Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Edid on this laptop cannot be read, and consequently nouveau driver will have a black screen. get-edid: get-edid version 2.0.0 Performing real mode VBE call Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f00 bx=0x0 cx=0x0 Function supported Call successful VBE version 300 VBE string at 0x11100 "NVIDIA" VBE/DDC service about to be called Report DDC capabilities Performing real mode VBE call Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x0 cx=0x0 Function supported Call successful Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC1 transfers Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC2 transfers 0 seconds per 128 byte EDID block transfer Screen is not blanked during DDC transfer Reading next EDID block VBE/DDC service about to be called Read EDID Performing real mode VBE call Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x1 cx=0x0 Function supported Call failed The EDID data should not be trusted as the VBE call failed Error: output block unchanged Notice that NVidia proprietary driver also fails the same way, but it has a workaround with the custom edid option. Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/SNY05FA.bin" Nouveau driver does not seem to have such option. ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- edid cannot be read on Sony VPCCW2S1E and nouveau fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629516 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp