monitor output hotkey Fn-F8 does not work on Darter
Bug #116107 reported by
cowbean
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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System76 |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
System76 Driver |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This is on my Darter running Feisty, which was upgraded via the officially supported "Updater" method from Edgy.
Fn-F8 only works before Ubuntu starts up. After that, the video output mode is locked to LCD + CRT. I believe this prevents X from detecting that the connected monitor can go beyond 1280x800 resolution. To enable that resolution, I need to hit Fn-F8 a couple of times before the Ubuntu splash screen comes up at boot-time, so that only the external monitor connected via VGA is lit. Then, X seems able to render at the appropriate resolution.
Changed in system76-driver: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in system76-driver: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in system76-driver: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in system76: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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FN+F8 output hotkey currently only works during BIOS post. While booting, once you see the Intel logo, press FN+F8 to switch to the external monitor or s-video output.
We need to work on this bug - FN+F8 should switch output from within Ubuntu.