enable sending the NULL packet in course of vsync for the HDMI port. --- src/i830_hdmi.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: xf86_video_intel/src/i830_hdmi.c =================================================================== --- xf86_video_intel.orig/src/i830_hdmi.c 2009-09-16 16:25:16.000000000 +0800 +++ xf86_video_intel/src/i830_hdmi.c 2009-09-27 11:46:04.000000000 +0800 @@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ SDVO_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH | SDVO_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH; - if (dev_priv->has_hdmi_sink) + if (dev_priv->has_hdmi_sink) { sdvox |= SDVO_AUDIO_ENABLE; + sdvox |= SDVO_NULL_PACKETS_DURING_VSYNC; + } if (intel_crtc->pipe == 1) sdvox |= SDVO_PIPE_B_SELECT;