Bug 1631880 - Xorg defaults to clone mode if the monitor cable/connector can't handle the preferred mode
Summary: Xorg defaults to clone mode if the monitor cable/connector can't handle the p...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: xorg-x11-server
Version: 7.6
Hardware: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Desktop QE
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Reported: 2018-09-21 19:29 UTC by Ray Strode [halfline]
Modified: 2018-10-30 08:03 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: xorg-x11-server-1.20.1-3.el7
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Last Closed: 2018-10-30 08:03:01 UTC
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try harder to span instead of clone (5.79 KB, patch)
2018-09-21 19:29 UTC, Ray Strode [halfline] 		no flags Details | Diff
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:3059 0 None None None 2018-10-30 08:03:51 UTC

Description Ray Strode [halfline] 2018-09-21 19:29:53 UTC 
Created attachment 1485774 [details]
try harder to span instead of clone

I have a 4k monitor that only likes to do 1080p over the HDMI cable.  In this scenario Xorg picks clone mode instead of the much more useful spanning mode.

The attached patch makes it come up in a spanned configuration.
Comment 1 Adam Jackson 2018-09-21 20:46:20 UTC 
Looks sane to me.
Comment 3 Tomas Pelka 2018-09-25 09:37:59 UTC 
Seems to be ok, was not able to reproduce on fixed rpm.
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2018-10-30 08:03:01 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059
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