FS#67106 - [linux] Switching to multiple monitors in VMWare only shows a black screen
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Opened by Karlo Dautović (dafta) - Thursday, 25 June 2020, 13:52 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Sunday, 13 September 2020, 14:56 GMT
Opened by Karlo Dautović (dafta) - Thursday, 25 June 2020, 13:52 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Sunday, 13 September 2020, 14:56 GMT
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Description:
After updating to the 5.7.* kernel, whenever I try switching to multiple monitors, the screen turns to black, and stays that way until I switch to a single monitor again. By downgrading the kernel, I have pinpointed this issue to the 5.7 kernel release. The 5.6.15 kernel doesn't have this issue, and every version of the kernel from 5.7 onwards has it. The latest kernel I have tried this on: Linux archlinux 5.7.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:14:47 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux I've tried to replicate this bug both in Gnome and KDE, and it does happen. I've also tried it on KDE on Kali Linux and it worked as it should, so I'm pretty sure this is an Arch issue. In the attached dmesg output, the command buffer error that happens at 25.988301 happens exactly when switching to multiple monitors for the first time. Subsequent monitor switching doesn't output any more error messages. Steps to reproduce: Install the latest Arch Linux in VMWare, with open-vm-tools and a desktop environment (KDE or Gnome, possibly others). Run the VM in fullscreen mode, switch to multiple displays, notice the black screen, switch back to one monitor. |
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Closed by freswa (frederik)
Sunday, 13 September 2020, 14:56 GMT
Reason for closing: Upstream
Additional comments about closing: This is not a packaging bug, please report this upstream. Thank you.
Sunday, 13 September 2020, 14:56 GMT
Reason for closing: Upstream
Additional comments about closing: This is not a packaging bug, please report this upstream. Thank you.
Have you tried using linux-lts?
linux-lts works as expected, however I'd very much like to continue using linux unless absolutely necessary. I did switch to linux-lts for the time being, however.
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/52557