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Bug#292540: marked as done (/usr/X11R6/bin/X: Problems with attaching external monitors to laptops (need to reboot X))

Your message dated Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:40:20 +0100
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and subject line Bug#292540: /usr/X11R6/bin/X: Problems with attaching external monitors to laptops (need to reboot X)
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Package: xserver-common
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/X


Hello,
  I have noticed this problem on several platforms, including various
  versions of SuSE (9.1, 9.2) and Debian testing; also on various laptop
  models, ranging from Dell through Fujitsu to Thinkpads.

  Following happens: if you attach a video projector, and switch your
  laptop to the "external" mode using your function keys, no signal is
  sent, you get "no input" from the projector.  Switch to the console and
  you will see a picture; switch back to X, and you get from the projector
  the error message "no input" again.

  Restart X, and everything is OK.

  For people who often make presentations with their laptops, and are used
  to keep dozens of programs and windows opened, quitting them all just to
  make a lecture or presentation is a pain in the neck.  (yeah, I know, I
  can probably do startx -- :1.0 from a console -- not that I tried it!,
  but how many KDE newcommers will know that?).

  Moreover, I needed some time to figure out what the problem is.  For the
  first few times I have rebooted the entire system :-))), getting polite
  smiles from the audience.

  Regards,

  January


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-1-386
Locale: LANG=pl_PL, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL

Versions of packages xserver-common depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]     1.4.30         Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                     2.3.2.ds1-16   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  xfree86-common            4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System (XFree86) infrastr

-- debconf information:
  xserver-common/xwrapper/nice_value/error:
  xserver-common/xwrapper/allowed_users: Console Users Only
  xserver-common/xwrapper/actual_allowed_users: console
  xserver-common/xwrapper/nice_value: 0

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Closing since the submitter did not reproduce recently, but does not use
Debian on all its machines anymore.
There are good chance that somebody reproduces in the future with a
recent graphic board. But, the problem may be very specific to not well
supported hardware, so people might want to fill bug reports against
xorg video drivers.

Brice

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