gnome3, thinkpad 510, switching monitor configurations

[Adam Stokes]

Has anyone had any issues switching monitor configurations? Once
docked I can mirror my displays but as soon as I try to disable my
laptop video and primarily use the connected vga I just get a blank
screen. I dont think its an xorg issue because within kde i can cycle
through all monitor configurations without any issues.

here is my xrandr output

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3520 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1600x900+0+180 (normal left inverted right x axis y
axis) 345mm x 194mm
   1600x900       60.0*+   50.0
   1024x768       60.0
   800x600        60.3     56.2
   640x480        59.9
VGA1 connected 1920x1080+1600+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
axis) 530mm x 300mm
   1920x1080      60.0*+
   1600x1200      60.0
   1680x1050      60.0
   1280x1024      60.0
   1440x900       59.9
   1280x960       60.0
   1280x800       59.8
   1024x768       60.0
   800x600        60.3     56.2
   640x480        60.0
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

( adam stokes ) || ( [e-mail] )

[Josh Bressers]

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Adam Stokes  wrote:
> Has anyone had any issues switching monitor configurations? Once
> docked I can mirror my displays but as soon as I try to disable my
> laptop video and primarily use the connected vga I just get a blank
> screen. I dont think its an xorg issue because within kde i can cycle
> through all monitor configurations without any issues.

I have the same issue with the same machine. I also can't run with two
external monitors without gnome ending up in fallback mode.

I've not seen a bug for your issue yet. I was planning on putting one
together, but if you beat me to it, please let me know (so I can add
info).

Thanks.

[Adam Stokes]

Hey Josh,

Thanks for the confirmation, I'll get a bug posted and reply here when its up

Thanks
( adam stokes ) || ( [e-mail] )

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Josh Bressers  wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Adam Stokes  wrote:
> > Has anyone had any issues switching monitor configurations? Once
> > docked I can mirror my displays but as soon as I try to disable my
> > laptop video and primarily use the connected vga I just get a blank
> > screen. I dont think its an xorg issue because within kde i can cycle
> > through all monitor configurations without any issues.
>
> I have the same issue with the same machine. I also can't run with two
> external monitors without gnome ending up in fallback mode.
>
> I've not seen a bug for your issue yet. I was planning on putting one
> together, but if you beat me to it, please let me know (so I can add
> info).
>
> Thanks.
>
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[Adam Stokes]

> > I've not seen a bug for your issue yet. I was planning on putting one
> > together, but if you beat me to it, please let me know (so I can add
> > info).

I created the bz here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712229

I attached a sosreport for them, though not sure how much they pay
attention to it.

ran sosreport with:

# sosreport -o general,filesys,hardware,kernel,x11

Thanks
Adam

[Charlie McVeigh]

On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 21:53 -0400, Adam Stokes wrote:
> Has anyone had any issues switching monitor configurations? Once
> docked I can mirror my displays but as soon as I try to disable my
> laptop video and primarily use the connected vga I just get a blank
> screen. I dont think its an xorg issue because within kde i can cycle
> through all monitor configurations without any issues.
>
> here is my xrandr output
>
> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3520 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
> LVDS1 connected 1600x900+0+180 (normal left inverted right x axis y
> axis) 345mm x 194mm
>    1600x900       60.0*+   50.0
>    1024x768       60.0
>    800x600        60.3     56.2
>    640x480        59.9
> VGA1 connected 1920x1080+1600+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y
> axis) 530mm x 300mm
>    1920x1080      60.0*+
>    1600x1200      60.0
>    1680x1050      60.0
>    1280x1024      60.0
>    1440x900       59.9
>    1280x960       60.0
>    1280x800       59.8
>    1024x768       60.0
>    800x600        60.3     56.2
>    640x480        60.0
> HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> HDMI3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>
> ( adam stokes ) || ( [e-mail] )

Adam-

I am experiencing the same issue with a Thinkpad T61 while docked.  My
problem started when I switched from Fedora 13 to Fedora 14.  The
problem also occurs when I boot from a Fedora 15 Live CD.

I have bee able to work around the problem by leaving my T61 lid open
while in the docking station.  I am able to get the VGA port to display
only if the lid is open.  Also the problem appears to be worse when
using the Nvidia display drivers vs. Nouveau drivers.

Strange issue indeed.

Charlie