[Intel-gfx] Dell XPS 8700 kms not working

[Giacomo Comes]

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:53:18AM -0200, Paulo Zanoni wrote:
> 2014/1/12 Daniel Vetter <daniel at ffwll.ch>:
> > On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Giacomo Comes <comes at naic.edu> wrote:
> >> This is the dmesg output using drm-intel-next-2014-01-10
> >>
> >> I booted without loading the i915 module, started netconsole
> >> and then insmod i915.ko. The computer freeze, the monitor goes in powersave
> >> mode and after 45 seconds it powers off and then restarts.
> >>
> >> Any help?
> >
> > A hsw that dies when we should be doing the first modeset. This is one
> > for Paulo.
> 
> I think you should report a bug on http://bugs.freedesktop.org.
> Email-reported bugs tend to get forgotten quickly. Please reply with a
> link to your bug report :)

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73559
 
> That said, are you passing any special Kernel command line parameters?

No, no special kernel parameters

> The logs suggest you have an HDMI monitor connected, but later we try
> to set a mode on the disconnected VGA monitor and on the HDMI monitor.
> Does that reflect your setup?

The Dell XPS 8700 has a Dispaly Port and a HDMI port. No vga. The log 
is with the monitor connected to HDMI. The same thing (PC freeze) happens
if I connect a monitor to the Display Port.

Giacomo