HDMI no picture

[pavlov_v]

Please help me with the HDMI interface!

My hardware is:
motherboard: ASUS M2A-VM with 690G chipset
lcd tv: Toshiba XF350 - 40 inches.

I want to make X using my Toshiba tv through the HDMI interface. The console text is shown through the HDMI interface on the Tv with no problem. At the moment I start the X server the tv screen gets blue.
I see no errors in the Xorg.log. if I attach my CRT monitor (and restart the X server) it works like a charm.
I tried to run:
aticonfig --query-connectortype=tmds2
and reliably receive 'HDMI A' every time.

Here is my xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "v4l"
Load "ddc"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TOSHIBA-TV"
VendorName "Toshiba"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "fglrx"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI X1200 IGP"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "EnableMonitor" "tmds2"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "TOSHIBA-TV"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080" "1280x720" "720x576" "1280x720" "1280x768" "800x600" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1920x1080" "1280x720" "720x576" "1280x720" "1280x768" "800x600" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection


The log file is very long. Any idea how to post it!?

thanks in advance

[bridgman]

You can use pastebin http://www.pastebin.ca to put up the log. It lets you copy a large hunk of text and then will display it as a web page for a month.

One minor thing is that I don't think you should have VideoOverlay enabled in your conf file. Don't think that's the problem though...

Bigger issue is that you have a lot of "stuff" in your conf file that I doubt is needed. Anyways, let's look at the log first.

[pavlov_v]

You can use pastebin http://www.pastebin.ca to put up the log. It lets you copy a large hunk of text and then will display it as a web page for a month.

One minor thing is that I don't think you should have VideoOverlay enabled in your conf file. Don't think that's the problem though...

Bigger issue is that you have a lot of "stuff" in your conf file that I doubt is needed. Anyways, let's look at the log first.

Here is my log dile:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1296248

You are right about the extra stuff in the conf file. I started with the simplest conf file and result was the same.

[pavlov_v]

You can use pastebin http://www.pastebin.ca to put up the log. It lets you copy a large hunk of text and then will display it as a web page for a month.

One minor thing is that I don't think you should have VideoOverlay enabled in your conf file. Don't think that's the problem though...

Bigger issue is that you have a lot of "stuff" in your conf file that I doubt is needed. Anyways, let's look at the log first.

Here is my log file:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1296248

I started with the simplest conf file and then started to add stuff hoping for better results.

[pavlov_v]

You can use pastebin http://www.pastebin.ca to put up the log. It lets you copy a large hunk of text and then will display it as a web page for a month.

One minor thing is that I don't think you should have VideoOverlay enabled in your conf file. Don't think that's the problem though...

Bigger issue is that you have a lot of "stuff" in your conf file that I doubt is needed. Anyways, let's look at the log first.

Here is my log file:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1296248

I started with the simplest conf file and then started adding stuff hoping for better results.

[pavlov_v]

Here is my log file:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1296248

I started with the simplest conf file and then started adding stuff hoping for better results.

[bridgman]

I didn't see any obvious problems in the log file, although I also couldn't tell which mode the driver picked. Can you bring up a menu on your TV and see if you can see what resolution and refresh rate is being sent out ?

Did you run the "aticonfig initial" command (that's not the right syntax, going from memory) after installing the driver ?

[pavlov_v]

I didn't see any obvious problems in the log file, although I also couldn't tell which mode the driver picked. Can you bring up a menu on your TV and see if you can see what resolution and refresh rate is being sent out ?


No, the tv does not have such an option.
I tried different modes, such as:
SubSection "Display"
# Modes "1920x1080@60"
Modes "1280x720@50"
EndSubSection
according to the tv documentation the first must be 1080p and second 720i. I also tried 720p - "1280x720@60" but the result as always is blue screen with no error reported in the log


Did you run the "aticonfig initial" command (that's not the right syntax, going from memory) after installing the driver ?

no, I wrote the config on hand.

[bridgman]

OK, I'm pretty sure you need to run the aticonfig command anyways; check the installation notes for details. The driver gets most of its runtime info from a separate database called amdpcsdb, not from the config file -- so that database needs to be properly initialized before running the driver.

[mactas]

Well, could you fix the problem, since I have the same problem since I connected my new 1080p-monitor using a hdmi-cable... no errors in Xlog but there is no picture and x restarts in filesafe mode :(

[bridgman]

We're still trying to understand what "the problem" is. In pavlov_v's case, the aticonfig initial command was not run to set up the driver during installation so I wouldn't expect it to work properly.

Maybe you have a different problem ? Can you pastebin your log and provide some info about your install, eg whether you built a package or used the basic installer, whether you ran the "aticonfig initial" command from the install instructions etc...

[mactas]

http://pastebin.com/m38851d61

I installed the new fglrx 9.01 driver using --buildpkg Ubuntu/8.10. Since after rebooting there was no picture after X started, I've created a new xorg.conf unsing "aticonfig initial". Still no picture. When I install radeonhd or ati/radeon-driver I have 1920x1080 on X (but i need fome fglrx-features). So, do you have any ideas?

[Kano]

Well did you fix the /etc/ati folder?

[bridgman]

Can you pastebin your config file as well please ? The log contained messages about obsolete config options, not sure if they are causing problems (I wouldn't expect them to).

Did the log come from starting after you ran aticonfig --initial or before ? Any error messages from running aticonfig --initial ?

[mactas]

@kano, how to fix /etc/ati? Simply delete the folder?

@bridgman: After I created a new xorg.conf running aticonfig --initial, I had to add

DefaultDepth 24
into the screen section, because fglrx groused about 8bit depth.

xorg.conf: http://pastebin.com/d56b4285c

[bridgman]

Interesting. The driver was complaining about "MonitorLayout" IIRC but I don't see that in the conf file. Was this the conf file used for the startup which produced the log ?

[mactas]

I had an "Option MonitorLayout auto auto" 'cause I tried things that I founded on internet.

[mactas]

ahh.. ok.. after deleting amdpcsdb, X is up and runnig!
Now I have to disable the underscan...

[bridgman]

Oh good. I'm talking to the devs about the best way to turn off the underscan; previous solutions don't seem to be working properly, stay tuned.

[mactas]

sure! i'm wating :)

[cyrus_mc]

Oh good. I'm talking to the devs about the best way to turn off the underscan; previous solutions don't seem to be working properly, stay tuned.

Bridgman, did you find out how to configure this yet? It would be really useful to know how.

Thanks