[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread daniel
Yeah it looks like your right about X starting therefore the title of this bug is incorrect. Also I've discovered the vesa driver will output to the laptops LCD and just an external monitor. I think you're also right about international variants of exactly the same model of laptop, for instance I

[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread Justyn Butler
I should also point out that the title of this bug is incorrect. We now know that X is starting fine, it is simply the LVDS display that is not receiving the video signal. -- X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/268615 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread Justyn Butler
Both Daniel's problem and mine are a manifestation of the xorg bug here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292 It appears to be a quirk affecting a particular model of Sony Vaio laptop that has the Intel Cantiga integrated graphics. >From this bug report and the upstream one, it seem

[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: xorg-server Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/268615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lis

[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread Justyn Butler
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #17292 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292 ** Also affects: xorg-server via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA https://bugs.l

[Bug 268615] Re: X fails to start with intel 4500MHD GMA

2008-10-07 Thread Justyn Butler
I'm seeing this issue on a Sony Vaio laptop with the same graphics chipset, Intel 4500MHD. The model number of the laptop (in the UK at least) is VGN-SR19XN. As Daniel describes the splash screen displays fine, then when X starts you see nothing but a blank screen. X has started though and you c