Bug#348082: xserver-xorg: [ati/radeon] pinkness and interference pattern on Radeon RV250 If [Radeon 9000] rev 1 and TMDS-connected Samsung SyncMaster 213T

[Michel Dänzer]

On Thu, 2007-08-30 at 05:17 -0400, Branden Robinson wrote:
> 
> The bit that concerns me is common to both:
> 
>   (WW) RADEON(0): Option "UseFBDev" is not used
> 
> Don't I kinda have to have that, since I'm on a PowerPC?

No, hasn't been necessary (or even very useful) in a while.


> Hmm, and it says ""MonitorLayout" is not used" when I try to use *that*.
> 
> Anyway, with "MonitorLayout" I get ugly corruption for a second or two after
> attempting to start the X server, before the monitor loses track of the video
> signal from the adapter altogether.
> 
> Without MonitorLayout, I'm just blank before the monitor loses it.

This can't be related to MonitorLayout as the driver no longer knows
that option, so it has no effect.


Looking at the log file, the driver seems to misdetect the DVI
connection as being VGA:

> (II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on connector: VGA
> ----------------------
> (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: SAM  Model: 91  Serial#: 1312961073
> (II) RADEON(0): Year: 2005  Week: 14
> (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
> (II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input

Note the 'Digital Display Input' (and Branden confirmed on IRC it's a
real DVI connection).

Alex Deucher can probably provide the Option "ConnectorTable" magic to
work around this and then fix it properly. :)


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