Bug 586111 – Can't login with external monitor

Bug 586111 - Can't login with external monitor

Summary:	Can't login with external monitor

Status:	CLOSED CANTFIX

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	xorg-x11-drv-intel (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Adam Jackson
QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Reported:	2010-04-26 16:05 EDT by Nikolai Maziashvili
Modified:	2010-04-30 06:50 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2010-04-29 14:45:38 EDT
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Description Nikolai Maziashvili 2010-04-26 16:05:19 EDT

Description of problem:
This only holds for KDE F13 beta install.
I got 24" monitor that i connect to netbook using VGA cable. When i boot laptop i get dual screen situation - it's where i can drag mouse pointer across both (laptop and 24" external) monitors. When i press Fn-F7 combination i export screen to only 24" external monitor. then i try to login, then it looks like desktop starts to initialize but then screen blinks and i'm at login prompt all over again.
Under Gnome it works just fine.

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How reproducible:
Always 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Clean install F13 beta KDE
2. Plug VGA to netbook and boot
3. Try with Fn-F7 key combination export screen to external monitor
  
Actual results:
It is impossible even to login into system

Expected results:
Working environment on external 24" moniitor

Additional info:
Some hard-/software specs:

- netbook Sony vaio VPCW21S1E, CPU Intel Nano450, GPU integrated Intel 3150
- Fedora 13 beta

Comment 1 Nikolai Maziashvili 2010-04-26 19:38:40 EDT

I found out that when desktop effects are turned off then everything goes fine. But moment i turn desktop effects on everything goes wrong again.

Comment 2 Adam Jackson 2010-04-29 14:45:38 EDT

3D doesn't work on gen3 parts (915, 945, G33, or Nano) at display widths greater than 2048.  This is a hardware limitation, not something the driver can fix.

Comment 3 Nikolai Maziashvili 2010-04-30 06:50:45 EDT

Hi Adam,

I do not quite understand. I do not have monitor with resolution greater then 2048. My monitor is 1920x1200 pixels and if i logged in and then enable 3D then everything works just fine.
I realize that might sound strange especially when even Sony website says in techspecs of this particular laptop that external monitor greater then 1920x1050 is not supported.
Bu the fact is - it does support my (higher resolution) monitor and 3D is working with every kind of effect enabled in settings.
Only things is i have to have it disabled before i log in to system.

Please share your thoughts about this.
I'm not gonna reopen ticket, because i can be overseeing something.

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