Bug 1006042 - ivb triple display support
Summary: ivb triple display support
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: xorg-x11-drv-intel
Version: 6.6
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Desktop QE
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-09-09 20:59 UTC by Rob Clark
Modified: 2017-12-06 12:33 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2017-12-06 12:33:14 UTC
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updated xrandr wrapper script for 3x display (2.86 KB, text/x-python)
2013-09-09 21:02 UTC, Rob Clark
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Description Rob Clark 2013-09-09 20:59:51 UTC
Intel IVB has support for driving 3 displays, but with some constraints that are not necessarily obvious to end users, and difficult to manage with current xrandr infrastructure.  More specifically, two of the displays must use the same mode/pixclk and output type (ie. DP1 and DP2 or HDMI1 and HDMI2).

Comment 1 Rob Clark 2013-09-09 21:02:57 UTC
Created attachment 795757 [details]
updated xrandr wrapper script for 3x display

updated version of script at https://github.com/eugeni/ivb_mode_calc which supports finding a set of modes supported by the hw and setting that mode.

If run with no args, it will print possible mode combinations.  If run w/ "-s WxH" it will try to find a matching mode that can be supported on the attached displays, and set that mode.  (It first disables the outputs that it will be setting mode on, to avoid problems with a conflicting mode already active on the 2nd of the two displays to be set.)

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2013-10-14 02:18:33 UTC
This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 4 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 12:33:14 UTC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

http://redhat.com/rhel/lifecycle

This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

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