[ltp] external DIGITAL monitor with ubuntu and intel i950 graphics

[axp]

Hi Volker,

normally i'm using my 20" widescreen philips via analog, because the
x301 has VGA with 15-pin D-sub connector and DP (Displayport with
integrated audui [imho for the audio part]), to connect the x301 via
digital i need an DP-DVI-Adapter which works quite well, but haveing to
detach the plug everytime i move away from my workspace (the x301 has no
good docking option) is annoying since the DP Connector seems a little
bit fragile. so iam always going withe the VGA port.
Personally i don't see any difference between VGA/DVI i guess it depends
a lot on the Display and it's integrated electronics.

However, i plugged my monitor in to the DP port to confirm that it's
working.

is your monitor detected by xrandr, if it is connected to the DVI Port.
Bios settings shouldn matter much.

so far,
Ferdinand

P.s.: Power Consumption withe Ubuntu 9.04 Beta is down to ~6W, without
disabling DRI.
Volker Krueger wrote:
> Hi Ferdinand,
>
> yes, I have the same graphicscard.
>
> Thanks for your input!!
>
> I just tried it and with the digitally connected monitor, it doesn't work.
> In the bios I have as primary monitor the external one.
> Under bootup, I see all messages on the external screen.
> Once ubuntu has booted, all appeares on the internal screen while the
> external is not visible anymore to the user, i.e., the little program
> for changing the screen resolution does not see the external screen.
>
> BUT: The analog screen works now.  I can do everything I want, it seems,
> with the little resolution chooser program if the external monitor is
> analog.
>
> However, how about a digital monitor? The for eyes, the digital
> connection is much better...
>
> best,
> Volker
>
>
>
>
> axp wrote:
>   
>> Volker Krueger wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Ahh, an add-on:
>>>
>>> I use the latest ubuntu intrepid and have now even updated to the newest
>>> beta of the intrepid-successor.
>>>
>>> And one more thing: I hear that the problems with the external screen
>>> are an i915 related problem. well, Suse has solved it, it seems, as
>>> under Suse 11.1, things work out of the box...
>>>
>>> Anyway, there must be a solution :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> has anyone managed to get an external digital monitor to run under
>>> ubuntu with the i950 graphics card?
>>> I would be fine with being able to turn of the internal monitor and just
>>> use the external one if it is available.
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Iam having the x301, i think we do have the same graphics cars, mine at
>> least is th einteh X4500MHD, according to thinkwiki you've got the same.
>>
>> i'm using a second monitor with 1680x1050 resolution plus the internal
>> display with the latest 9.04.
>>
>> i did change my xorg.conf to:
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>  Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
>>     Option "AccelMethod" "UXA"
>> #    Option "XvMC" "true"
>> EndSection
>>
>> everythings working flawlessly now, even Option NoDRI isn't required
>> anymore, since the kernel doesn't get woken up by the dri stuff (libdrm2
>> and UXA) 
>>
>> so far,
>> Ferdinand
>>
>>   
>>