Bug#360879: xserver-xorg: Xorg's radeon driver does not seem to support DVI on docking station
On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 10:22 +0200, Eric Lavarde wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4
> Severity: normal
>
> I have an nc6000 HP laptop with Radeon card, as well as a docking
> station with DVI port, with a flat screen attached to it.
>
> Before upgrading to etch/xorg from sarge/xfree86, I was able to have one
> configuration (attached as xorg.conf.200602171936) and the xserver would
> do the right thing:
> - laptop standalone: 1024x768 on the internal display.
> - laptop in docking station: 1280x1024 on external screen.
> (I'm *not* trying to have something fancy like dual screen!)
Both config and log file included by the reportbug script show a dual
screen configuration though.
> Since I've upgraded, I need to switch between two configuration files in
> order to reach the same purpose. And if I use the wrong configuration
> file, I get the following behavior:
> - laptop standalone: internal display shows completely garbled picture,
> looks like wrong sync parameters; I suspect trying to represent
> 1280x1024 on a display with 1024x768.
> - laptop docked: the external screen doesn't show anything. I suspect
> it's running on the internal screen.
> In both cases, the xserver doesn't notice anything strange and runs
> happily.
>
> While writing this report, my computer is in the docking station. I'll
> attach as well the 'standalone' configuration as
> xorg.conf-works-with-internal-LCD.
Please attach log files obtained when starting with
xorg.conf.200602171936, both when docked and not.
> Another issue I have since I upgraded is that I can't switch anymore
> between internal and external (VGA, this time, especially beamer) using
> the Fn+F4 combination, even if I set the 'Option "BIOSHotkeys" "true"'
> in the device section.
> Should I create a separate bug report for this one?
Yes, assuming this doesn't clear up in the course of this one and that
there's no other report about it yet.
> Option "MonitorLayout" "TMDS,LVDS"
This combination can't work currently because the driver doesn't support
external TMDS chips yet (the Radeon chip only has one TMDS unit
integrated, which is used for the internal display).
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