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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 20:37:15
Message-Id: 50ABE994.4000502@smash-net.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor by Damien Levac
1 Am 20.11.2012 20:08, schrieb Damien Levac:
2 > On 11/20/12 13:33, Norman Rieß wrote:
3 >> Am 20.11.2012 19:02, schrieb Florian Philipp:
4 >>> Am 20.11.2012 14:52, schrieb Norman Rieß:
5 >>>> Am 20.11.2012 13:51, schrieb Bruce Hill:
6 >>>>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 08:44:08AM +0100, Norman Rieß wrote:
7 >>>>>> Hello,
8 >>>>>>
9 >>>>>> i am using a Thinkpad X301 with a DVI Monitor connected to the mini
10 >>>>>> displayport.
11 >>>>>> That worked perfectly for years, but with Kernel 3.6 (and 3.7rc) the DVI
12 >>>>>> Monitor stays black on boot and it is not visible in xrandr. As if it
13 >>>>>> wasn't connected at all.
14 >>>>>> Rebooting with 3.5 brings back the Display with full functionality.
15 >>>>>>
16 >>>>>> All i found about this was a Fedora bugreport stating the issue, but is
17 >>>>>> unanswered for a month now.
18 >>>>>>
19 >>>>>> Does someone got an idea here or faced the same issue and solved it?
20 >>>>>>
21 >>>>>> Regards,
22 >>>>>> Norman
23 >>>>> Can you give us a link to:
24 >>>>>
25 >>>>> (1) the Fedora bug report
26 >>>>> (2) your 3.5 kernel .config
27 >>>>> (3) your 3.6 (and 3.7rc) kernel .config(s)
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 >>> What does `xrandr --current` say? (from x11-apps/xrandr)
39 >>>
40 >>> Regards,
41 >>> Florian Philipp
42 >>>
43 >> In what situation? 3.5 or 3.6 kernel?
44 >>
45 > In doubt, both. But I'm fairly sure he meant 3.6 since there are no
46 > problem to solve in 3.5. :P
47 >
48 > Damien
49 >
50
51 Yeah, i was kinda irritated by that question, as i allready said, that
52 xrandr does not show the display.
53 3.5 activates the display during kernel loading, on 3.6 it stays shut
54 off during the whole boot process.
55
56
57 3.6:
58 xrandr --current
59 Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1440 x 900, maximum 32767 x 32767
60 LVDS1 connected 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
61 287mm x 180mm
62 1440x900 60.0*+ 50.0
63 1024x768 60.0
64 800x600 60.3 56.2
65 640x480 59.9
66 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
67 HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
68 DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
69 DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
70
71 ---------------------------------------------
72 3.5 both screens mirrored:
73 xrandr --current
74 Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1440 x 900, maximum 32767 x 32767
75 LVDS1 connected 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
76 287mm x 180mm
77 1440x900 60.0*+ 50.0
78 1024x768 60.0
79 800x600 60.3 56.2
80 640x480 59.9
81 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
82 HDMI1 connected 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
83 518mm x 324mm
84 1920x1200 60.0 +
85 1600x1200 60.0
86 1680x1050 59.9
87 1680x945 60.0
88 1400x1050 59.9
89 1600x900 60.0
90 1280x1024 60.0
91 1440x900 59.9*
92 1280x960 60.0
93 1366x768 60.0
94 1360x768 60.0
95 1280x800 59.9
96 1280x768 60.0
97 1024x768 60.0
98 1024x576 60.0
99 800x600 60.3 56.2
100 848x480 60.0
101 640x480 60.0
102 DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
103 DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
104
105 ---------------------------------------------
106 3.5 in my dualscreen setup:
107 xrandr --current
108 Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3360 x 1200, maximum 32767 x 32767
109 LVDS1 connected 1440x900+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
110 axis) 287mm x 180mm
111 1440x900 60.0*+ 50.0
112 1024x768 60.0
113 800x600 60.3 56.2
114 640x480 59.9
115 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
116 HDMI1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
117 518mm x 324mm
118 1920x1200 60.0*+
119 1600x1200 60.0
120 1680x1050 59.9
121 1680x945 60.0
122 1400x1050 59.9
123 1600x900 60.0
124 1280x1024 60.0
125 1440x900 59.9
126 1280x960 60.0
127 1366x768 60.0
128 1360x768 60.0
129 1280x800 59.9
130 1280x768 60.0
131 1024x768 60.0
132 1024x576 60.0
133 800x600 60.3 56.2
134 848x480 60.0
135 640x480 60.0
136 DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
137 DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor Damien Levac <damien.levac@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.6: No external Monitor Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>