No output on Intel HDMI port

Hello everyone,
I have recently build a new desktop system. So far everything seems to work fine accept that the Intel HD Graphics 4600 on my i7-4790K processor does not. The only display output on my motherboard (Asrock Z97 Anniversary) is HDMI. I've managed to install Arch by using my dedicated AMD graphics card.
It's like the issue described here but the solutions do not seem to work.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … modules.22
I want the Intel card to work because I want to pass-through the AMD PCIe card to a Windows VM for entertainment purposes. Currently I am using multiboot and Windows finds both of the graphics cards in the Device Manager so this is not a UEFI configuration issue.
Thanks for reading and if more information is needed I will be glad to provide it.
Have a nice day,
Chill

MisterAnderson wrote:Is it normal to have the DVI output labelled as HDMI? On all my systems I'm sure they were labelled DVI-0 and the like.
I don't know if this is normal. In the bug report I've mentioned before the outputs are also labelled as HDMI-1 and HDMI-2.
Possibly the HDMI and DVI outputs are sharing the same controller? Does outputting both at the same time work in windows?
I didn't test it in Windows. However the intellinuxgraphics website suggests there is dual head support for the intel driver. In this example dual head is configured for LVDS and VGA, not for DVI and HDMI.
[edit]
I've found this on the intel site:
Support for HDMI, DisplayPort*, eDP and DVI 2: High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) delivers uncompressed HD video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in a single cable, supporting all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Dual independent display expands the viewable workspace to two monitors.
Last edited by boomerang (2011-11-13 13:21:03)

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