[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2014-03-09 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2014-01-08 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
Harald, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-27 Thread Harald
As a workaround I added nomodeset to the kernel parameters. As the bug came up with Lucid, I give just a short sketch how to solve the problem with gub2. (standard in Lucid) Edit /etc/default/grub add the parameter nomodeset to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. This line is in my configuration now:

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-27 Thread Harald
I got the idea to switch off kernel-based mode setting by the following article: http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Rock-it-What-s-new-in- Fedora-13-1006388.html (Information that this technique is used in Ubuntu + that it can be switched off) using nomodeset is also a workaround for Bug:

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-14 Thread Harald
I tried it with the live/installation CD for 10.4 again. The effect appears as well. I fiddled around with the monitors. What helped was switching to same image in all monitors (the effect vanished) and back again (and did not reappear). -- VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-13 Thread Harald
It looks like a race condition during boot. If it happens the visual effect can even be seen, while booting, before the login screen. The login screen is always ok, but afterwards the effect reappears. There is another video effect which is new compared to Karmic. In the boot sequence the screen

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-12 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) -- VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579028 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-12 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579028 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-11 Thread Harald
** Attachment added: Photo showing the display when the problem occurs http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48298863/DSCF2702.JPG ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48297828/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt

[Bug 579028] Re: VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800

2010-05-11 Thread Harald
as far as I can find (based on the time stamp) out GdmLog0 was taken when the bug occurs and GdmLog1 when the Display seems to work correctly. -- VGA screen sometimes is croped and has dithering DVI Screen is always normal ATI x800 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579028 You received this bug