Hi all, I have reimplemented monitor detection in hwinfo to read the data from /sys instead of running BIOS emulation and reading the data from the VESA BIOS. This should work better and should be more reliable. The new functionality requires kernel mode setting (KMS) to be active (which by default is), when KMS is not active the old BIOS emulation is still used. I have tested it on few machines and for me it works better than the old implementation (e.g. in a dual head setup with two monitors the old code detected just one monitor, with the new code it correctly detects both monitors). However, it would be nice to test it on a broader range of hardware to find possible regressions. The change has been implemented in hwinfo-21.13, it should be available soon in the Factory. To make testing easier I also have built 13.2 and SLE12 packages. How to test it in 13.2 or SLE12 (run as root): # store the original output to see the difference hwinfo --monitor > monitor1.log # add the 13.2 repo zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/lslezak/openSUSE_13.2_Update... hwinfo_test # or the SLE12 repo zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/lslezak/SLE12/ hwinfo_test # install the packages zypper dup --from hwinfo_test # run the new version hwinfo --monitor > monitor2.log # check the difference diff -u monitor1.log monitor2.log If you see some regressions (e.g. a monitor not detected) or some strange differences then let me know (either reply here or report it in bugzilla, do not forget to mention the manually updated hwinfo package so it's clear that it's not about the released package). The new version prints some additional properties (monitor manufacture date), so there should be at least a little change in the output... Of course, reporting success or improvements here is also appreciated ;-) Thank you a lot for testing!! -- Best Regards Ladislav Slezák Yast Developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: lslezak@suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Prague 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: yast-devel+owner@opensuse.org