[Bug 1520751] Re: Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-12-17 Thread David Abergel
Okay, I tested the daily build of xenial (ubuntu version) this morning. It is using kernel 4.3.0-2, and I can confirm that this detects the monitor without problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1520751] Re: Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-12-16 Thread David Abergel
You mean upgrade to the whole distribution or just the kernel? This issue is happening on my main work laptop so I need reasonable stability so I'm not sure I want to use a pre-alpha distro. I think for now I am fine using the mainline 4.3 kernel which works fine, or the 4.2.0-rc8 one which I

[Bug 1520751] Re: Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-12-15 Thread David Abergel
Christopher, I have finished the bisection (man, that took a long time!) and I have attached the output. The summary is that commit 4efa83c8c786ab7ec7982e3dd348cb7e7ecbeb04 is the one that fixes things. This makes sense because I am attaching my external monitor via a DP->VGA dongle, mentioned in

[Bug 1520751] Re: Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-12-08 Thread David Abergel
Dear Christopher, I updated the BIOS today. Ouput from the command you requested is: $ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date [password] A07 11/11/2015 The problem persists, so I have marked this as Confirmed, per your request. As I stated in the initial post,

[Bug 1520751] Re: Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-12-02 Thread David Abergel
Dear Christopher, Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do this for at least a week because Real Lifeā„¢ is too busy. (Also, I've not updated a BIOS before so I am cautious about the idea.) But if I can do it some time in the next week or two I shall update the bug.

[Bug 1518976] Re: miniDisplay VGA adapter doesn't work after switching to 4.2 kernel

2015-11-28 Thread David Abergel
Done, see here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1520751 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518976 Title: miniDisplay VGA adapter doesn't work after switching to

[Bug 1517465] Re: Resolution too low on external monitor through Intel graphics, reversion in 4.x kernel

2015-11-28 Thread David Abergel
Done, please see here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1520751 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517465 Title: Resolution too low on external monitor through

[Bug 1520751] [NEW] Kernel 4.2 does not detect external monitor

2015-11-28 Thread David Abergel
Public bug reported: On xubuntu 15.10. Kernel version 4.2.0-18-generic x86_64 does not detect an external monitor when it is connected via the minidisplay port. Using xrandr, I can force output to the monitor, but the maximum resolution is 1024x768 (I think). Hardware is a Dell XPS 13.

[Bug 1517465] Re: Resolution too low on external monitor through Intel graphics, reversion in 4.x kernel

2015-11-26 Thread David Abergel
I was having a problem rather similar to this (although on different hardware). I found that installing a 4.3.xx version kernel from the mainline builds described above fixed the problem. (Miraculously, I don't think it broke anything else either!) -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1518976] Re: miniDisplay VGA adapter doesn't work after switching to 4.2 kernel

2015-11-26 Thread David Abergel
I was having a problem rather similar to this (although on different hardware). I found that installing a 4.3.xx version kernel from the mainline builds described above fixed the problem. (Miraculously, I don't think it broke anything else either!) -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-09-23 Thread David Abergel
Wahoo!! The vivid-proposed kernel seems to fix the issues for me too. Thanks to all who worked on this: Much appreciated. Just out of interest, is it any clearer yet what the problem was? Thanks again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-08-18 Thread David Abergel
I am not aware that anyone is working on it. I suspect that if it's a driver issue then it would require the xorg people to fix it, not xubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452318

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-08-03 Thread David Abergel
Is there any way to revert the xorg driver to an old version that does work? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452318 Title: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend To manage

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-07-05 Thread David Abergel
Interesting. I tried openbox and the bug is there with that window manager. Does gnome-shell use hardware acceleration? If so, then that might be the common thread which links to my observations about google-chrome above. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-06-14 Thread David Abergel
I noticed there was an update to the intel driver earlier this week for my xubuntu system. It fixed one other problem I'd been having (slightly buggy playback of video in VLC) but doesn't seem to have helped the issues in this bug. Any of the gurus fancy taking a crack at it? -- You received

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-06-01 Thread David Abergel
In case it's worth anything, the following may help to diagnose the problem. When I resume from suspend and lose desktop icons, panel icons, and random bits of text, I find that starting google chrome (or even just changing tab in an already open browser) will allow the screen to redraw when I

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-19 Thread David Abergel
Moritz, did you try the UXA fix? If this makes your machine work well then this may help to confirm that we are experiencing the same issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452318

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-19 Thread David Abergel
Initial assessment of source of issue appears to be wrong. xorg intel driver seems a much more likely place. ** Package changed: pm-utils (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-19 Thread David Abergel
Initial assessment of source of issue appears to be wrong. xorg intel driver seems a much more likely place. ** Package changed: pm-utils (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-18 Thread David Abergel
I have managed to find some sort of work-around for this. It turns out the problem is in the xorg intel driver, not pm-utils. Switching the 2D accelleration mode from SNA to UXA as detailed here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics#SNA_issues and here:

[Bug 1452318] Re: Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-18 Thread David Abergel
I have managed to find some sort of work-around for this. It turns out the problem is in the xorg intel driver, not pm-utils. Switching the 2D accelleration mode from SNA to UXA as detailed here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics#SNA_issues and here:

[Bug 1432194] Re: Graphics unstable on Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 using Intel HD Graphics 5500

2015-05-18 Thread David Abergel
I am also experiencing this kind of issue. For me, the problems manifest as buggy display of video when VLC is in windowed mode. (Fullscreen mode is fine.) Also, when I suspend my laptop, the display is partially corrupted when I resume. See here:

[Bug 1449875] Re: ghostscript fails on some EPS files

2015-05-11 Thread David Abergel
I found that it was sufficient to install only the texlive-lang-cjk package, rather than the whole of texlive. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449875 Title: ghostscript fails on some

[Bug 1452318] [NEW] Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-06 Thread David Abergel
Public bug reported: Waking from suspend, everything seems normal, except the graphical elements and text on my desktop are not drawn properly. Sometimes, moving the mouse over icons can cause them to be redrawn, sometimes not. It appears not to matter how I initiate the suspend (e.g. by closing

[Bug 1452318] [NEW] Faulty behavior when resuming from suspend

2015-05-06 Thread David Abergel
Public bug reported: Waking from suspend, everything seems normal, except the graphical elements and text on my desktop are not drawn properly. Sometimes, moving the mouse over icons can cause them to be redrawn, sometimes not. It appears not to matter how I initiate the suspend (e.g. by closing