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[Bug 1076576] Re: runlevel 1 called with ctrl-alt-f1 turns off external monitor

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** Description changed:

- ***************************************
- UPDATE: This problem is caused by the 12.6 amd driver.
- Uninstalling the driver fixes the problem
- if the 12.4 driver (from amd website) is reinstalled does not case the same problem.
- 
- ****************************************
- When the laptops lid is closed(still running) and in amdccle the setting is enabled to disable the onboard laptop monitor and only drive the external monitor, calling runlelvel1(i.e. terminal with login prompt)  via ctrl-alt-f1 leads to external monitor turning off("hdmi- no signal, going to sleep"). ,pressing ctrl-alt-f7, and pressing enter a few times wakes up the monitor again.
+ Using 12.6 AMD driver, when the laptops lid is closed(still running) and in amdccle the setting is enabled to disable the onboard laptop monitor and only drive the external monitor, calling runlelvel1(i.e. terminal with login prompt)  via ctrl-alt-f1 leads to external monitor turning off("hdmi- no signal, going to sleep"). ,pressing ctrl-alt-f7, and pressing enter a few times wakes up the monitor again.
  Terminal called with ctrl-alt-t works fine
  
  WORKAROUND: only way to switch external monitor back on is ctrl-alt-f7.
+ 
+ WORKAROUND: Use radeon driver.
+ 
+ WORKAROUND: Use 12.4 driver from AMD's website.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  anton      2324 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  anton      2324 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4a00000 irq 47'
     Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC262'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0262,104d3a00,00100302 HDA:14f12c06,104d1700,00100000'
     Controls      : 18
     Simple ctrls  : 10
  Card1.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xd0030000 irq 48'
     Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,104d3a00,00100100'
     Controls      : 6
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card1.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Date: Thu Nov  8 19:02:57 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=05637f48-2aef-460e-a5ca-73f2f8ebce99
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423.2)
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-NW11S_T
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/volumegrp01-volume02 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae  N/A
   linux-firmware                                1.79.1
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: R0180Y4
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0180Y4:bd08/27/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-NW11S_T:pvrC601PLF4:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VGN-NW11S_T
  dmi.product.version: C601PLF4
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

** Summary changed:

- runlevel 1 called with ctrl-alt-f1 turns off external monitor
+ 1002:9553 runlevel 1 called with ctrl-alt-f1 turns off external monitor

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Title:
  1002:9553 runlevel 1 called with ctrl-alt-f1 turns off external
  monitor

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Using 12.6 AMD driver, when the laptops lid is closed(still running) and in amdccle the setting is enabled to disable the onboard laptop monitor and only drive the external monitor, calling runlelvel1(i.e. terminal with login prompt)  via ctrl-alt-f1 leads to external monitor turning off("hdmi- no signal, going to sleep"). ,pressing ctrl-alt-f7, and pressing enter a few times wakes up the monitor again.
  Terminal called with ctrl-alt-t works fine

  WORKAROUND: only way to switch external monitor back on is ctrl-
  alt-f7.

  WORKAROUND: Use radeon driver.

  WORKAROUND: Use 12.4 driver from AMD's website.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  anton      2324 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  anton      2324 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4a00000 irq 47'
     Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC262'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0262,104d3a00,00100302 HDA:14f12c06,104d1700,00100000'
     Controls      : 18
     Simple ctrls  : 10
  Card1.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xd0030000 irq 48'
     Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,104d3a00,00100100'
     Controls      : 6
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card1.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Date: Thu Nov  8 19:02:57 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=05637f48-2aef-460e-a5ca-73f2f8ebce99
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423.2)
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-NW11S_T
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/volumegrp01-volume02 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic-pae  N/A
   linux-firmware                                1.79.1
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: R0180Y4
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0180Y4:bd08/27/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-NW11S_T:pvrC601PLF4:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VGN-NW11S_T
  dmi.product.version: C601PLF4
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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