Bug#428556: Pressing Fn-CRT/LCD garbles display
forwarded 428556 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10785
tags 428556 +wontfix
thank you
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 05:20:30PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Hi! I have had this problem with all releases of the driver that I've
> tried since installing debian on this machine, but never gotten around
> to report it. I now installed the package in experimental to see if it
> had been solved, but it wasn't. Is there any point in testing the
> version in unstable too?
>
> I have a Dell Precision M65 laptop (see
> <http://josefsson.org/etch-dell-m65.html>) with a nVidia Quadro FX 350M.
>
> When I press Fn-CRT/LCD it cycles through some modes. The modes seems to
> be somewhat influenced on the state when I started the machine, e.g.,
> with lid closed or open, connected to port repliactor or not. In any
> case, it is typically is some variation of:
>
> 1. Internal TFT
> 2. Black
> 3. External TFT via DVI
>
> The video changing works but with a flaw: after changing between video
> modes, the screen is sort of shifted to the right so that only half of
> the screen image is visible in the middle of the screen. The left and
> right sides of the screen is blank. Two photos:
>
> http://josefsson.org/bug/
>
> As you can see, it happens both on the internal screen and on the
> external DVI screen.
>
> The work around is simple: just press ctrl-alt-f1 and then go back to
> the virtual console with X. The image looks fine and everything works.
>
> Debug X log attached.
>
> Any ideas how I can avoid the ctrl-alt-f1 step and have it work
> correctly immediately?
Your problem looks like the upstream bug at the URL above. Unfortunately,
the nVidia maintainer tagged it as "wontfix" because the
"nv driver can't support VBIOS-controlled hotkey switching".
So I am marking this as wontfix too, sorry :(
Fortunately, ctrl-alt-f1 is not too bad as a workaround :/
Brice
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