HP6715b video playback with radeonhd driver

[mmesh]

Hello!

I installed Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 on my HP 6715b (ATI x1250 - RS690).
Had some problems with the display - flickering and such - and solved it by installing v1.2.5 of radeonhd opensource drivers.

But I still have one rather annoying bug.

First the setup:

- I use two monitors - laptop internal LCD and external LCD connected with D-Sub VGA cable (connected through docking station - but it behaves the same if I connect it directly to the VGA connector on laptop)
- both monitors have native resolution of 1680x1050 and are set to this resolution through "Virtual 3360x1050" directive in xorg.conf


The problem is when I want to play some video content on second monitor (external, right of laptop's LCD - this is the setting in System->Preferences->Display). I only get about half of screen of video while the right half is black. If I resize the window and move it around part of it that is on the right half of the screen get's stuck picture (last content that was on before moving this part of window to the right) and in the left part video is running OK.

I tried VLC player and MPlayer and Totem player (default settings).


If someone could, please, point me to what options to set so I can resolve this.

Thank You in advance!

[chithanh]

Please post your Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf (if any). Also try different video outputs with mplayer. "mplayer -vo help" lists them.

Maybe you see some variant of fdo bug 8357, but probably not exactly the same issue as this affects mesa and not xv.

[mmesh]

Well, that was fast!

Please post your Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf (if any).

Xorg.0.log:
Could not copy/paste - I get "text too long" error.
Here is the link on pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/m3e8dda8a


xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual	3360 1050
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"radeonhd"
#	Option 		"AccelMethod" "XAA"
EndSection

Also try different video outputs with mplayer. "mplayer -vo help" lists them.

I'll do that and post back the results.

Maybe you see some variant of fdo bug 8357, but probably not exactly the same issue as this affects mesa and not xv.

I'll check it out...

[mmesh]

That was fast

Please post your Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf (if any).

Xorg.0.log:
Could not copy/paste - get "Text too long" error.
Here is the link on pastebin:
http://pastebin.com/m41d7ef22

xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual	3360 1050
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"radeonhd"
#	Option 		"AccelMethod" "XAA"
EndSection

Also try different video outputs with mplayer. "mplayer -vo help" lists them.

I'll try it and post back the results...

Maybe you see some variant of fdo bug 8357, but probably not exactly the same issue as this affects mesa and not xv.

I'll check it out.