Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Hi, 
I own a Toshiba Satelite SA50-532. It is equipped with an Intel GME855 graphics chipset (lspci below)

I have trouble activating VGA output, if VGA monitor is not connected at bootup. There is no difference if X is started with the monitor connected or not connected.

If monitor is attached i can do 
# xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --rate 75 --same-as LVDS
or
# xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --rate 75 --left-of LVDS
 If the monitor was present at bootup, the above lines work as documented.
The first line clones the screen. The secont line extends the screen.

If the monitor was not connected while starting the system. TFT monitors are not able to sync the signal, even my Sony Syncmaster Multiscan 500PS 19" has problems: Sometimes it successfully gets sync. Then it shows a very flickering screen with somehow shifted colours. It tells me in its status menu, that it has not 75Hz as expected, but with vertical refresh like 58.68Hz or 57.59Hz. I don't know if these colors are meassured correctly by the monitor.

The xrandr output makes no diffence if monitor is absent while starting or if it is present.
The following output are from xrandr command with monitor plugged or not plugged in, while in X.

# xrandr # VGA absent
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2048 x 1600
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0*+   85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
TMDS disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

# xrandr # VGA present
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2048 x 1600
VGA connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   2048x1536      60.0  
   1920x1440      60.0  
   1856x1392      60.0  
   1792x1344      60.0  
   1600x1200      75.0     70.0     65.0     60.0  
   1680x1050      84.9     74.9     69.9     60.0  
   1600x1024      60.2  
   1400x1050      85.0     74.8     70.0     60.0  
   1280x1024      85.0     75.0     60.0  
   1440x900       59.9  
   1280x960       85.0     60.0  
   1360x768       59.8  
   1152x864      100.0     85.1     85.0     75.0     75.0     70.0     60.0  
   1024x768       85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0*+   85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
TMDS disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

I hope all necessary information is provided. If not please ask.

# lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
Release:	8.10

# dpkg -l xserver-xorg-video-intel 
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                      Version                   Description
+++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
ii  xserver-xorg-video-intel  2:2.4.1-1ubuntu10         X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver


# lspci -nvvv
00:00.0 0600: 8086:3580 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Region 0: Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
	Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:00.1 0880: 8086:3584 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0

00:00.3 0880: 8086:3585 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0

00:02.0 0300: 8086:3582 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1179:0033
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
	Region 2: I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel modules: intelfb

00:02.1 0380: 8086:3582 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1179:0033
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Region 0: Memory at 50000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Region 1: Memory at 5c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:24c2 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 4: I/O ports at 18c0 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:24c4 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11
	Region 4: I/O ports at 18e0 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:24c7 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11
	Region 4: I/O ports at 1c00 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:24cd (rev 03) (prog-if 20)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at 5c080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:1e.0 0604: 8086:2448 (rev 83)
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+ INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
	I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
	Memory behind bridge: cff00000-cfffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 58000000-5bffffff
	Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-

00:1f.0 0601: 8086:24cc (rev 03)
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Kernel modules: intel-rng, iTCO_wdt

00:1f.1 0101: 8086:24ca (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
	Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
	Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
	Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
	Region 4: I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
	Region 5: Memory at 5c080400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.5 0401: 8086:24c5 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: 1179:0412
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
	Region 1: I/O ports at 1880 [size=64]
	Region 2: Memory at 5c080800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
	Region 3: Memory at 5c080a00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
	Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0

00:1f.6 0703: 8086:24c6 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
	Region 1: I/O ports at 1800 [size=128]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0m, 8250_pci

01:05.0 0200: 168c:0013 (rev 01)
	Subsystem: 144f:7057
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at cfff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
	Kernel modules: ath_pci, ath5k

01:07.0 0c00: 104c:8026 (prog-if 10)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 64 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at cff05000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
	Region 1: Memory at cff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel modules: ohci1394

01:08.0 0200: 8086:103d (rev 83)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at cffef000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Region 1: I/O ports at cf00 [size=64]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel modules: e100

01:0b.0 0607: 1179:0617 (rev 33)
	Subsystem: 1179:0001
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 168
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at cff04000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
	Memory window 0: 58000000-5bfff000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: 60000000-63fff000
	I/O window 0: 0000c000-0000c0ff
	I/O window 1: 0000c400-0000c4ff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt+ PostWrite+
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
	Kernel modules: yenta_socket

# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "tft" #"default layout"
	Screen      0  "tft screen" 0 0
	InputDevice    "mice" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "kbd" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	# RgbPath      "/etc/X11/rgb"
	# ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "GLcore"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "kbd"
	Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "mice"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice" #	Identifier	"touchpad" # {
	Identifier	"touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "tft monitor"
	VendorName   "toshiba"
	ModelName    "tft"
	Option		"DPMS"
	Option 		"PreferredMode"  "1024x768"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "crt monitor"
	VendorName   "(null)"
	ModelName    "crt"
	HorizSync       28-96
    VertRefresh     43-160
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "tv monitor"
	VendorName   "(null)"
	ModelName    "tv"
	Option		"DPMS"
	Option 		"PreferredMode"  "800x600"
EndSection


Section "Device"
	Identifier  "i855gm"
	Driver      "intel"
	VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
	BoardName   "82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"
	Option 		"Monitor-LVDS" "tft monitor"
	Option 		"Monitor-VGA" "crt monitor"
	Option 		"Monitor-TV" "tv monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "tft screen"
	Device     "i855gm"
	Monitor    "tft monitor"
	DefaultDepth 16
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     16
		Virtual   2048 1600
	EndSubSection
EndSection