I'm having some issues with multiple monitor support on my new Lenovo X230. It is incredibly difficult to get the monitor configuration setup correctly via KRandR.
All of these issues seem to be related to the use of the display port, when I use just VGA and the built in screen it is fine.
First: If I boot up with the display port plugged in, X never starts and I just see a console with:
[drm:drm_crtc_helper_set_config] *ERROR* failed to set mode on [CRTC:7]
[drm:drm_crtc_helper_set_config] *ERROR* failed to set mode on [CRTC:7]
[drm:drm_crtc_helper_set_config] *ERROR* failed to set mode on [CRTC:7]
[drm:drm_crtc_helper_set_config] *ERROR* failed to set mode on [CRTC:7]
Second: When I switch via KRandR to try and get it to work, often times X turns off then never turns back on (with the same messages in console, until I yank the Display Port, then X resumes).
Other times the screen will switch and think it's completed, but the other monitor is dark.
I can normally switch this by switching the resolution of the new DVI screen to something else and back again, then it will finally come back on.
This is incredibly fragile and annoying, and was hoping to fix it.
I'm running Kubuntu 12.04 x64-bit edition:
Here is the output of lshw:
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description: Notebook
product: 2306CTO (LENOVO_MT_2306)
vendor: LENOVO
version: ThinkPad X230
serial: R9PGD5K
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
configuration: administrator_password=disabled chassis=notebook family=ThinkPad X230 power-on_password=disabled sku=LENOVO_MT_2306 uuid=811AFBCF-5C52-CB11-83C7-9CB3C8B2AC68
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: 2306CTO
vendor: LENOVO
physical id: 0
version: Not Available
serial: 1ZM4R2681GB
slot: Not Available
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz
serial: None
slot: CPU Socket - U3E1
size: 1200MHz
capacity: 1200MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 100MHz
capabilities: x86-64 fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms cpufreq
configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 threads=4
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 3
slot: L1-Cache
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: internal write-through instruction
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 4
slot: L2-Cache
size: 256KiB
capacity: 256KiB
capabilities: internal write-through unified
*-cache:2
description: L3 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L3-Cache
size: 4MiB
capacity: 4MiB
capabilities: internal write-back unified
*-cache
description: L1 cache
physical id: 2
slot: L1-Cache
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: internal write-through data
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 7
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 16GiB
*-bank:0
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: CMSX8GX3M1A1600C1
vendor: AMI
physical id: 0
serial: 00000000
slot: ChannelA-DIMM0
size: 8GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
*-bank:1
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: CMSX8GX3M1A1600C1
vendor: AMI
physical id: 1
serial: 00000000
slot: ChannelB-DIMM0
size: 8GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: LENOVO
physical id: e
version: G2ET31WW (1.11 )
date: 05/24/2012
size: 128KiB
capacity: 11MiB
capabilities: pci pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb biosbootspecification
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 09
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 09
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:45 memory:f0000000-f03fffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:5000(size=64)
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:43 memory:f2520000-f252ffff
*-communication:0
description: Communication controller
product: Panther Point MEI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 16
bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=mei latency=0
resources: irq:46 memory:f2535000-f253500f
*-communication:1
description: Serial controller
product: Panther Point KT Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 16.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:16.3
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm msi 16550 bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=serial latency=0
resources: irq:19 ioport:50b0(size=8) memory:f253c000-f253cfff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 19
bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
logical name: eth0
version: 04
serial: 3c:97:0e:03:42:e0
size: 1Gbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=1.5.1-k duplex=full firmware=0.13-3 ip=142.103.225.54 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
resources: irq:44 memory:f2500000-f251ffff memory:f253b000-f253bfff ioport:5080(size=32)
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1a
bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:f253a000-f253a3ff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:48 memory:f2530000-f2533fff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: c4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:16 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:f1d00000-f24fffff ioport:f0400000(size=8388608)
*-generic
description: System peripheral
product: MMC/SD Host Controller
vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 07
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:f1d00000-f1d000ff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: c4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:17 memory:f1c00000-f1cfffff
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
product: Centrino Advanced-N 6205
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 34
serial: 8c:70:5a:b9:bd:c4
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=3.3.6-030306-generic firmware=17.168.5.3 build 42301 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
resources: irq:47 memory:f1c00000-f1c01fff
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
version: c4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:18 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:f1400000-f1bfffff ioport:f0c00000(size=8388608)
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 memory:f2539000-f25393ff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: Panther Point LPC Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-storage
description: SATA controller
product: Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
resources: irq:42 ioport:50a8(size=8) ioport:50bc(size=4) ioport:50a0(size=8) ioport:50b8(size=4) ioport:5060(size=32) memory:f2538000-f25387ff
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: Panther Point SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f2534000-f25340ff ioport:efa0(size=32)
*-scsi
physical id: 0
logical name: scsi0
capabilities: emulated
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: PLEXTOR PX-128M3
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 1.00
serial: 002212110795
size: 119GiB (128GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=00058b92
*-volume:0
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: 90196b93-56db-4a38-a62e-db390af38646
size: 23GiB
capacity: 23GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2012-06-28 20:52:08 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2012-06-28 21:03:16 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2012-07-12 13:34:21 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
logical name: /home
version: 1.0
serial: 63973d2b-3950-4ea2-a233-252115715b61
size: 95GiB
capacity: 95GiB
capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2012-06-28 20:52:10 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/home modified=2012-07-12 13:34:21 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,user_xattr,barrier=1,dat a=ordered mounted=2012-07-12 13:34:21 state=mounted
*-battery
product: 45N1027
vendor: SANYO
physical id: 1
slot: Rear
capacity: 93240mWh
configuration: voltage=11.1V
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