Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

External Monitor Does Not Work

Bug #223593 reported by markcgriffiths on 2008-04-28

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati

I have installed ( Hardy Heron ) Ubuntu 8.04, after which my external monitor would not work. It work fine in 7.10. I have a ATI Radeon x300 mobility graphics card. I have tried with both the open and closed drivers.

Revision history for this message

Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2008-04-30:

Please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
status:	New → Incomplete

Revision history for this message

beyboo (beyboo) wrote on 2008-05-31:

Xorg.0.log.tar.gz Edit (8.2 KiB, application/x-tar)

I have an Acer Aspire 5920 ZD1 with GMA965 (X3100). Loaded Hardy clean on it. Got an external LG 22' LCD Screen. When I boot with the external screen attached, the initial "Ubuntu" screen is shown. However it all disappears when X starts.

The <fn>-<F5> key does not work. Screen Resolution shows the external monitor correctly and also allows me to select it with the right resolution. However apply does not work. I can sense the LCD switch between Analog and Digital back and forth, but nothing.

The solution I use is to select the external TFT which is detected and visible in Screen Resolution. Click on apply and then <ctrl> <Alt> <backspace>. Now when X restarts I see the display on both the laptop as well as the external in the correct 1690x1050 resolution

However why does the Fn-F5 key not work and why do I have to kill X and then go back in ?

Attaching my /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Note : Used this Ubuntuforums thread to get here... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=767298&highlight=external+tft&page=2

Revision history for this message

Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2008-08-14: Ubuntu needs you!

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. In the development cycle for Intrepid there have been some vast improvements in the open source ati video driver and we could use your help testing them. Could you please download the latest Alpha CD image of Intrepid and test this particular bug just using the Live CD? You can find the latest image at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . Your testing can help make Ubuntu and the open source ati driver even better! Thanks in advance.

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2008-08-29

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
status:	Incomplete → New
status:	New → Incomplete

Revision history for this message

Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2008-09-30:

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

Beyboo, you have a different card than the original reporter and somewhat different symptoms, so please report that as a new bug. Also, please report the keyboard issue as a separate bug report since that probably has nothing to do with the video driver.