On 05.01.2016 04:08, Thomas Richter wrote: > Hi folks, > > I don't seem to be able to enable the DVI-I output of an old FX 5200 > behind a KVM switch. Autodetection works fine if the FX 5200 DVI output > is switched to the monitor, but when it is not, I have not found a way > to force-enable it. > > Here is what I tried: > > *) used the video=DVI-I-1:1280x1024-24@60e kernel parameter > (framebuffer still sits at 1024x768) > > *) used "options drm_kms_helper edid-firmware=edid/edid.bin" > in /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau.conf. "no initrd here, drm-kms-helper.ko is > loaded during bootstrap) > > *) downloaded the edid from the monitor and validated its correctness. > I placed the edid data into /lib/firmware/edid/edid.bin, and added the > module option "options drm_kms_helper edid-firmware=edid/edid.bin" >
append to kernel cmdline: drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=DVI-I-1:edid/edid.bin $ cat /proc/cmdline ... drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=DVI-I-1:edid/edid.bin ... > as one can see from > "/sys/module/drm_kms_helper/parameters/edid_firmware", the parameter is > accepted, but does not resolve the problem. Framebuffer stays at > 1024x768, and "xinit" does not give any display. > > Any hints appreciated. It would be very helpful to have a working display. > > Greetings, > Thomas > _______________________________________________ > Nouveau mailing list > Nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau > _______________________________________________ Nouveau mailing list Nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau
