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[Solved] Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
Posted:
Mar 6th, '16, 12:23by Lebarhon
Hello,
A strange thing happens to me.
I have 2 desktops, PC1 with Mageia5 and a 24"screen, PC2 with Mageia5, Ubuntu and a 17" screen. Both have no graphic card and uses the Intel IGP.
I few days ago, PC1 began to blink all black from time to time and more and more often. I checked connections, but they were all fine. I swaped the screens, PC1 with the 17" works fine and PC2 with the 24" has problems. I can see the Mageia5 bootsplash, but the screen becomes black at the connection screen, stays black during all the session and works again during the powering off.
Why does the screen work during the powering on and off and not between ?
So, I tried to boot Ubuntu, and there, the 24" screen works fine.
In short, my screen doesn't work with Mageia 5 on 2 different PCs but works with Ubuntu !
What do you think ?
Thanks.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 16:09by doktor5000
Maybe different modelines, driver versions and more between Mageia and Ubuntu?
At least a comparison of /etc/X11.xorg.conf and further files below /etc/X11.xorg.conf.d and a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log would be necessary to determine what modes, refresh rates and such are used on both systems.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 16:45by ozky
Ubuntu/linux/xorg don't use xorg.conf it's depcrated many years ago but still works,instead of old xorg.conf it's using in these config files from.
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/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel/nvidia/ati.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf
Mageia use it because drakx11 generate it still automatically.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti ... did=113007https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 16:55by doktor5000
And how does that help the OP?
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 17:44by ozky
Op don't try to find it from ubuntu.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 19:53by doktor5000
That's why I mentioned both config methods including files below /etc/X11.xorg.conf.d and the log /var/log/Xorg.0.log, which will have the resulting configuration X server chooses dynamically.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 20:33by Lebarhon
Thank you both,
Mageia was working since the beginning in 1920x1280 24 bit. The screen firstly doesn't work any more in this resolution, but was OK in any other resolution, or 1920x1280 16 bit.
I though as Ubuntu auto-configurated in 1680x1050, so it was working.
But it wasn't for long (a few hours) because now each resolution is bad for Mageia, on the 2 PCs (screen always black even if I hit Alt+Ctrl+F2) but OK for Ubuntu (except 1920x1280, but this resolution isn't proposed).
The 17" screen is still OK everywhere.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 20:36by doktor5000
Why don't you try with 1680x1050 on Mageia for the 24" screen? Can you show the output of
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xrandr -q
please from both Ubuntu and Mageia.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 22:57by Lebarhon
With Mageia, a lot of chance is needed to have time to do that before it crashes:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 32767 x 32767
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VGA1 connected primary 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 286mm
1680x1050 59.95*+
1680x1050_120 120.00
1680x1050_100 100.00
1680x1050_85 85.00
1680x1050_75 75.00
1680x1050_60 60.00
1680x1050_50 50.00
1600x1000_120 120.00
1600x1000_100 100.00
1600x1000_85 85.00
1600x1000_75 75.00
1600x1000_60 60.00
1600x1000_50 50.00
1280x1024 75.02 70.00 60.02
1440x900_120 120.00
1440x900_100 100.00
1440x900_85 85.00
1440x900_75 75.00
1440x900 59.89
1440x900_60 60.00
1440x900_50 50.00
1280x960 60.00
1360x768 66.16
1280x800_120 120.00
1280x800_100 100.00
1280x800_85 85.00
1280x800_75 75.00
1280x800 59.81
1280x800_60 60.00
1280x800_50 50.00
1024x768 75.08 70.07 60.00
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
768x576 99.99 79.37
640x480 75.00 72.81 60.00
720x400 70.08
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
With Ubuntu
sam@sam-H81M-S2PV:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 32767 x 32767
VGA1 connected primary 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 286mm
1680x1050 60.0*
1280x1024 75.0 70.0 60.0
1440x900 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1360x768 66.2
1280x800 59.8
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 60.0
720x400 70.1
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
sam@sam-H81M-S2PV:~$
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 6th, '16, 23:17by doktor5000
Okay, Mageia seems to offer much higher refresh rates, maybe the modeline for the monitor is wrong. Can you attach or post your xorg.conf as mentioned previously, and also try after renaming it, that way you should get the same result as with Ubuntu.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 7th, '16, 10:17by Lebarhon
I tried again this morning the 24" with Mageia in 1680x1050 and it is working! I don't know why, an unpredictable trouble on the screen, a configuration file that automatically changed, something I missed?
