[Bug 271719] New: No external output
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 Summary: No external output Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Alpha 3plus Platform: PowerPC OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: schwab@novell.com QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com I don't get any video signal on the external port. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #1 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-05 07:03 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=137762) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=137762&action=view) Xorg.0.log -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |schwab@novell.com ------- Comment #2 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-05 09:34 MST ------- Thanks. Could you also attach your xorg.conf? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #3 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-05 09:38 MST ------- At the external output a CRT with 1024x768 is detected. I wonder if this is already wrong. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #4 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-05 10:28 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=137769) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=137769&action=view) xorg.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 schwab@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|schwab@novell.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #5 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-05 11:42 MST ------- Maybe I'm stupid, but I can't see the external output configured in xorg.conf at all. So are we back to the original bugreport that the driver assumes a MergedFB configuration although there isn't one? :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |schwab@novell.com ------- Comment #6 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-07 06:58 MST ------- See my previous comment. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 schwab@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|schwab@novell.com | ------- Comment #7 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-07 13:08 MST ------- I cannot see any question here. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |schwab@novell.com ------- Comment #8 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-07 13:10 MST ------- So are we back to the original bugreport that the driver assumes a MergedFB configuration although there isn't one? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 schwab@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|schwab@novell.com | ------- Comment #9 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-07 13:57 MST ------- I have no idea what you are talking about. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #10 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-07 14:23 MST ------- The driver assumes a MergedFB (enabled external output) configuration although it is not a MergedFB configuration. We did close an already existing bugreport for this issue recently. Obviously this issue has not been fixed. :-( I wonder why you opened a bugreport for a non-functional external output, when you didn't configure the external output at all. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #11 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-07 14:29 MST ------- See also Bug #229399. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #12 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-07 15:43 MST ------- Please explain "configure the external output". -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #13 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-07 21:42 MST ------- Configure the external output means enable Dualhead in SaX2. In this case SaX2 creates a MergedFB configuration. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #14 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-08 02:52 MST ------- That does not change a thing. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |schwab@novell.com ------- Comment #15 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-08 05:22 MST ------- New xorg.conf/Xorg.0.log after enabling Dualhead support would be helpful nevertheless. :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #16 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-08 11:02 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=138344) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=138344&action=view) xorg.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 schwab@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|schwab@novell.com | ------- Comment #17 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-08 11:03 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=138346) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=138346&action=view) Xorg.0.log -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mhopf@novell.com ------- Comment #18 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-08 11:12 MST ------- (II) RADEON(0): Modes for CRT2: ******************** (--) RADEON(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) (**) RADEON(0): *Mode "1024x768": 64.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795 Looks good to me (as specified in xorg.conf). That it doesn't work is probably related to some features simply not working on ppc. External output seems to be one of them. :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |eich@novell.com ------- Comment #19 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-11 01:57 MST ------- JFYI. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|No external output |radeon: No external output on powerpc -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #20 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-15 02:49 MST ------- Not sure what we can do here. One option for you would be to give the radeonrandr12 (radeon RANDR 1.2 driver) a try (to find even more bugs). "xrandr --help" / "man xrandr" will show you available options to configure your display(s) - in case the Xserver starts at all. It's some time ago - I tested it (only on i386/x86_64), so it's always good to get some feedback. :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #21 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-21 02:59 MST ------- On x86 with Radeon X600 the current radeonrandr12 driver works fine - which of course means *nothing* for ppc. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #22 from schwab@novell.com 2007-05-27 11:40 MST ------- radeonrandr12 crashes the system. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #23 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-27 11:43 MST ------- Oh well. :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #24 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 01:49 MST ------- radeonrandr12 no longer crashes (at least in normal mode), but still no external output. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #25 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 03:48 MST ------- Hmm. Is VGA connector detected at all? Check with "xrandr". Typical output of xrandr with no monitor detected: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 768, maximum 2708 x 1152 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right) 1024x768_60 60.0 LVDS connected 1280x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1280x768 60.0*+ 1024x768 60.0 60.0 1280x600 60.0 1024x600 60.0 800x600 60.0 60.3 768x576 60.0 640x480 60.0 59.9 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #26 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:04 MST ------- $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 1024 LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 58.8* 800x600 56.2 58.7 640x480 59.9 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #27 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:13 MST ------- Hmm. Could you add Option "monitor-VGA" "Monitor[0]" to Section "Device" and replace the existing "Monitor[0]" section with the following: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "1280X768@60HZ" VendorName "--> LCD" EndSection -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #28 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:16 MST ------- After updating xorg-x11-server to the latest version I get this: $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1280 x 1152 LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 58.8* 800x600 56.2 58.7 640x480 59.9 VGA disconnected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 376mm x 301mm 1024x768_60 60.0* With connected monitor: $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1280 x 1152 LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 58.8* 800x600 56.2 58.7 640x480 59.9 VGA connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 376mm x 301mm 1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 59.9 1152x864 75.0 1024x768 74.9 75.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 75.0 74.9 60.3 640x480 75.0 74.8 60.0 720x400 70.1 1024x768_60 60.0* -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #29 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:17 MST ------- Still no signal, btw. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #30 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:23 MST ------- Btw2: the kernel framebuffer driver at least produces a signal, although it does not appear to enable clone mode. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #31 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:27 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=145183) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=145183&action=view) X server log X started with connected monitor, later unplugged -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #32 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:28 MST ------- Looks better now. Try xrandr --output VGA --auto This enables the clone mode on my external monitor. # xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 768, maximum 2708 x 1152 VGA connected (normal left inverted right) 1280x1024 60.0 + 74.9 75.0 59.9 1024x768 74.9 75.1 69.8 70.1 60.0 59.9 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 74.9 69.7 60.3 59.9 56.2 640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 60.0 720x400 70.1 1024x768_60 60.0 LVDS connected 1280x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1280x768 60.0*+ 1024x768 60.0 60.0 1280x600 60.0 1024x600 60.0 800x600 60.0 60.3 768x576 60.0 640x480 60.0 59.9 # xrandr --output VGA --auto # xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 2708 x 1152 VGA connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 359mm x 287mm 1280x1024 60.0*+ 74.9 75.0 59.9 1024x768 74.9 75.1 69.8 70.1 60.0 59.9 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 74.9 69.7 60.3 59.9 56.2 640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 60.0 720x400 70.1 1024x768_60 60.0 LVDS connected 1280x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1280x768 60.0*+ 1024x768 60.0 60.0 1280x600 60.0 1024x600 60.0 800x600 60.0 60.3 768x576 60.0 640x480 60.0 59.9 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
Btw2: the kernel framebuffer driver at least produces a signal, although it does not appear to enable clone mode. External output often (always?) works with fbdev driver when monitor has been
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #33 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 04:32 MST ------- (In reply to comment #30) plugged during boot. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #34 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 05:13 MST ------- (In reply to comment #32)
Looks better now. Try
xrandr --output VGA --auto
This enables the clone mode on my external monitor.
Doesn't change anything except size (which I don't want). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #35 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 05:16 MST ------- (In reply to comment #33)
External output often (always?) works with fbdev driver when monitor has been plugged during boot.
It works even when unplugged during boot. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #36 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 06:24 MST ------- Ok. I'm afraid for now (or ever?) you need to switch to fbdev for external output. :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #37 from schwab@novell.com 2007-06-10 08:11 MST ------- ??? the fbdev driver doesn't work either. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271719 ------- Comment #38 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-06-10 08:37 MST ------- Hmm. Sounds like a misunderstanding. :-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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