Bug#614225: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: EDID checksum is invalid with Acer AL2216W

To: Carlo Stemberger <carlo.stemberger@gmail.com>
Cc: 614225@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#614225: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: EDID checksum is invalid with Acer AL2216W
From: Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:26:07 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 87d3mm7jvk.fsf@turtle.gmx.de>
Reply-to: Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>, 614225@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20110220141557.3528.53301.reportbug@AMD> (Carlo Stemberger's message of "Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:15:57 +0100")
References: <[🔎] 20110220141557.3528.53301.reportbug@AMD>

On 2011-02-20 15:15 +0100, Carlo Stemberger wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> Version: 1:0.0.15+git20100329+7858345-5
> Severity: normal
>
> This bug causes an annoying "black flash" every 30 seconds.
>
> Here attached:
>
> $ dmesg |tail -n 100 > edid_error.txt

Googling shows that many, if not all, exemplars of the Acer AL2216W
monitor are broken.  Unfortunately, nouveau currently has no option to
ignore invalid EDID or supply your own.

Sven

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- Bug#614225: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: EDID checksum is invalid with Acer AL2216W
  - From: Carlo Stemberger <carlo.stemberger@gmail.com>

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