Bug 109591
Summary: | anaconda stops during install after finding monitor | ||
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Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Benj FitzPatrick <benjfitz> |
Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Jeremy Katz <katzj> |
Status: | CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE | QA Contact: | |
Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | high | ||
Version: | 1 | CC: | roberti813 |
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Hardware: | athlon | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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Last Closed: | 2004-10-05 15:33:49 UTC | Type: | --- |
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Description
Benj FitzPatrick
2003-11-09 21:55:04 UTC
Is this with a flat panel attached via the DVI interface? Nope, it is a CRT (Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2060u) attached with DSub through a belkin KVM (omniview 4 port usb, but I don't think it is a problem with the kvm or monitor since core 1 installed fine on another computer (shuttle ak31 w/ radeon AIW ve) using the same kvm and monitor). Can you switch ttys at all? Are any keyboard LEDs flashing (if not, do they still function correctly)? Does it work if you boot with 'linux text'? I can't switch ttys, and the kb LEDs aren't flashing. It is pretty much a hard lock. It happens with "linux text" as well. Can you try booting with 'linux headless' and 'linux skipddc'? I think that linux headless will work. It gets to anaconda and says "Display variable not set. Starting in text mode." Then it goes on to the rest of the install (I won't have time to complete the install until about thursday night, so I don't know if it works overall). The linux skipddc did not work, it hung at the same spot just after finding the monitor and before finding the mouse. Thanks for your help. My machine is k6-II and when i start with 'linux headless' or 'linux skipddc' doen't work. Some times anaconda hungs when selecting packages to install. Hi My name is Rob and I am experiencing the same problem. I have a relatively old NEC MultiSync XV17+ Monitor. It usually works fine. I formatted the C: drive, booted from A: floppy with Linux install disk. The boot disk finds the CDROM and starts the install. Anaconda starts and my monitor blacks-out. My hardware is: Pentium II, 266 mhz. 192 mb RAM 3d video card with 8 mb I can be reached at roberti813 Thanks I have an additional twist to this problem: I'm running a Dell laptop that I'm trying to install Linux on. The problem is that the DVD/CD drive only reads DVDs now. So ... I found a DVD iso image with all 3 isos on there. So now I should be able to boot from the DVD drive, right? Wrong. For some reason even after I have moved the DVD drive to top priority in the boot order in the BIOS, the DVD drive won't boot my fancy new ISO. So ... I have finally figured a way to get into the drive from DOS (after having suffered hunting down a driver for the CD drive and getting that to work) and to use the \DOSUTILS\AUTOBOOT program and that is where I run into the hanging once X loads up. I actually get the Fedora Core screen and then it hangs. Anaconda actually mentions at one point that the monitor is unrecognized or something similar. So, I think that I need to run the install with the 'skipddc' option, but I can't figure a way to get that to happen when loading from DOS and I can't get the DVD to boot at startup to type in the option at the beginning. Thanks! Darin I'll check back here, but if you beat me to it, I can be reached at: drappleshin Never mind! I woke up this morning and out of desperation/good night of sleep/curiosity ran the following command that worked: AUTOBOOT AUTORUN Somehow the installation ran a little differently and kicked right in. It's going as I type this! I had the same problem stated by Benj FitzPatrick's original post. It was driving me nuts. I disconnected my KVM and the install went without issues. I tried all the install options that made sense, and it simply didnt work for me. Then I decided to plug the monitor, mouse and keyboard directly into the machine and get it over with. BTW, my install hung after my flat panel was detected, just as yours did, but the actual problem was the mouse and keyboard probe that follows.... Best wishes... rodney Try unplugging all serial devices. My FC2 installation used to hang after detecting the monitor, before probing the mouse. I disconnected my Calcomp serial tablet, rebooted, and anaconda started successfully (with me linux headless hanged at 50% of post-install configuration) Stay well. Hi all, I'm having a simalar problem to the original post. Anytime graphics should be up on the screen my monitor will start to hum then go blank. Text install works fine until after the reboot. Right after the line "Press I for interactive boot" ( loose paraphrase ) my monitor starts humming to itsself again and goes blank. Just for grins I took an older monitor and reinstalled in graphical mode, every thing went beautifully. Is this a problem with multisync monitors and X? This also happens with different flavors of Linux. Mandrake also gives my monitor fits in graphics mode. Durring the text install I chose the DX1495 monitor from the list of choices but noticed that the specs for this monitor are not correct. H freq reads as 30-50 which is ok but the V freq reads as 50-120 but should be 50- 100. Even after changing this to the correct values my monitor still hums. Are there any config files or settings that I should check for correct values. My equiptment is: DFI 875b Pro MB ( Intel 875b chipset ) 2.4GHZ P4 800fsb w/HT MSI Nvida Fx5200 TD128 Vidio MAG Innovision DX1495 Monitor Any advice would be appriciated. This should be better in newer releases. |