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brewmaster_S

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Registered: 2024-07-07

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there is a ghost monitor and i cant get rid of it [SOLVED]

ive never had a issue with ghost monitors, but now, i do
heres logs from running "inxi -Gxx"

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-9.5 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:3185
  Device-2: Sonix EasyCamera 1M driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-7:3 chip-ID: 04ca:707c
  Device-3: Generic EasyCamera 5M driver: hid-generic,usbhid,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-8:4 chip-ID: 04ca:707a
  Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.0 compositor: Hyprland
    v: 0.41.2-23-gede1e63f driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: 1
  Monitor-1: Unknown-1 size-res: N/A
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1138 res: 1366x768 dpi: 136
    diag: 294mm (11.6")
  API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends

this prevents ags from starting, so i had to disable it using hyprctl just to use hyprland
help

Last edited by brewmaster_S (2024-08-09 04:04:46)

seth

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Re: there is a ghost monitor and i cant get rid of it [SOLVED]

That's the simpledrm device, add "initcall_blacklist=simpledrm_platform_driver_init" to the https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters

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brewmaster_S

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Registered: 2024-07-07

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Re: there is a ghost monitor and i cant get rid of it [SOLVED]

That's the simpledrm device, add "initcall_blacklist=simpledrm_platform_driver_init" to the https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters

thank you

seth

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Re: there is a ghost monitor and i cant get rid of it [SOLVED]

\o/
Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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brewmaster_S

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Re: there is a ghost monitor and i cant get rid of it [SOLVED]

oops