Linux should be able to modeset the display (mostly) independently from coreboot (misconfigured) settings. So if the display does not work in linux I think something else is wrong.
Thank you for that clarification.
I found another attempt to put this MVA panel into a Thinkpad, but in a T410. He used a premade adapter cable from www.iccfl.com, so there was no soldering involved. It showed the exact same behavior as I have: backlight + dimming works, but no images is displayed. But at the end of his attempt, the old panel did not work anymore, so maybe he blew a fuse or so. This might be related to the higher current draw of the MVA panel.
Maybe someone more knowledged could have a look at the electrical specs of the two panels, the officially working one [0] and the MVA panel [1]? And maybe also at the kernel logs I posted previously?
That would be great. Thanks!
Is there any other useful information I could provide, any other logs or such? Please let me know!
From what I can understand from datasheets this is a dual channel LVDS (as expected)...
Yes, it's indeed dual channel LVDS.
[0] LP141WP2-TLB1: http://www.jxlcd.com/Upload/PicFiles/LP141WP2-TLB1.pdf [1] G141C1-L01: http://www.display-solution.com/pdf/tft-displays/Chi%20Mei%20Innolux/G141C1-...
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