forwarded 428556 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10785 tags 428556 +wontfix thank you
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 05:20:30PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Hi! I have had this problem with all releases of the driver that I've > tried since installing debian on this machine, but never gotten around > to report it. I now installed the package in experimental to see if it > had been solved, but it wasn't. Is there any point in testing the > version in unstable too? > > I have a Dell Precision M65 laptop (see > <http://josefsson.org/etch-dell-m65.html>) with a nVidia Quadro FX 350M. > > When I press Fn-CRT/LCD it cycles through some modes. The modes seems to > be somewhat influenced on the state when I started the machine, e.g., > with lid closed or open, connected to port repliactor or not. In any > case, it is typically is some variation of: > > 1. Internal TFT > 2. Black > 3. External TFT via DVI > > The video changing works but with a flaw: after changing between video > modes, the screen is sort of shifted to the right so that only half of > the screen image is visible in the middle of the screen. The left and > right sides of the screen is blank. Two photos: > > http://josefsson.org/bug/ > > As you can see, it happens both on the internal screen and on the > external DVI screen. > > The work around is simple: just press ctrl-alt-f1 and then go back to > the virtual console with X. The image looks fine and everything works. > > Debug X log attached. > > Any ideas how I can avoid the ctrl-alt-f1 step and have it work > correctly immediately? Your problem looks like the upstream bug at the URL above. Unfortunately, the nVidia maintainer tagged it as "wontfix" because the "nv driver can't support VBIOS-controlled hotkey switching". So I am marking this as wontfix too, sorry :( Fortunately, ctrl-alt-f1 is not too bad as a workaround :/ Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
