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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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