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title="NEW - External monitor connected via VGA is not recognized"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98140">98140</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>External monitor connected via VGA is not recognized
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<th>Product</th>
<td>DRI
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>x86-64 (AMD64)
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>DRM/Intel
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>philipp.reinkemeier@offis.de
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<th>QA Contact</th>
<td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<td>intel-gfx-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<pre>When connecting a beamer via VGA, this external monitor is not recognized. This
seems to be a regression of the i915 kernel driver. I am using archlinux, if
that matters. Using kernel 4.6.5 everything works as expected, but since kernel
4.7 things are broken. Also kernel version 4.8 does not work. The hardware is a
lenovo laptop T450s model, which has a VGA connector and display port. Display
resolution of the laptop panel is 1920x1080.
- Kernel 4.6.5, connecting via VGA to a beamer: Works and gives 1024x768
resolution.
- Kernel 4.7 or 4.8, connecting via VGA to a beamer: Does not work.
- Kernel 4.7 or 4.8, connecting via a VGA-to-display-port adapter to the
beamer: Does not work.
- Kernel 4.7 or 4.8, connecting via a HDMI-to-display-port adapter to the
beamer: Works and gives 1920x1080 resolution.
For the cases where the beamer is not recognized, the output of xrandr is as
follows:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
eDP1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
310mm x 170mm
1920x1080 60.05*+
1400x1050 59.98
1600x900 60.00
1280x1024 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1368x768 60.00
1280x720 60.00
1024x768 60.00
1024x576 60.00
960x540 60.00
800x600 60.32 56.25
864x486 60.00
640x480 59.94
720x405 60.00
640x360 60.00
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Interestingly, connecting to an ordinary monitor via the VGA port works and
gives a resolution of 1680x1050.</pre>
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