Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Maximilian Pichler
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Allan Streib wrote: >> You may be able to get a higher resolution by decreasing the refresh rate: >> >> $ gtf 2560 1440 33 >> >> # 2560x1440 @ 33.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 48.44 kHz; pclk: 162.77 MHz >> Modeline "2560x1440_33.00" 162.77 2560 2688 2960 3360 1440 144

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Allan Streib
Sorry for the noise -- I hit send before I was finished formatting my prior reply. Maximilian Pichler writes: > If and when I get my hands on another monitor I'll definitely try it > out. (Although ultimately it would be nice to get it working with this > one, as it works fine under Linux. This

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Allan Streib
Maximilian Pichler writes: > If and when I get my hands on another monitor I'll definitely try it > out. (Although ultimately it would be nice to get it working with this > one, as it works fine under Linux. This is a Dell U2515H.) Interesting, that's the same model I have. You may be able

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Maximilian Pichler
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I think you should try another monitor if at all possible. Perhaps your > monitor just goes into power-save mode with an incompatible signal. If and when I get my hands on another monitor I'll definitely try it out. (Although ultimately it wo

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Allan Streib
Maximilian Pichler writes: > Just tried another graphics card (VisionTek Radeon HD 6350), with > identical results: the boot messages are shown, then the signal is > lost. > I think you should try another monitor if at all possible. Perhaps your monitor just goes into power-save mode with an inc

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-31 Thread Maximilian Pichler
Just tried another graphics card (VisionTek Radeon HD 6350), with identical results: the boot messages are shown, then the signal is lost.

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Mihai Popescu
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 1:02 AM, Luis Coronado wrote: > xrandr over ssh? even if you run it with -X it will display something from > the machine running the ssh client (and the local X server) not the ssh > server one :s > > -l > > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Mihai Popescu wrote: >> >> What

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Luis Coronado
xrandr over ssh? even if you run it with -X it will display something from the machine running the ssh client (and the local X server) not the ssh server one :s -l On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Mihai Popescu wrote: > What is the output of xrandr plain command, without any parameters? Do > no

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Maximilian Pichler
Without parameters, via ssh: $ xrandr Can't open display $ echo [$DISPLAY] [] This is after logging in and typing startx on the keyboard, with a blank monitor. I've also tried launching startx via ssh, with the same result. On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Mihai Popescu wrote: > What is the out

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Mihai Popescu
What is the output of xrandr plain command, without any parameters? Do not use display numbers or anything else, type it like this 'xrandr' using a ssh connection on the non working configuration.

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Maximilian Pichler
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Mihai Popescu wrote: > Did you disable the onboard card from BIOS? What options do you have for this? In the BIOS, "Primary Graphics Adapter" is set to "PCI Express". When switching it to "Onboard" and plugging the cable into the onboard DP, the boot message and t

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Mihai Popescu
> (by accident I had the cable connected to the onboard video) I recall I tried once a dual monitor setup using an onboard graphics + another plugged in card. I don't remember exactly, but I think the boot message was shown one the onboard graphic card only or on both monitors. I was concerned abo

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Maximilian Pichler
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 2:15 PM, wrote: > Just a thought -- maybe it's because there is no error ??? > > man xbacklight(1) $ xbacklight No outputs have backlight property The monitor is not just dark, but it says "no signal" and goes into power save mode.

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread andrew
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:22:09PM -0400, Maximilian Pichler wrote: As mentioned, I booted another OS from a USB stick and it runs at 2560x1440@60MHz. Doesn't this make it unlikely that the issue is with the monitor or cable? Also, the connection is via DisplayPort, even the most basic version of

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Maximilian Pichler
I would certainly have followed Allan's advice, but only own one monitor. Apologies for having failed to mention this.

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Mihai Popescu
> Is there not a more systematic way of debugging this? IT is, but it may be different than your method. > I find it puzzling that none of the logs contains any error message. I find it puzzling asking about a problem on a list and not following any of the advices and report back. I will find it

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Maximilian Pichler
As mentioned, I booted another OS from a USB stick and it runs at 2560x1440@60MHz. Doesn't this make it unlikely that the issue is with the monitor or cable? Also, the connection is via DisplayPort, even the most basic version of which shouldn't struggle with this resolution. Is there not a more s

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-30 Thread Allan Streib
Maximilian Pichler writes: >2560x1440 59.95*+ >2048x1152 60.00 >1920x1200 59.88 >1920x1080 60.0050.0059.9430.0025.0024.00 [...] Try connecting a lower-resolution monitor and see if it works, if you have one. I have found that my dual 2560x144

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-29 Thread Maximilian Pichler
Apologies, I have to revise the results from my previous message (by accident I had the cable connected to the onboard video). In fact xrandr does detect the DisplayPort connection: $ DISPLAY=:0 xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2560 x 1440, maximum 8192 x 8192 DisplayPort-0 connected p

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Allan Streib
"Jens A. Griepentrog" writes: > Is there a way to choose lower resolutions for radeondrm console using > some suitable configuration file? I asked basically this question some weeks ago, and lack of any answer and not finding anything about this in man pages or FAQ has me to belive that for now

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Maximilian Pichler
I tried your suggestion of logging in with the keyboard while the screen is blank and then typing "startx". Then logged in via ssh: $ DISPLAY=:0 xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192 DisplayPort-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Maximilian Pichler
On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Steven McDonald wrote: > Have you tried booting more than once? Yes, many times, both warm and cold.

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Jens A. Griepentrog
On 05/28/17 22:50, Steven McDonald wrote: On Sun, 28 May 2017 15:37:08 -0400 Maximilian Pichler wrote: After the installation of a VisionTek Radeon 5450 graphics card my machine gives a blank screen after booting. It still shows the normal system messages (full dmesg below), with the last visi

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Steven McDonald
On Sun, 28 May 2017 22:54:22 +0200 Steven McDonald wrote: > Re-reading your mail, it sounds like you installed the card into an > existing system. In that case, my question becomes "have you run > fw_update?" Just noticed the part of your mail where you showed you had the firmware installed. Sor

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Steven McDonald
Re-reading your mail, it sounds like you installed the card into an existing system. In that case, my question becomes "have you run fw_update?"

Re: Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Steven McDonald
On Sun, 28 May 2017 15:37:08 -0400 Maximilian Pichler wrote: > After the installation of a VisionTek Radeon 5450 graphics card my > machine gives a blank screen after booting. It still shows the normal > system messages (full dmesg below), with the last visible one being > "scsibus4 at softraid0:

Blank screen after boot with Radeon HD 5450

2017-05-28 Thread Maximilian Pichler
Hi, After the installation of a VisionTek Radeon 5450 graphics card my machine gives a blank screen after booting. It still shows the normal system messages (full dmesg below), with the last visible one being "scsibus4 at softraid0: 256 targets". Then the monitor (connected via DisplayPort) goes i