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displayconfig-gtk package

[Heron] X server does not properly configure laptop monitor on Everex VA2001T

Bug #220065 reported by lil_kreen
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displayconfig-gtk (Ubuntu)
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Hardy
Invalid
Undecided
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xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Hardy
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: displayconfig-gtk

[Hardy Heron 8.04]

The LCD on the Everex VA2001T used to work in Beta 4 but the screen shimmered constantly so I did 'dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xerver-xorg' to attempt to fix it. The resulting output indeed doesn't shimmer but will no longer center the login screen properly or come back from suspend without corrupting the graphics in an incorrect mode. (assuming it acknowledges keypresses from suspend at all)

The monitor detects as unknown in both hardy and stable but is supposed to be 1440x900. The video card, a chrome 9 HC IGP supposedly is covered by openchrome but it will not start under that driver so VESA is used instead.

~~~
Xrandr -q

Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1440 x 900, maximum 1600 x 1200
default connected 1440x900+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1600x1200 0.0
   1400x1050 0.0
   1280x1024 0.0
   1440x900 0.0*
   1280x800 0.0
   1280x768 0.0
   1024x768 0.0
   800x600 61.0
   640x480 60.0
[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. P4M900 Host Bridge [1106:0364]
     Subsystem: FIRST INTERNATIONAL Computer Inc Unknown device [1509:0364]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VIA Technologies, Inc. Chrome9 HC IGP [1106:3371] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: FIRST INTERNATIONAL Computer Inc Unknown device [1509:1e30]

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lil_kreen (littlekreen) wrote :
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lil_kreen (littlekreen) wrote :

Xorg Log since it will likely be asked for

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

According to the log it is using openchrome, which doesn't support randr-1.2 yet.

Changed in displayconfig-gtk:
status: New → Invalid
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lil_kreen (littlekreen) wrote :

I know that already. The point is that "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" doesn't reset it to VESA or give me anywhere to tell it what monitor I have, I can't figure out how, and they removed screens and graphics so I can't fix it.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Hi littlekreen,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISOs are available from cdimage.ubuntu.com)

If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
Thanks in advance.

The output of lspci -vvnn would also be worth having.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome:
status: New → Incomplete
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lil_kreen (littlekreen) wrote :

I would like to but the newest release has progressed from workable but slightly bugged in 8.04 to completely nonfunctional in 8.10. All I get for 8.10 is a corrupted unresponsive cursor, a black screen, and no drive activity once initial loading is complete. I don't know how to get the info out of the console without the GUI. This is from running a vanilla ubuntu iso (i386-desktop) as well so there are no alterations whatsoever on my part for the install.

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lil_kreen (littlekreen) wrote :

here is lspci for 8.04

Bryce Harrington (bryce)
description: updated
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Sorry you had such problems testing Intrepid. Without testing though, it is hard to know if this issue still needs attention in the development version. I will assume not and close the development task; if you get a chance to test the development version (Jaunty currently) and find it is still an issue, feel free to reopen.

Meanwhile, I have opened a task for Hardy, in case someone wishes to look into resolving this in the LTS.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in displayconfig-gtk (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: New → Invalid
tags: added: omit
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: New → Won't Fix
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