[Gutsy] after ati driver update, only a black screen (light is on)

[MyName]

Since last update of my system (19 sep. 2007), X doesnt work. The tty 1-6 are working. But when i try to start X the screen stay black.
RecoveryMode > $ startx = black screen
RecoveryMode > $ /etc/init.d/kdm start = black screen

Also tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, but no luck. Reconfiguring xserver-xorg with "vesa" X works.

Laptop (Samung P35): gutsy kubuntu - 2.6.22 - ati radeon 9700m - last open repo driver

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Does it work if you change the driver to vesa? Looks like a dupe of bug 132716.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

also, try running "xrandr -q -d :0" on a virtual console (ctrl-alt-f1), and attach the output.

[MyName (rk.)]

Yes vesa works.

Before I start my system. I attach an external Monitor to the vga output, the monitor turn on and X start normaly on the external Monitor. Now I can swich the Output with "FN+F4" back to the notebook screen (LVDS).

I think the only problem i now that the system turn on the WRONG display. It does it also if NO external montior is attached.

[MyName (rk.)]

I tried now: xrandr -q -d :0

> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified

> Can't open display :0

[MyName (rk.)]

After doing the steps i discribed above:

With attached external Monitor:

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1400 x 1050, maximum 2560 x 1200
VGA-0 connected (normal left inverted right)
   1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 59.9
   1152x864 75.0
   1024x768 74.9 75.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 75.0 74.9 60.3
   640x480 75.0 74.8 60.0
   720x400 70.1
LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm
   1400x1050 60.2*+
   1280x800 60.0
   1280x768 60.0
   1024x768 60.0
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right)

After disconnecting external Monitor (Lvds active and working)

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1400 x 1050, maximum 2560 x 1200
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right)
LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm
   1400x1050 60.2*+
   1280x800 60.0
   1280x768 60.0
   1024x768 60.0
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right)

[MyName (rk.)]

i don't know what was fixed or what was the cause for the failure, but since last update (xserver-xorg-video-ati) the driver works (Xorg) again.

[Dietmar Rehberg (dietmar-rehberg-uni-due)]

For me it doesn't work at all. But I realized, it is because my CRT Monitor was connected at the DVI port.
I use a Readeon 9800 Pro with VGA + DVI port. Connecting the Monitor back to VGA the Xorg driver works, but not on the DVI. VESA and original ATI fglrx drivers work on both ports.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Marking as fixed.

Dietmar, if you have issues with the current driver, please open a new bug report.

[Oliver (oliver-mross)]

At first, vesa works for me, but i do not want the vesa driver, because the video qualtiy is in comparison with the ati/radeon driver bad and it does not support 3D.
My video card is an ATI Radeon 9000 (RV250). Sometimes, but rarely, Gutsy works with the standard xorg.conf, i don't know why, (Fuzzy Logic).
Now we have 2007-11-15 and the driver is still buggy. Now i use feisty again.