Public bug reported: I'm using HP Pavilion m6 laptop with AMD A10. Connecting to external monitor using normal VGA cable causes laptop monitor to turn off permanently. disconnecting external display does not do anything.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-33-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Apr 28 08:16:50 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DpkgLog: ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7660G] [1002:9900] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:18a6] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-30 (28 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion m6 Notebook PC ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-33-generic root=UUID=0694a3e0-7768-4daa-837f-17aa85fc5462 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/23/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.35 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 18A6 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 74.80 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.35:bd09/23/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPavilionm6NotebookPC:pvr0791100000205610000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn18A6:rvr74.80:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion m6 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0791100000205610000620100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Tue Apr 28 08:02:11 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 trusty ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449621 Title: Connecting to external display turns off laptop screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1449621/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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