Mailinglist Archive: radeonhd (311 mails)

["Alex Deucher" <alexdeucher@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 19, 2008 1:46 PM, JoJo jojo <onetwojojo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is this a defect in RS690 or just the ASUS design ?
> (are other models by other board manufacturers affected as well ?)

the outputs can be driven separately, it's just not supported yet in this case.

Alex

> ciao
>
> -JoJo
>
> On Feb 19, 2008 11:41 PM, Matthias Hopf <mhopf@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Feb 19, 08 15:14:42 +0100, Patrick Voigt wrote:
> > >  I'm trying to get the projector Panasonic PT-AX200E to work on my Asus
> > > M2A-VM-HDMI board using a HDMI connection. I setup up a dual monitor
> > > configuration according to the example given in the wiki. The other 
> > > monitor
> > > is connected to the board via DVI. So I want to use to digital outputs
> > > simultaneously.  In theory this should work using this hardware.
> >
> > Unfortunately, it will only work in clone mode, always:
> >
> > > DVI-D_1 disconnected (normal)
> > >        RANDR_OUTPUT_NUMBER: 2 (0x00000002)
> >
> > > DVI-D_2 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (0x47) normal (normal) 376mm x 301mm
> > >        RANDR_OUTPUT_NUMBER: 2 (0x00000002)
> >
> > Connectors with the same output number can only display cloned images.
> > This is due to hardware(!) wiring on the boards, the board maker used
> > the same output for different connectors. Bad, ugly. These connectors
> > cannot even be switched on and off independently, and this can result in
> > *very* obscure behavior. The RandR model isn't flexible enough to
> > reflect this.
> >
> > I'm still thinking about misusing the possible_clones field for that,
> > but that would restrict us to having only one cloned-only pair (two in
> > some circumstances), and wouldn't allow us to use cloning in all
> > situations where it actually would make sense.
> >
> > > (WW) RADEONHD(0): RandR: While switching off DVI-D_1: output TMDS B is 
> > > also used by DVI-D_2 - ignoring
> >
> > This line in the log indicates this (hardware) configuration.
> >
> > Bad luck
> >
> > Matthias
> >
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