Public bug reported: Syncmaster BX2450L screen, capable of 1920x1080, has no such option when connected through DisplayPort. I must use a lower (1440x900) resolution, and my desktop on that screen stays black, i can only see the topbar. Dragging windows into the black desktop hides them completely. My actual laptop screen still works fine though.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz DRM.card0.DP.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: Off modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1440x900 1440x900 1280x960 1280x800 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400 edid-base64: AP///////wBMLR8HMTIwMAEVAQMONB14Ku7RpVVImyYSUFS/74CBAIFAgYCVAKlAswBxT5UPAjqAGHE4LUBYLEUACSUhAAAeAAAA/QA4Sx5REQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTTUJYMjQ1MEwKICAgAAAA/wBIOU1CMTA2NzU4CiAgANY= DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1920x1080 1920x1080 edid-base64: AP///////wAGr+0wAAAAAAAUAQSQIhN4AtEVnllTmyceUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBsDaA4HA4CEAwZDEAWMEQAAAadSSA4HA4CEAwZDEAWMEQAAAaAAAA/gBOQ0RGM4BCMTU2SFczAAAAAAAAQSKWAREAAAIBCiAgABU= DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: Date: Thu Jun 23 10:22:35 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: natty DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0446] nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0df5] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0446] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS 15Z ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=b9c9a654-501b-420f-a692-5a8e451fe5ba ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Renderer: Unknown SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/09/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A02 dmi.board.name: 060G42 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd05/09/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPS15Z:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn060G42:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS 15Z dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 natty running-unity ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/801047 Title: Screen connected with displayport does not show all supported modes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/801047/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs