Thinkpad T470p docking TTY Dual Monitor screen resolution (DRM)

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Thinkpad T470p docking TTY Dual Monitor screen resolution (DRM)

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07-06-2018, 03:08 PM	#1
1234I4321 LQ Newbie Registered: Jul 2018 Posts: 1 Rep:	Thinkpad T470p docking TTY Dual Monitor screen resolution (DRM) Hello I have two monitor one integrated with my laptop(t470p) (2560x1440) and a second (3840x2160) over docking and DP. When I boot up Grub has the right resolution of the default monitor(In my case the external monitor), Linux keep the resolution of the external monitor for 1 second and then chage the resolution of the external monitor to an other. On the Internal Monitor I see the whole TTY, but on the external the bottom of the monitor is cutted and have a low resolution. Next to this the X-Server and weston managed the resolution without problem, but the TTY resolution stayed the same. Can I set the Individual resolution for the external monitor when i am running TTYs? (Linux 4.17.4, Debian, nouveau driver) I have tried: Change default monitor in bios unsucessful Use fbcon=map:0 / fbcon=map:inteldrmfb But I have no other fb in /proc/fb The nvidia-driver and nouveau

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