Bug 112611

Summary:	Fix output handling in x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Lars Roland <lroland>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3621
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Lars Roland 2005-11-15 08:48:38 UTC

Please apply this patch:

http://www.botchco.com/alex/xorg/superpatch/superpatch_radeon.diff

inorder to fix output handling issues with the current modular xorg radeon
driver (i.e.the driver does not detect monitor modes correctly, which is a
serious limitation). 

For more information about what problems this patch solves see bug #3621 at
freedesktop.org (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3621).

Note that this patch is not scheduled for inclusion in final xorg 7.0 which
leaves any dual head radeon users in pain since the radeon driver fails to
detect correct monitor modes (I for one cannot use any resolution higher than
1024x768 on a external monitor with vanilla xorg 7.0rc2 - the same monitor was
able to run 1280x1024 with xorg 6.8.2).

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. in stall modular xorg 
2. setup merged fb/xinerama with two screens.
3. start x

Actual Results:  
The second monitor is only able to run in a few selected modes or will not run
at all.

Expected Results:  
Use the configured(and supported) resultions on both monitors.

Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-15 11:49:15 UTC

Marking this upstream, pending commit to X.Org CVS. The patch's author has said
there's no way it will be ready for 7.0, meaning the patch just doesn't work
right yet. Therefore we definitely shouldn't be adding it ourselves, over the
wishes of its author.

Comment 2 Lars Roland 2005-11-15 12:00:52 UTC

You have a point it may still be unstalble, although it does solve my problem
and seams stable enough at my end. Making a overlay and compiling the ati
drivers from that one until it goes into mainstream code is properly the best
way to go.

Comment 3 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-15 12:06:12 UTC

Sounds like a great idea. Feel free to post a version of the patch here that
applies cleanly to modular, in case anyone else happens across it.