<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello Alfonso<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The patches are not yet merged <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=history;f=drivers/gpu/drm/i915;hb=HEAD">http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=history;f=drivers/gpu/drm/i915;hb=HEAD</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I also don’t see them at the repository I received from Daniel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/keithp/linux.git;a=history;f=drivers/gpu/drm/i915">https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/keithp/linux.git;a=history;f=drivers/gpu/drm/i915</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When will the patches be commited or merged ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Angela<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Alfonso Fiore [mailto:alfonso.fiore@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 18 January 2012 15:28<br><b>To:</b> Peter Ross<br><b>Cc:</b> Angela Schmid<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Intel-gfx] Sandy Bridge Desktop - 1920x1080i interlace not working<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Peter!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, fantastic news! :)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> Version 2 of the patch set will work on a broader range of chipsets including<br>> Sandy Bridge. I have just posted this to the list. It is also available here:<br>> <<a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2012-January/014504.html" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2012-January/014504.html</a>> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>thank you!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> To test you will need to recompile your kernel. In my case there was no need<br>> to recompile Xorg, as the problem is confined to the kernel drm driver. If<br>> you are running Debian or Ubuntu I can walk you through it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I absolutely accept your help. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As far as I understand I need to compile kernel from git.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>I use Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I found this article. Maybe you can have a look and tell me if these are the right steps to follow:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/GitKernelBuild</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Basically what I don't know is at which step and how apply your patch.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Just to confirm with you, I run Xorg 1.10.4 (xorg-edgers crashes after a few mins for me).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I will have time to try tomorrow evening and over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Awesome! :)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>alfonso<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Peter Ross <<a href="mailto:pross@xvid.org" target="_blank">pross@xvid.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:01:59PM +0100, Alfonso Fiore wrote:<br>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Eugeni Dodonov <<a href="mailto:eugeni@dodonov.net" target="_blank">eugeni@dodonov.net</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 18:14, Alfonso Fiore <<a href="mailto:alfonso.fiore@gmail.com" target="_blank">alfonso.fiore@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>> ><br>> >><br>> >> Hi Angela,<br>> >><br>> >> I have a very similar problem!<br>> >><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Angela and Alfonso,<br><br>You may be in luck. I encountered the same interlace problem last weekend with<br>my 1080i television and G35 chipset, and wrote a patch. While my chipset is not<br>a Sandy Bridge chipset, they apparently share the same interlace logic.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>> >> I have Sandy Bridge (i3 2130) and a Philips 32pf9731d (coincidence?).<br>> >> With my previous i3 550 I didn't have any problem.<br>> >><br>> >> I tried all possible resolutions over HDMI and all the time the screen is<br>> >> split in two (twice the top half) and flickering. I also can't manage to<br>> >> use VGA (TV has VGA input).<br>> >><br>> >> I also tried with the latest kernel and latest X.<br>> >><br>> >> Can you try to run this tool? <a href="http://polypux.org/projects/read-edid/" target="_blank">http://polypux.org/projects/read-edid/</a><br>> >><br>> >> I'm absolutely not an expert, but the output I get (Your EDID is probably<br>> >> invalid.) is not encouraging.<br>> >><br>> >> I'd love to know if you get the same error.<br>> >><br>> ><br>> > Could you try with the following two patches which just came to this list<br>> > this week?<br>> > <a href="http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.xorg.drivers.intel/8006" target="_blank">http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.xorg.drivers.intel/8006</a><br>> ><br>> > Don't know if they will fix the problem, but they could help perhaps.<br>> ><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Nb: The initial version of the patch set (given above) enables interlacing only<br>on generation 4 chipsets, such as G35 and Q45.<br><br>Version 2 of the patch set will work on a broader range of chipsets including<br>Sandy Bridge. I have just posted this to the list. It is also available here:<br><<a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2012-January/014504.html" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2012-January/014504.html</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>> I'm just an end-user. I have the willingness to try, but I need a bit more<br>> guidance... I've never compiled X. If you can point me to some page that<br>> explains the process I'll be more than happy to try.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>To test you will need to recompile your kernel. In my case there was no need<br>to recompile Xorg, as the problem is confined to the kernel drm driver. If<br>you are running Debian or Ubuntu I can walk you through it.<br><br>-- Peter<br>(A907 E02F A6E5 0CD2 34CD 20D2 6760 79C5 AC40 DD6B)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>