Questions tagged [kms]
Use this tag on questions regarding the Kernel Mode Setting (KMS).
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What's the point of removing KMS with nvidia drivers? It seems to only cause errors
Remove kms from the HOOKS array in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and regenerate the initramfs. This will prevent the initramfs from containing the nouveau module making sure the kernel cannot load it during ...
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How can I change the resolution for DRM?
I need to change the standard resolution for my DRM mode. How can I achieve that? When I do cat on cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-HDMI-A-1/modes 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1280x720 1280x720 ...
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delaying or speeding up drm/kms with amdgpu driver?
I have a amdgpu, using the open source driver. amdgpu driver claims to do early kms by default, but the early is very late. Exactly 2.5s! I wouldn't care much but it breaks and delays my disk ...
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How does this whole FrameBuffer, DRM, KMS stuff work in todays Linux / Kernel?
I'm confused about what is what nowadays with Linux and video support for the console interface vs X. Do the /dev/fb* items only relate to the old original framebuffer support? Does DRM create/support ...
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Unloading KMS driver / Replacing NVIDIA Linux drivers without rebooting
In the past you could trivially replace NVIDIA proprietary drivers on the fly after switching to the text console, killing X.org and unloading (rmmod) the appropriate NVIDIA modules, and installing ...
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How to set Number of Lines in tty terminals
I running Manjaro Linux (21.2) with KDE. I have a large ultra-wide screen monitor with ideal resolution of 3400x1440. KDE and Konsole appear to be running this resolution fine but when I switch to ...
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Xorg problem with Radeon Mobility X1600 on a 20" iMac LCD from 2006
My attempt to give a meaningful purpose to a 20-inch 2006 iMac 4.1 choked on an odd Xorg problem. Tried FreeBSD 13.0 Release/amd64 and elementaryOS 6.0 Odin as up-to-date systems with their respective ...
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Low-Latency method to read Xorg or DRM framebuffer
I am trying to build an application that can measure the latency/processing time of graphics frameworks on Linux. My idea is to implement simple programs that react to an input event (e.g. mouse click)...
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Linux issues on iMac
Linux issues on iMac I have Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS and Arch Linux installed on an iMac, which I think doesn't support KMS. I have gotten Ubuntu to work with several desktops, window managers, and ...
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drm/kms: Limit graphics memory usage of process
Is there a way to limit the amount of graphics resources allocated by a process in the DRM/KMS subsystem, similar to the way one can limit system memory consumption with rlimits and cgroups? Is there ...
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How to set a large stty size?(default 80x24)
I'm really not sure where is the problem, so I'm putting all message i think helpful here. dmesg | grep drm [ 0.316388] fb0: switching to cirrusdrmfb from EFI VGA [ 0.316769] [drm] fb mappable ...
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Struggling with display KMS options on Lenovo D330-10igm
I'm trying to replace the default Windows 10 installation with Linux on this hybrid tablet. What I tried First I tried with Ubuntu 18.04, blank screen, I thought about starting modifying the KMS ...
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How to load a modified EDID into RAM after boot to fix defective monitor's EDID report?
I've acquired a couple of HP L1750 monitors, which have VGA & DVI inputs. The VGA inputs work without issue. However, the DVI input only works until Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) occurs, after which ...
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set kms specific resolution at boot time
i'm trying to set a specific resolution for kms, at boot time. by default kms choose the highest resolution available (2500x1600) which is a bit hard to read. i'd like to set 1440x900 instead. i ...
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HDMI monitors not correctly detected after suspend if laptop lid closed
When my Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop is on, the monitor plugged in the HDMI port is correctly detected. Unplugging the monitor also works as expected. However, when waking up from suspend by briefly ...
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