temp/config-3.7.0-rc6
35 >>
36 >>
37 >>
38 >
39 > What does `xrandr --current` say? (from x11-apps/xrandr)
40 >
41 > Regards,
42 > Florian Philipp
43 >
44
45 In what situation? 3.5 or 3.6 kernel?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor Damien Levac <damien.levac@×××××.com>