[Dell Inspiron M4110] Display is Failed when resolution setting on 800x600

[mlchen]

cid:201107-8317
When display resolution is setted on 800x600, it displays unnomally

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic 3.2.0-29.46
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 1599 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1599 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xa0344000 irq 52'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card0.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic_1'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xa0340000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,102804c3,00100100'
   Controls : 18
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Mon Oct 29 04:25:18 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7cf2dba5-3ce7-4345-8773-ac7bd6078a79
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Inspiron M4110
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:
 0 radeondrmfb
 1 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=afb7b1c7-6d63-45d4-852d-b32a2971ba5c ro quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-29-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-29-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:
 0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X19
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag Unknown
dmi.board.name: Q4E3A3
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A11
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX19:bd07/22/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemInspironM4110:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rnQ4E3A3:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System Inspiron M4110
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Are you able to attach a screenshot or digital photograph of the problem when you set 800x600? According to your dmesg it is using 1024x768:

[ 12.777997] [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes - going 1024x768

[mlchen (mlchen1876)]

The same issue occurs in System Quantal

[TienFu Chen (ctf)]

mlchen, please take a phohe when the bug happened.

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

@ctf
Please provide more info, thanks!

[TienFu Chen (ctf)]

Updated kernel to 3.5.0-17#28, bug remains.
The screenshot
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bmz5ybyb5plk5r9/2013-01-31%2014.29.51.jpg

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

@ctf
Two things to check:
1. the fglrx version that is installed. If not installed, please try one.
2. if fglrx driver still fails, please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log to the bug.

[TienFu Chen (ctf)]

@a16g: I have tried fglrx-updates_9.000-0ubuntu3, but after installed, failed to enter x-windows. Log is attached.

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

@Anthony

Still getting flickering display while set to 800x600 resolution by using linux-image 3.2.0-37.58 and xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2

But by using fglrx, 2:8.960-0ubuntu1.1 , and fglrx-experimental-9 2:9.010-0ubuntu0.3 which works normally.

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

Provided that 8.960 works, as it's properly supported in Precise, can we say that it is enough to pass certification?

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Verified this bug with later kernel 3.2.0-53.81, there is no such flickering issue.