here is the xorg.conf
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# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName ""
HorizSync 30-83
VertRefresh 60-75
# Monitor supported modeline (66.2 Hz vsync, 52.6 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 63 dpi)
ModeLine "1360x768" 85 1360 1424 1536 1616 768 771 777 795 +hsync +vsync
# Monitor preferred modeline (59.6 Hz vsync, 66.8 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 90 dpi)
ModeLine "1920x1080" 172 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1083 1089 1120 +hsync -vsync
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_120" 313.20 1680 1816 2000 2320 1050 1051 1054 1125 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_100" 256.20 1680 1808 1992 2304 1050 1051 1054 1112 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_85" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_75" 188.07 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1096 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_60" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1680x1050_50" 120.21 1680 1776 1952 2224 1050 1051 1054 1081 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_120" 284.04 1600 1728 1904 2208 1000 1001 1004 1072 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_100" 232.13 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_85" 194.21 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_75" 169.13 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_60" 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1600x1000_50" 108.66 1600 1688 1856 2112 1000 1001 1004 1029 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_120" 229.75 1440 1552 1712 1984 900 901 904 965 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_100" 187.55 1440 1544 1704 1968 900 901 904 953 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_85" 156.79 1440 1536 1696 1952 900 901 904 945 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_75" 136.49 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 901 904 940 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_60" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1440x900_50" 87.41 1440 1512 1664 1888 900 901 904 926 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_120" 181.21 1280 1376 1520 1760 800 801 804 858 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_100" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_85" 123.38 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 840 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_75" 107.21 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_60" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_50" 68.56 1280 1336 1472 1664 800 801 804 824 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 810 and later"
Driver "intel"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 7th, '16, 17:29by jiml8
There might actually be an issue here.
A few days ago, I started seeing similar symptoms on my workstation. I have an nVidia GT 740 video card driving an HP 27" led display via HDMI. It has worked fine for years.
The symptoms I saw were the display going black for about 3 seconds, then returning. I would go for hours with no issue, then it would start doing it - and once it started, it would become more frequent.
My diagnosis included a number of things, including reinstalling the driver, then updating the nVidia driver to the latest version on their website (from 355.11 to 361.28). After unplugging and replugging the HDMI cable from the monitor, the display came up corrupted (a lot of tearing, that did not clear up) so I switched to a console and restarted the display manager. Since that time, the symptoms have not re-occured, but I only did this last evening.
The corrupted display when the HDMI was reconnected made me wonder if I had a fault appearing in my video card, but now that I see this post by someone else, I am forced to wonder if a recent software update has introduced a problem.
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 7th, '16, 20:21by doktor5000
@Lebarhon: You have a lot of modelines in your xorg.conf, which probably comes from the fact that you selected a specific monitor model in drakx11 or in installer.
I'd advise to not use those and choose plug&play monitor generic entry, let X auto-detect those and use the configuration tool of the desktop environment to change resulutions dynamically via xrandr.
E.g. I only have this in xorg.conf, with a 24" 1920x1200 display:
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
xrandr offers all the regular resolutions, not a huge list like in your case with refresh rates that may not all be supported by your display:
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[doktor5000@Mageia5]─[19:19:02]─[~] xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 16384 x 16384
DVI-I-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-0 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 518mm x 324mm
1920x1200 59.95*+
1920x1080 60.00 59.99 59.94 50.00 60.05 60.00 50.04
1680x1050 59.95
1600x1200 60.00
1440x900 59.89
1366x768 59.79
1280x1024 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1024x768 60.00
800x600 60.32 56.25
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 59.94 59.93
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Unknown-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
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Mar 8th, '16, 10:40by Lebarhon
hello,
Yesterday evening, I moved xorg.conf to xorg.conf.old and rebooted. In the MCC, I have Monitor: Customized/Plug and play and Resolution: Automatic (24bit).
Here is my new xorg.conf
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# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
#DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName ""
HorizSync 30-83
VertRefresh 60-75
# Monitor supported modeline (66.2 Hz vsync, 52.6 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 63 dpi)
ModeLine "1360x768" 85 1360 1424 1536 1616 768 771 777 795 +hsync +vsync
# Monitor preferred modeline (59.6 Hz vsync, 66.8 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 90 dpi)
ModeLine "1920x1080" 172 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1083 1089 1120 +hsync -vsync
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 810 and later"
Driver "intel"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection
So far, it is working
Wait and see
Re: Screen working with Ubuntu and not with Mageia
Posted:
Mar 11th, '16, 15:36by Lebarhon
For the last 3 days, the screen crashed about once or twice a day, mostly at the end of the day, may be a thermal problem, the screen is powered on from 8am to 13pm. At least, the behaviour is now the same for Ubuntu and Mageia, so the screen is probably dying slowly and I am going to by a new one. I set the post as solved.
Thanks again