https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86861
Bug ID: 86861 Summary: [rv6xx] When using a hardware KVM switch between computers EDID sometimes not detected/display goes fuzzy Product: DRI Version: XOrg git Hardware: Other OS: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: medium Component: DRM/Radeon Assignee: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org Reporter: shawn.starr@rogers.com
kernel: 3.17.2-300.fc21.x86_6
I've noticed sometimes when using my KVM Switch when switching to the laptop. I get fuzzy text in console w/ KMS on.
if I start X, the fuzzy display continues, a full reboot resets the display properly.
Caught an error this time (maybe just as it was about to detect the EDID of display)
[ 5877.852952] [drm:drm_edid_block_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, remainder is 130 [ 5877.860547] Raw EDID: [ 5877.862264] 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.865817] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.867201] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.870127] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.871706] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.874040] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.875309] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.876593] ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff [ 5877.880376] [drm:radeon_vga_detect] *ERROR* VGA-1: probed a monitor but no|invalid EDID
KVM switch model: ATEN CS-1734A (Firmware: V4.2.417 not upgraded since purchase)
The actual EDID of the display (from Xorg log):
[ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex): [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff00320c00f200000000 [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 0011010380211578eaba709859528c28 [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 2550542108008180a940010101010101 [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 010101010101e33a805a70b032401e1e [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 13004bcf100000190000000000000000 [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 00000000000000000000000000fe0058 [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 55333031043135345755310a000000fe [ 416.432] (II) RADEON(0): 00283e4c53739bbaff02010a202000aa