Video out of screen border

lculucas · November 22, 2011, 8:21pm

Hi, i’m facing a really strange video problem on my Dell Mini 10, the screen sometimes not fit the screen, like it’s bigger.
Opensuse can ajust sometimes the borders, but bios and other os cant do the same

i’ve tried to find a answer even with the dell support where they just asked me to try to update bios (which is up to date)

hwinfo --monitor --gfxcard

09: PCI 02.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.319]
Unique ID: _Znp.Rfhk8q7cHw9
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: “Intel 945 GME”
Vendor: pci 0x8086 “Intel Corporation”
Device: pci 0x27ae “945 GME”
SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell”
SubDevice: pci 0x02f4
Revision: 0x03
Driver: “i915”
Driver Modules: “drm”
Memory Range: 0xf0000000-0xf007ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0x1800-0x1807 (rw)
Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xf0200000-0xf023ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
IRQ: 16 (407897 events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: “pci:v00008086d000027AEsv00001028sd000002F4bc03sc00i00”
Driver Info #0:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
Driver Info #1:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
3D Support: yes
Extensions: dri
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

10: PCI 02.1: 0380 Display controller
[Created at pci.319]
Unique ID: ruGf.JNZdjXMwp4C
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1
SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.1
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: “Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller”
Vendor: pci 0x8086 “Intel Corporation”
Device: pci 0x27a6 “Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller”
SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell”
SubDevice: pci 0x02f4
Revision: 0x03
Memory Range: 0xf0080000-0xf00fffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Module Alias: “pci:v00008086d000027A6sv00001028sd000002F4bc03sc80i00”
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

I’ll add some pictures for you to understand better

(and i’m not sure, but it started after the netbook went on hibernate)

Thanks for any help.

lculucas · November 22, 2011, 8:43pm

I’m not sure if i can post this type of link but here is the picasa album with pictures of my problem

https://picasaweb.google.com/108350026881544367820/Opensuse?authuser=0&feat=directlink

lculucas · November 25, 2011, 8:16pm

no one have an idea?

deano_ferrari · November 25, 2011, 9:56pm

Hi, i’m facing a really strange video problem on my Dell Mini 10, the screen sometimes not fit the screen, like it’s bigger.
Opensuse can ajust sometimes the borders, but bios and other os cant do the same

Are you saying this happens with Windows (or some other OS) as well?
Is this with the laptop display, or an external monitor? I know some tv/monitor displays employ over-scanning, which can result in a cropped desktop, but I’ve never seen this with internal laptop displays.

martin_helm · November 25, 2011, 10:16pm

Am 25.11.2011 22:06, schrieb deano ferrari:
> 1. Are you saying this happens with Windows (or some other OS) as well?
The OP says that this even happens for BIOS. It cannot even be something
which has to do with any driver if that is correct.

martin_helm · November 25, 2011, 10:43pm

Am 22.11.2011 20:26, schrieb lculucas:
>
> Hi, i’m facing a really strange video problem on my Dell Mini 10, the
> screen sometimes not fit the screen, like it’s bigger.
> Opensuse can ajust sometimes the borders, but bios and other os cant do
> the same
If that even happens outside the operating system and also affects how
the bios is shown it is a hardware issue. Since the BIOS update which
was proposed to you did not help give it back to were you have it from
for repair or replacement.

deano_ferrari · November 25, 2011, 10:47pm

The OP says that this even happens for BIOS. It cannot even be something
which has to do with any driver if that is correct.

Well exactly. (I actually took that comment with a grain of salt, as some users get confused with BIOS and framebuffer driven boot screen anyway). My thoughts are with the connected display device, which is why I sought more clarification.

deano_ferrari · November 25, 2011, 10:49pm

If that even happens outside the operating system and also affects how
the bios is shown it is a hardware issue. Since the BIOS update which
was proposed to you did not help give it back to were you have it from
for repair or replacement.

Yes, this could well be a hardware fault.

martin_helm · November 25, 2011, 11:09pm

Am 25.11.2011 22:56, schrieb deano ferrari:
>
>> If that even happens outside the operating system and also affects how
>> the bios is shown it is a hardware issue. Since the BIOS update which
>> was proposed to you did not help give it back to were you have it from
>> for repair or replacement.
>>
> Yes, this could well be a hardware fault.
>
>
And it is the duty of the manufacturer or retailer to find that out and
correct it not a forum. Except it is with a external monitor and not the
notebook screen which you anyway asked if it is one or the other.

deano_ferrari · November 25, 2011, 11:36pm

And it is the duty of the manufacturer or retailer to find that out and
correct it not a forum.

