Bug 12673 - can't configure graphics - with ati hd5440 and dell 2405 monitor
Summary: can't configure graphics - with ati hd5440 and dell 2405 monitor
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: 4
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Keywords: NEEDINFO
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Reported: 2014-02-09 03:26 CET by jeff deifik
Modified: 2015-05-02 20:04 CEST (History)
2 users (show)

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Description jeff deifik 2014-02-09 03:26:34 CET
I have been using mageia 1,2, 3, and now 4.
I have installed all of them successfully many times.

My computer has has a powercolor ati hd5450 (a very common video card).
The display is a dell 2405. I have connected both the VGA and the DVI
connectors from the graphics card to the monitor.

When I go through the graphics configuration, I have been unable to successfully
'test' any graphics configuration. I have tried the proprietary drivers,
the non-proprietary drivers, the x.org drivers, the vesa drivers, the framebuffer
drivers. I have tried the analog video, the digial video, and many different
resolutions.

I was running mageia-3, but I cleverly overwrote it while installing mageia-4,
so I don't know what settings I was using that worked.

I have another computer attached to the monitor analog output via a kvm switch
running mageia-4 without issue.
I am running fedora-20 on yet another computer
attached to the monitor analog output via a kvm switch without issue.
I have another computer attached to the monitor analog output via a kvm switch running mageia-2 without issue.
Manuel Hiebel 2014-02-09 20:01:29 CET

CC: (none) => anssi.hannula, thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 jeff deifik 2014-03-01 03:37:02 CET
I removed mageia-4. I installed mageia-3. Everything worked smoothly. Graphics was automatically configured with non-free driver. ATI radeon hd 5000, dell 2405 fpw, 1920x1200x24 bit. X works fine.

Mageia-4 definitely has some issue configuring my hardware.
Comment 2 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-02 19:35:32 CEST
Hi Jeff, sorry that your bug report got overlooked. Is this bug still present in Mageia 5 RC? We can't fix the installer for Mageia 4 but maybe we can for Mageia 5 if it's still present.
Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-02 19:36:48 CEST

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 3 jeff deifik 2015-05-02 20:03:44 CEST
I think I eventually got it working.
I am now using a different monitor.
I have not tried it with Mageia 5 RC.
Comment 4 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-02 20:04:56 CEST
Let's close it and reopen it later if needed, then.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED


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