[Openchrome-users] VGA output is disable

[James Simmons]

> Hi Xavier again,
> 
> The modeline is copied from working setting with shorter cable.
> 
> The mode is added. I see it by VNC. But the CRT output is closed.
> The openchrome driver closes CRT output and
> xrandr can not open the CRT output because it does not see it.
> 
> Wondering if any options exist to say openchrome driver: Don`t close CRT  
> output.

Can you try running x server without xorg.conf file. Also if that works I 
like to see your xrandr output besides Xorg.logs. Thanks.

 
> Regards
> Filip
> 
> Dne Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:09:56 +0200 Filip Dvo??k <fila at pruda.com>  
> napsal(a):
> 
> > Hi Xavier,
> >
> > No the other laptops don`t use openchrome.
> > But I have tried openchrome version 0.2.906 today. It works.
> >
> > This setup works with shorter cable.
> >
> > I`m sure that the resolution is 1366x768.
> >
> >
> > Dne Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:52:51 +0200 Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org>
> > napsal(a):
> >
> >> Hi Filip,
> >>
> >> On 08/01/2012 11:18 AM, Filip Dvo??k wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I have been trying to use openchrome with longer cabel (5 metres).
> >>> The problem is that randr don`t see the monitor.
> >>> Cable is OK. I have tried 3 laptops and VESA driver.
> >>> I can not use VESA becouse VESA don`t know resolution 1366x768.
> >>>
> >> I'm not sure to fully understand what you tried, so I have a few
> >> questions.
> >> Are the other laptops all using openchrome ?
> >> Did this setup work with any of the other laptops ?
> >> Does this setup works with a standard length VGA cable ?
> >> Also, the resolution looks weird. Are you sure the native resolution of
> >> your external screen is 1366x768 ? It looks like a laptop's screen
> >> resolution.
> >>
> >>> It`s also impossible to open CRT(VGA) output without monitor.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The last lines in logs are:
> >>> [    18.967] (II) CHROME(0): ViaDisplayEnableCRT
> >>> [    21.514] (II) CHROME(0): ViaDisplayDisableCRT
> >>> [    23.456] (II) CHROME(0): ViaDisplayDisableCRT
> >>>
> >>> My question is it possible to switch on CRT manually?
> >>>
> >> A quick search on the net turned out that it should be possible to do
> >> that by manually adding a mode to the output. Something like that :
> >>
> >> $ xrandr --addmode VGA1 1366x768
> >> xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1366x768
> >>
> >> Possibly you might also need to add a modeline before doing the above :
> >> $ gtf 1366 768 60
> >>
> >>   # 1368x768 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 47.70 kHz; pclk: 85.86 MHz
> >>   Modeline "1368x768_60.00"  85.86  1368 1440 1584 1800  768 769 772 795
> >>  -HSync +Vsync
> >>
> >> $ xrandr --newmode 1366x768 85.86  1368 1440 1584 1800  768 769 772 795
> >>  -HSync +Vsync
> >>
> >>
> >> Never tried that myself, so your mileage may vary...
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Xavier
> >>
> >>
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