[RV730XT] running in low-graphics mode (only on startup)

[Robert Jaemmrich]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd

On startup the system boots into the low-graphics mode:

(EE) RADEONHD(0): RHDHdmiInit: unknown HDMI output type
(EE) RADEONHD(0): RandR: No valid modes. Disabling RandR support.
(EE) RADEONHD(0): Failed to detect a connected monitor

After sigkilling X and restarting gdm everything is working just fine.
Maybe i2c is not ready on startup?

Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04

xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd:
  Installed: 1.2.4-2
  Candidate: 1.2.4-2
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.4-2 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller [8086:2e20] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5000]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670] [1002:9490]
     Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Device [10b0:0401]

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Thanks for your report. Can you please try the test package of radeonhd 1.2.5 in my PPA https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa ?
If this does not help, we will have to report it upstream.

[Robert Jaemmrich (mail-robert-jaemmrich)]

Thank you VERY much for the test package:

- "low graphics mode" seems to be fixed here (tested this several times)
- and even EXA 2D accelleration is working now! :-D

[Robert Jaemmrich (mail-robert-jaemmrich)]

Bug is back:

xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd 1.2.5+git20090524.08acc05a-0ubuntu0tormod

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Like last time, does it work when you restart X?

[Robert Jaemmrich (mail-robert-jaemmrich)]

I've been trying a few times, but no, it doesn't work anymore. No Video then, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace or Ctrl-Alt-F1 etc. not working.

At this time the _only_ working driver here seems to be the "ATI Catalyst™ Proprietary Display Driver - Linux x86 & Linux x86_64", installed "directly from" the AMD support website. I'm attaching a working fglrx driver log.

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Is this still a problem in 10.04 or maverick? Or can you use the default radeon driver instead?

[Vish (vish)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
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