Re: [e-users] screen setup error

On 4/7/23 04:45, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:16:01 -0400 mh<[email protected]>  said:
>
>> On 4/6/23 18:09, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
>>> On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 15:56:57 -0400 mh via enlightenment-users
>>> <[email protected]>   said:
>>>
>>>> On 4/6/23 00:51, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 14:49:28 -0400 mh via enlightenment-users
>>>>> <[email protected]>    said:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/5/23 12:43, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 20:22:32 -0400 mh via enlightenment-users
>>>>>>> <[email protected]>     said:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm just back to using E after a while, using 0.25.4 from Debian sid.
>>>>>>>> After first logging in, and every time after resuming from
>>>>>>>> screensaver/blanking, I get the pop-up error message: "You seem to have
>>>>>>>> no screens configured to be on the given outputs you have. This should
>>>>>>>> be fixed by going to: Settings-Screen-Screen Setup."
>>>>>>> is this a laptop? did you have the lid closed?
>>>>>> it's a desktop, 4080 gpu, evil NVIDIA driver version 530.30.02 installed
>>>>> this would imply the nvidia driver is unplugging all screens ever time the
>>>>> screen goes into dpms. check your logs as per previous email and see. all
>>>>> lines going RRR: will have to do with randr screen stuff.
>>>> Not sure which log to check. I looked at Xorg.0.log but didn't see
>>>> anything with RRR. I was going to uninstall the nvidia drivers and try
>>>> it with nouveau but having problems with X starting. Not sure if nouveau
>>>> supports rtx4080 yet.
>>> ~/.e-log.log
>> yes, a LOT of RRR messages... Seem to be several sections where the
>> screens are "reconfigure screens due to event..." That must nvidia
>> unplugging the screens.
>>
>> So if I use nouveau should that stop that?
> within all those RRR messages it'll list outputs if they are connected or not
> etc. when queried... read them carefully (yes - i know. lots of them) and it
> shows the decision logic coming from E and why it's doing that.
I will do that, and see about getting nouveau running again to see if 
that stops the error.
>
>>>>>>>> When I do that, there is a list showing two DP-4 outputs where the
>>>>>>>> monitor is connected, and a third that lists the monitor. But the only
>>>>>>>> one that I can set the screen setup settings for is the first DP-4.
>>>>>>>> What do I need to do to setup the monitor to the output properly?
>>>>>>> what? multiple DP-4's - that shouldnt happen. you should have all
>>>>>>> outputs named differently. does xrandr (commandline) also list multiple
>>>>>>> dp-4's?
>>>>>> only one DP-4 with xrandr. this is the output:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ xrandr
>>>>>> Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3840 x 2160, maximum 32767 x 32767
>>>>>> HDMI-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> DP-4 connected 3840x2160+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>>> 708mm x 399mm
>>>>>>        3840x2160     60.00*+ 144.00   120.00   119.88    59.94 50.00
>>>>>> 29.97 2560x1440    143.97   120.00    59.95
>>>>>>        1920x1080    143.85   119.88    60.00    59.94
>>>>>>        1680x1050     59.95
>>>>>>        1440x900      59.89
>>>>>>        1280x1024     75.02    60.02
>>>>>>        1280x960      60.00
>>>>>>        1280x720     119.88    60.00    59.94    50.00
>>>>>>        1152x864      75.00
>>>>>>        1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00
>>>>>>        800x600       75.00    72.19    60.32    56.25
>>>>>>        720x576       50.00
>>>>>>        720x480       59.94
>>>>>>        640x480       75.00    72.81    59.94    59.93
>>>>>> DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>>> are you sure dp-4 is listed twice and it isn't just the hoversel showing
>>>>> the selected one at the top in addition to the set of possible selections
>>>>> below?
>>>> I see DP-4 listed twice, then 32UHD144. If I hover/click over the first
>>>> DP-4 I see a DP-4, indented and selectable. But the second one remains
>>>> after I select a resolution and hit apply. The 32UHD144 entry is never
>>>> selectable.
>>> can you share screenshots?
>> I have two. I'll attach them here, but if that doesn't work I can find
>> some place to post them. The e-screen-setup1 is first going to Screen
>> Setup, e-screen-setup2 is after clicking on the top DP-4.
> oooooh... you don't have it listed twice. that below the hoversel above where
> you select is just the name of the output selected - it's not part of the list
> or selector - it's a separate entry widget you can copy & paste from (even type
> into - tho it wont be useful to do that). so no bug here. it shows only 1
> output. DP-4 (when you click on the hoversel above to select the output it
> lists only 1 in addition to what is selected).
Got it, thanks for helping me to understand what I'm seeing!
>
>
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