Yep, one would hope so.

martin_helm · November 26, 2011, 12:33am

Am 25.11.2011 22:06, schrieb deano ferrari:
> 1. Are you saying this happens with Windows (or some other OS) as
> well?
The pictures the OP posted show it also with windows and it is the
netbook screen itself. I just saw now the posted pictures on picasa
http://tinyurl.com/7k89znb

lculucas · November 26, 2011, 1:27am

On opensuse the image appear fine, only sometimes the system can’t adjust it.
But on bios and windows the screen is always in that

I can’t understand why opensuse works fine and the rest dont, if i plug on another screen, the image on new screen is also fine, on Bios and on Windows, only the netbook screen has this problem

martin_helm · November 26, 2011, 2:01am

Am 26.11.2011 01:36, schrieb lculucas:
>
> On opensuse the image appear fine, only sometimes the system can’t
> adjust it.
> But on bios and windows the screen is always in that
>
So you have no problem with openSUSE, you have a problem with Windows?
When you boot into windows what resolution does it tell you in the
display settings (correct would be something around 1024x600 or similar)
your screens look like it has 1024x768 and cuts of the lower 168 pixel,
can you change that setting?

lculucas · November 26, 2011, 7:36am

You’re right, the resolution that appear is 1024 x 768

but i can’t change to right one

I’ve restarted and when booting Opensuse an error shows up, saying that EDID or something ir wrong
I’ll try another contact with costumer support from dell, but i’m sure it isn’t a hardware problem, but i cant figure what exactly it is

martin_helm · November 26, 2011, 1:49pm

Am 26.11.2011 07:46, schrieb lculucas:
>
> You’re right, the resolution that appear is 1024 x 768
>
> but i can’t change to right one
>
> I’ve restarted and when booting Opensuse an error shows up, saying that
> EDID or something ir wrong
That points to a possible hardware problem, the EDID is the information
from the screen which tells the operating system the info about size and
resolution. I do not understand much about the details of netbook
hardware, I am not a technician but a consumer of hardware. A wild guess
is that the cable which connects the netbook screen to the graphics card
has a problem and the EDID info is lost or corrupted, this guess from my
side can of course be complete nonsense.

> I’ll try another contact with costumer support from dell, but i’m sure
> it isn’t a hardware problem, but i cant figure what exactly it is
>
>

lculucas · November 26, 2011, 5:16pm

Since that happen, i tried to change the resolution to 1024x600 now, my opensuse gots wrong resolution and wont change back, i’ve tried to add on xrandr a new resolution but when i could, the screen leaves a blank space

martin_helm · November 26, 2011, 5:34pm

Am 26.11.2011 17:26, schrieb lculucas:
>
> Since that happen, i tried to change the resolution to 1024x600 now, my
> opensuse gots wrong resolution and wont change back, i’ve tried to add
> on xrandr a new resolution but when i could, the screen leaves a blank
> space
>
>
What did you do exactly? Please describe precisely the steps so that we
can help you (which files did you change, which commands with which
options did you call and what was the output or what did you click in
your gui?).

lculucas · November 28, 2011, 6:56am

ok, here is exactly what i’ve done

~> gtf 1024 600 60

  # 1024x600 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 37.32 kHz; pclk: 48.96 MHz
  Modeline "1024x600_60.00"  48.96  1024 1064 1168 1312  600 601 604 622  -HSync +Vsync

~> xrandr --newmode "1024x600_60.00"  48.96  1024 1064 1168 1312  600 601 604 622  -HSync +Vsync

~> xrandr --addmode LVDS1 "1024x600_60.00"

~> xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode "1024x600_60.00"

After that resolution is changed to the right proportion but with a black margin above

martin_helm · November 28, 2011, 3:34pm

Am 28.11.2011 06:56, schrieb lculucas:
>
> ok, here is exactly what i’ve done
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> ~> gtf 1024 600 60
>
> # 1024x600 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 37.32 kHz; pclk: 48.96 MHz
> Modeline “1024x600_60.00” 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
>
> ~> xrandr --newmode “1024x600_60.00” 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
>
> ~> xrandr --addmode LVDS1 “1024x600_60.00”
>
> ~> xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode “1024x600_60.00”
>
> --------------------
>
>
> After that resolution is changed to the right proportion but with a
> black margin above
>
>
I have seen mentioned that the native resolution seems to be 1024 x 576
can you try gtf with that resolution if gives you a better mode (if it
works at all)?

lculucas · November 29, 2011, 1:38am

I’ve managed a little workaround, when i change the settings on xrandr and restart X everything works fine…

It’s not a solution, but as i dont use windows at all… its ok for me

Thanks martin for the help