Re: [REGRESSION] i915: No HDMI output with 4.4

[Oleksandr Natalenko]

Ville, Daniel,

any additional info I could provide? I have to return dual-link DVI 
cable back, so let me know if I could reveal more details if necessary.

Regards,
  Oleksandr

16.02.2016 14:54, Daniel Vetter ÐÐÐÐÑÐÐ:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:58:56PM +0200, Oleksandr Natalenko wrote:
> > Ville, Daniel,
> >
> > I've just got another monitor and another DVI-HDMI cable, and here 
> > what I've
> > got.
> >
> > ===Single Link DVI-D cable with 3 different monitors===
> >
> > Computer DVI âââ DVI-D (Single Link)/HDMI cable âââ HDMI LG 23MP65HQ-P 
> > ===
> > not working
>
> I presume the above LG screen is what you've called previously "old
> monitor"?
>
> > Computer DVI âââ DVI-D (Single Link)/HDMI cable âââ HDMI LG 23MP67HQ-P 
> > ===
> > not working
> > Computer DVI âââ DVI-D (Single Link)/HDMI cable âââ HDMI LG 23MP55HQ-P 
> > ===
> > works!
> >
> > ===Dual Link DVI-D cable with monitor that doesn't work with Single 
> > Link
> > cable===
> >
> > Computer DVI âââ DVI-D (Dual Link)/HDMI cable âââ HDMI LG 23MP65HQ-P 
> > ===
> > works!
>
> Funky. Can you pls grab the debug logs (with the special patches from
> Ville) for this case? I wonder why suddenly different cable and it 
> works.
>
> Also: Is this one of these older-ish screens where you must have a
> dual-link cable to drive it at full resolution&refresh rate?
> -Daniel
>
>
> > ===Laptop with HDMI output===
> >
> > Laptop HDMI âââ HDMI/HDMI cable âââ HDMI LG 23MP65HQ-P === works!
> >
> > I'd say that single link DVI cables are broken with new kernel, but 
> > one of
> > monitors could work with such a cable. So I have no idea :(.
> >
> > Regards,
> >   Oleksandr.
> >
> > 15.02.2016 17:42, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > >The other downside is that it'll make us non-compliant, which was the
> > >point of this entire ordeal: HDMI spec forbids us from starting any i2c
> > >transactions when the hpd isn't signalling a present screen.
> > >
> > >So maybe we need to buy one of these broken screens.
> > >
> > >Oleksandr, what exact model are you using? And any chance that you could
> > >test this on some other machine with intel gfx and latest kernel, just to
> > >make sure this really is some issue with the sink and not with the machine
> > >itself? And I guess you've tested with some other hdmi sink, and that
> > >works?