Bug 112432

Summary:	Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Roman <halfdog>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Roman 2003-12-19 16:57:32 UTC

Description of problem:

When booting from CD or disk, installer starts normally, loads
vmlinuz, initrd, inits ide, and starts installprogramm. After that
laptop screen is blank. After enabling output for external screen
on monitor: blue text-screen with some colored areas (char background
is green with white '|' on it.

PC is a Gericom PIII Coppermine with SiS-Chipset (630 for graphics)

Bug is reproducible with:
  linux
  linux text
  linux text lowres
  linux res=1024x768 (my actual screen resolution)

Some combinations of 'text', 'vga=off', 'novga', 'noprobe', 'noddc'
tested but not sucessful.


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How reproducible:
  100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. insert install CDROM
2. boot
3.
  
Actual results:
  No usable text or graphics output

Expected results:
  don't know (not seen yet)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-12-19 20:08:22 UTC

Does booting with 'linux nofb' help?

Comment 2 Roman 2003-12-23 07:46:48 UTC

Thanks, nofb worked fine!