Bug#531540: xserver-xorg-video-intel: No external VGA output on GM45

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Tue, Jun  2, 2009 at 20:11:48 +1200, Simon Guest wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.7.1-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> The external monitor is detected when I plug it in and run xrandr.
> I have tried several different incantations using to turn it on, 
> including
> $ xrandr --output VGA --auto
> $ xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --rate 60
> and so on.
> 
> But no signal ever appears out of the VGA connector.
> 
> (Booting into Windows with the same setup works fine.)
> 
> Any ideas?  This is rather a showstopper for me running Linux on the tablet
> PC I have to use in the classroom.
> 
Does it work if you move xorg.conf away?  If not, turn the ModeDebug
option on (in the Device section), and send us the X log, and the output
of xrandr --verbose.

cheers,
Julien