What it says on the tin! The HDMI output… sort of works?
Which Linux distro are you using?
Arch Linux… inxi -Fxz output:
System:
Kernel: 6.19.11-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 15.2.1
Desktop: i3 v: 4.25.1 Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Framework product: Laptop 13 (Intel Core
Ultra Series 1) v: A2 serial:
Mobo: Framework model: FRANMECP02 v: A2
serial: Firmware: UEFI vendor: INSYDE
v: 03.06 date: 08/08/2025
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 56.2 Wh (90.7%)
condition: 62/60.6 Wh (102.3%) volts: 17.01 min: 15.48
model: NVT FRANGWA status: discharging
CPU:
Info: 14-core (4-mt/10-st) model: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
bits: 64 type: MST AMCP arch: Meteor Lake rev: 4 cache:
L1: 1.4 MiB L2: 14 MiB L3: 18 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4500:3600:2500 cores:
1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 9: 400
10: 400 11: 400 12: 400 13: 400 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400
17: 400 18: 400 bogomips: 107827
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1
sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P [Intel Arc Graphics]
vendor: Framework driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Xe-LPG
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: Framework Laptop Webcam Module (2nd Gen)
driver: uvcvideo type: USB bus-ID: 3-7:4
Display: x11 server: ``X.Org`` v: 21.1.21 with: Xwayland
v: 24.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting dri: iris gpu: i915
resolution: 1: 1024x768~70Hz 2: 2256x1504~60Hz
API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: iris,swrast platforms:
active: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa
v: 26.0.4-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa
Intel Arc Graphics (MTL)
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.341 drivers: intel surfaces: N/A
devices: 1
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio vendor: Framework
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
API: ALSA v: k6.19.11-arch1-1 status: kernel-api
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off
Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off
Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.3 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210/AX1675 2x2 [Typhoon Peak]
driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: aa:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: up mac:
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
bus-ID: 3-10:7
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up
address: bt-v: 5.4 lmp-v: 13
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 69.03 GiB (7.4%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB size: 931.51 GiB temp: 37.9 C
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 48.91 GiB used: 24.52 GiB (50.1%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /boot size: 1022 MiB used: 65.2 MiB (6.4%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
ID-3: /home size: 865.61 GiB used: 44.45 GiB (5.1%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 46.9 C mobo: 45.2 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 0
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB available: 62.26 GiB
used: 7.9 GiB (12.7%)
Processes: 484 Uptime: 16m Init: systemd
Packages: 1477 Compilers: clang: 22.1.3 gcc: 15.2.1
Shell: Bash v: 5.3.9 inxi: 3.3.40
Which BIOS version are you using?
Pretty sure it’s the latest and greatest. Ran the fwupdate stuff after installation
Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using?
Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1
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So, I know that the display is working, except for the fact that it just stays blank the whole time.
I know that the display works because I’m using i3wm, and multiple monitors work. That is, the second workspace isn’t active on the laptop screen.
So clearly the computer knows that there is another display out there, it’s just staying entirely blank. It does seem to get input, since the screen doesn’t give me any kind of “no input” message. But the screen always stays blank.
FWIW, it seems like the problem also is present in KDE. I’ve tried on a few different monitors with the same behavior. I’ve rebooted several times, just in case.
