If a second monitor is plugged in on VGA port when Notebook (Lenovo T520, HD3000) is switched on xorg does not start. Error message in Xorg.0.log: Intel(0): Failed to set mode: Invalid argument No other (EE) messages are shown there. I tried the stable xf86-video-intel and the latest one. No difference. The only way (workaround) how i get it running is to plug off the external monitor until the grub boot menu displays. Then it is working. I don't know where the bug(s) are. Either BIOS, intel-kvm, xorg-driver or gentoo environment. So this but may have to forward somewhere else. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Notebook switched off 2.Connect external monitor 3.Power on the notebook 4.execute startx Actual Results: xorg does not start. See attached Xorg.0.log Expected Results: Start xort desktop Output of "emerge --info": ------------------------------ cut ---------------------------------- Portage 2.1.10.11 (default/linux/amd64/10.0, gcc-4.5.3, glibc-2.12.2-r0, 3.0.6-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.0.6-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-2720QM_CPU_@_2.20GHz-with-gentoo-2.0.3 Timestamp of tree: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:15:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 4.1_p9 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.11-r3 dev-lang/python: 2.7.2-r3, 3.1.4-r3 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.4-r1 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.26 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.0.3 sys-apps/openrc: 0.9.4 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.5 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.68 sys-devel/automake: 1.10.3, 1.11.1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.21.1-r1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.5.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.1-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4-r1 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r1 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 2.6.39 (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.12.2 Repositories: gentoo x-portage 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Created attachment 294267 [details] failed X startup log The xorg startup log from /var/log/Xorg.0.log when external monitor is plugged in at power on.
Created attachment 294269 [details] successful X startup log The xorg startup log from /var/log/Xorg.0.log when external monitor is plugged in after grub boot menu is displayed.
Not sure if that causes your problem. But it seems that you have the nvidia proprietary driver installed and selected in eselect opengl. This is almost certain to break things when using xf86-video-intel. [ 32.150] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" [ 32.166] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 [ 32.166] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 32.166] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 290.06 Mon Oct 31 08:44:11 PDT 2011
As you can see this message is displayed on both Xorg.0.log (failed/working). It seems to not affect it. But anyway i make tests with opengl switched to xorg-x11 and upload the logs again.
Created attachment 294271 [details] failed X startup log (now with opengl switched to xorg-x11)
Created attachment 294273 [details] successful X startup log (now with opengl switched to xorg-x11)
Some additional infos: - Notebook is a Lenovo T520 with Nvidia optimus. But Nvidia part is disabled in BIOS - Intel Onboard graphics is a HD3000 - Tests made with LID closed (in both cases - working/failed) - If LID is open when switched on X starts always successfully
What happens if you start with no xorg.conf at all? You could try to upgrade your kernel to 3.1, and if it still happens this looks like a problem in the intel driver. Report a bug on https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ so the xf86-video-intel developers are aware of the issue, and add the URL to this bug.
Ok, i tested with the latest in portage available unstable kernel (gentoo-sources-3.1.4). No lock - the same as before. For me it looks like a problem with the display selection by the BIOS. If the BIOS detects that the lid is closed it automatically enables the external monitor (if conected). It looks like (my gues) that this already done switch-on of the external monitor is detected by the driver (my guess). If this switch is done after BIOS handed off its tasks to the boot loader (due the lid was open) and the external monitor is enablesd by the linux kernel (?) everything went well. Anyway, the KMS module has no problem with it independent whether the lid was closed or open when the notebook is powered on. In text mode (without starting X) the external monitor works well. Only if i try to execute 'startx' ... I will follow your suggestion and issue a bug report at freedesktop.org. Lets see what hapepens.
Bug report issued at freedesktop.org: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43379
A solution seems to have been found (at least for me). See my commemts in https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43379 In short - apply patch as posted in http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2012-March/015552.html
This is now in SVN and will be in the next release of gentoo-sources 3.4.X. (And also in 3.5 by default).
Released since gentoo-sources-3.4.5
