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lennon

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Registered: 2014-11-19

Posts: 3

Screen freeze with dual monitors

I'm using arandr to manage displays, since yesterday my laptop crashes instantly after I turn the second screen on (plugged in with HDMI cable). I have no idea what causes the problem.

crash == screen freezes, only hard reset helps

~ λ uname -a
Linux enterprise 3.17.3-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 14 23:13:48 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
~ λ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470]
~ λ xdpyinfo | head
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    11602000
X.Org version: 1.16.2
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7

lennon

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Registered: 2014-11-19

Posts: 3

Re: Screen freeze with dual monitors

I think the issue is the same as here, downgrading the kernel helps.

Last edited by lennon (2014-11-19 14:22:17)