From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Wilson Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915/lvds: Use i915.lvds_fixed_mode= as a last resort Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:56:51 +0100 Message-ID: References: <1303022613-18414-1-git-send-email-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> <1303022613-18414-2-git-send-email-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F69D9E797 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:56:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org Errors-To: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org To: Mike Isely Cc: Dave Airlied , intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org List-Id: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:48:36 -0500 (CDT), Mike Isely wrote: > > Chris: > > I've tested this patch and it doesn't help us here. Even if I add > lvds_fixed_mode=, the display still comes up with the messed > up configuration from the motherboard's completely ignorant BIOS. It > appears that lvds_fixed_mode is being ignored by the driver. You can test the functionality of the patch by parsing i915.lvds_fixed_mode first rather than last. Then I just have to weigh up the wishes of Dave who has hordes of users desperate to fry their hardware, versus the tiny number who truly need an override and know what they are doing... -Chris -- Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre