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DapperFlight3 64-bit install on Acer Ferrari 4005 first boot defaults to external monitor only

Bug #6469 reported by Susan Cragin on 2006-01-05

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #22985: [x700] fails to infer lvds for primary connector on acer ferrari 4005 | card detected, but driver fails to use right output port. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	bug (Ubuntu)	New	Medium	Unassigned
	Dapper	New	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Dapper-flight AMD-64 install on Acer Ferrari 4005 laptop defaults to external monitor only.

Installation apparently defaults to external monitor. Attempts to "clone" external monitor work but at lowest screen resolution only.

FORMER WORDING OF BUG...
installation does not recognize proper screen resolution on an Acer Ferrarri wide screen.
menu.lst entry should be
vga=791 (or possibly 792)

See original description

Susan Cragin (susancragin) on 2006-01-15

summary:

+ installation does not recognize proper screen resolution on an Acer Ferrarri wide screen.
+ menu.lst entry should be
+ vga=791 (or possibly 792)
+ Screen comes up black.
+ Does with both Ubuntu and Kubuntu.

Revision history for this message

Susan Cragin (susancragin) wrote on 2006-01-17: Re: Acer Ferrari 64-bit install first boot brings up black screen

black also for Live CD and newest CD install announced 16 Jan 2006.

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Susan Cragin (susancragin) wrote on 2006-01-23:

Further investigation reveals that the setup may default to the external monitor rather than the notebook monitor.
Suggestion to clone external screen worked but at lowest resolution only.

description:

updated

Susan Cragin (susancragin) on 2006-01-23

summary:

- installation does not recognize proper screen resolution on an Acer Ferrarri wide screen.
- menu.lst entry should be
- vga=791 (or possibly 792)
- Screen comes up black.
- Does with both Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
+ Dapper-flight AMD-64 install on Acer Ferrari 4005 laptop defaults to
+ external monitor only.

Revision history for this message

Lakin Wecker (lakin) wrote on 2006-01-24:

Marking as a duplicate of https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/22985.

To get the xserver working, you can use:
Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,CRT"
Option "MetaModes" "680x480,1680x1050"

As per the comments on the other bug, the card is broken, and doesn't properly report it's capabilities when queried.