radeon + DVI via docking station

[Alex Deucher]

On 6/15/06, Stefan Müller <Stefan.Mueller at cl.uni-bremen.de> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote:
> >> I decided to check the driver that ATI provides. It also fixes the problem with realplay: the
> >> content of realplay was not visible on the external monitor.
> >
> > It's probably not using the overlay.  if you are using a clone mode
> > you have to select which crtc the overlay shows up on by toggling the
> > XV_SWITCH_CRT Xv attribute.
>
> I found something in the net and tried:
>
> xvattr -a XV_SWITCHCRT -v 1
>
> Okay, thanks this enables the output for the second monitor. However,
> now the realplayer on laptop display remains dark. The ATI-driver had
> something on both screens.
>
> Is this possible?

this switches which head the overlay is displayed on.  There is only
one overlay and it can only be source ot one crtc at a time.  It has
nothing to do with enabling or disabling outputs.

>
> >From reading
>
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5623
>
> I got the impression that a malfunctioning DDC recognition is
> responsible for this.
>

this has nothing to do with your problem.

> I used the hacked radeontools and the system seems to run stable now
> with the DVI, my question is: what happens if I have the display on
> before I changed the graphics card's registers? I guess it will crash
> again. This situation could arise when I boot the machine.

it shouldn't make a difference. you'll have to use radeontool after X
has started up however, or X will overwrite the register.

>
> So the only way to get a stable system seems to be to install the new
> driver from the CVS. I checked out all the code, but what do I have to
> do in order to just compile the driver and use it with the x-org that
> was shipped with SuSE 10.1. Or is this impossible?
>
> I found driver/xf86-video-ati and there is an install script, but I do
> not know how to use it, and what it will do.

LVDS+TMDS is not supported yet, even in cvs.  currently the only way
to get it working at the moment is to use the radeontool hack.  I have
a patch, but I'm not working 100% so your best bet is to stick with
the hack.

Alex

>
> Thanks and best wishes
>
>         Stefan
>
>