xf86-video-intel 2.0.0 and DVI

[Timo Aaltonen]

On Sun, 27 May 2007, Ken Mandelberg wrote:

> I've been using this on an Intel 945 through the VGA output, but decided
> to give the DVI a try. With VGA it does EDID and gets a complete
> selection of possible modes some at the monitors hardware resolution.
>
> Using the DVI (same computer, same monitor) I end up with just three
> default modes the best at 1024x768. I'm guessing the monitor doesn't
> give correct EDID on the DVI. If thats the case, how can I override and
> specify a mode?

I have exactly the same issue, from DVI I only get 1280x768 no matter what 
monitor I try. This is with Lenovo M55 with a DVI addon-card. The log 
shows that EDID is read correctly, but it still forces that mode. Filed a 
bug about it a while ago:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10759

part of the log (using a Lenovo 22" widescreen):

(II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 connected
(II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOB DDC Bus:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOB DDC Bus:ddc2" removed.
(II) intel(0): EDID for output TMDS-1
(II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
.
.
(II) intel(0): Printing probed modes for output TMDS-1
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x60.0  147.14  1680 1784 1968 2256  1050 1051 1054 1087 (65.2 kHz)
.
.
(II) intel(0): Output VGA disconnected
(II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 connected
(II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 using initial mode 1280x768


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