retitle 271993 xserver-xfree86: [via] Smile brand monitor from 1988 hoses up DDC information and sync ranges calculated from it on unknown vendor (0x1106) unknown chipset (0x3122) rev 3 tag 271993 + moreinfo thanks
On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:25:07PM +0200, Martijn van de Streek wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 > Severity: normal > > I have a very cheap, old monitor (from "Smile"), which doesn't work > right with the "via" driver (the driver doesn't fall back to the values > I specified in the XF85Config-4 when DDC returns "0", or something like > that?) > > The monitor seems to support DDC2 (there's information that looks like > that in the log, even though get-edid can't find any, and X also works > fine after running read-edid once, because subsequent DDC transfers by X > fail if get-edid has been run)). In the list of "supported modes", > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is mentioned. > > If I try to use a 1024x768 mode however, it won't work, and just fall > back to 640x480 (which always works). If I unplug the monitor (turning > it off is not enough) from the computer, X starts fine in 1024x768 mode, > and continues to work after I plug in the monitor. > > I've attached my X config and XFree86.0.log for both the "with-monitor" and > "monitorless" startup modes. Does the X server come up as desired with the monitor plugged in if you modify the "Device" section of your XF86Config-4 file to include the line: Option "NoDDCValue" "true" ? The via(4x) manpage has more about this. -- G. Branden Robinson | Turning on -Wall is like turning on Debian GNU/Linux | the pain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- James Troup http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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