External video output does not support video playback
Bug #47716 reported by
Seb Wills
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #36550: [i855] Clone Mode makes external display very blurry/wobbly.
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| xserver-xorg-video-i810 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
On a Dell Latitude X300, which has a graphics chip that lspci reports as:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02),
the Fn+F8 hotkey toggles between:
* internal LCD only
* external display only
* both (with corrupted external display - see bug #36550).
This bug is about the "external display only" mode. In this mode, although only one display is being driven, video playback does not work (I get a blue rectangle). This means that there is no way to play a video on the external display using the i810 driver on this hardware.
I'm on Dapper RC.
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| Alejandro Nieto González (alejandro-nieto-gonzalez) wrote | #1 |
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Same problem with a LIFEBOOK FUJITSU SIEMENS S7010 (Intel 855GM). I'm with Dapper.
I've found a workaround for watching videos in external only mode.
1.- Add the following lines in xorg.conf under Device Section
Option "MonitorLayout" "NONE,CRT"
Option "Clone" "false"
2.- Conect the external monitor to the vga port.
3.- Restart the X Server (log-out and press control+
If you leave the xorg.conf like that then, when you start the computer, the laptop screen is black. You have to press Fn+F8 to swich on that screen, but then you have the same problems as before, you cannot watch videos in the external screen when switching back to external mode.