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From: Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Bruno Prémont" <bonbons@linux-vserver.org>
Cc: markh@compro.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Intel Graphics Development <intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org>
Subject: Re: Intel graphics drm issue?
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:52:45 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <507A997D.7070508@cfl.rr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121014104138.7e8a9c59@neptune.home>

On 10/14/2012 04:41 AM, Bruno Prémont wrote:

>
> Your best solution is probably to write an EDID blob (or reuse one you find
> somewhere) that provides at least one mode matching your TV's native mode
> (probably full-HD).
>
> Google suggested the following document:
> http://www.jordansmanuals.com/ServiceManuals%5CLG%5CTV%5CLCD%5C42LB9DF%5C42LB9DF%20Service%20Manual.pdf
> which on page 13/14 shows the full EDID blob for the various HDMI outputs of the
> TV. You may want to read that document, convert the EDID blobs to 512 bytes binary
> files and hell DRM core to use the right one via module/kernel cmdline option:
>
>   drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=edid/lg42lb9df.edid
> or
>   modprobe drm-kms-helper edid_firmware=edid/lg42lb9df.edid
>
> where
>   /lib/firmware/edid/lg42lb9df.edid
> is the 512-bytes EDID blob created according to data from above manual.
> (note, that will only work for intel, radeon and nouveau drivers but will
>   not work for closed drivers of AMD/nVidia)
>

This certainly looks doable. That firmware file, should it contain all 4 
tables or just the one for the port I'm connected to? Will it matter what 
order they were in?

Thanks
Mark


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-10-14 10:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-12 12:54 Intel graphics drm issue? Mark Hounschell
2012-10-12 21:14 ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-13 18:57   ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-13 19:17     ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14  8:41       ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-14 10:34         ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 10:52         ` Mark Hounschell [this message]
2012-10-14 11:03           ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-14 16:54             ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 17:22               ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-14 18:03                 ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 18:19                   ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-14 18:57                     ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 20:40                       ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-15  9:58                         ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14  8:58       ` [Intel-gfx] " Daniel Vetter
2012-10-14 10:20         ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 11:26           ` Daniel Vetter
2012-10-14 11:39             ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 14:19             ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 14:40               ` Daniel Vetter
2012-10-14 15:41                 ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 15:53                   ` Daniel Vetter
2012-10-14 15:55                     ` Bruno Prémont
2012-10-14 16:09                       ` Mark Hounschell
2012-10-14 16:13                         ` Mark Hounschell

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