Bug 13018
| Summary: | beta2 installer fails to configure X | ||
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| Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | Sam Varshavchik <mrsam> |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Matt Wilson <msw> |
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | high | ||
| Version: | 7.1 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | i386 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2000-07-29 21:56:55 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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Description
Sam Varshavchik
2000-06-25 18:32:14 UTC
Created attachment 718 [details]
Bad XF86Config generated by installer.
The configuration file for XFree86-4.0 is /etc/X11/XFree86-4 This should work in beta3, please re-test. Ok, retested beta3. It's much better, but one tiny glitch remains. The installer was able to give me my theoretical maximum resolution of 1280x1024 with this hardware, but only at 8 bits per pixel. My maximum resolution is 1280x1024 at 24 bits per pixel. To get 1280x1024 I needed to make only a tiny tiny change to XF86Config-4. I will be attaching the XF86Config-4 that was generated by the installer, and the XF86Config-4 I needed for depth 24 display. The installer generated a list of allowable resolution for "Depth 32". There is no Depth 32, there's only Depth 24. Additionally, the resolution of 1280x1024 was left out. Created attachment 1147 [details]
XF86Config-4 generated by the installer.
Created attachment 1148 [details]
The XF86Config-4 I needed to get 1280x1024x24bpp
This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Winston Beta-5 Does this defect still exist with (on) Winston beta-4? I upgraded RH 6.2 to beta4 doing an upgrade from hard disk (both CDs were copied to some free space on the local hard disk). There was no X configuration section in the text mode installer that this upgrade path runs, and XF86Config-4 wasn't created at all. teg suggested running Xconfigurator. That resulted in a pretty good XF86Config-4, except that DefaultColorDepth was 8, instead of 24. Otherwise, the config was solid. I will try to rerun the GUI installer after I grab the updated boot disk... Installed beta4 with updated 07212000 boot image. There's been some progress made: I ended up with 1280x1024 16bit, but still anaconda GUI setup is not giving me 1280x1024 24bit. The entire Depth 24 section is missing from XF86Config-4. See the following attachments. Created attachment 1468 [details]
Original XF86Config-4 generated by the beta4 installer.
Created attachment 1469 [details]
This is the beta4 XF86Config-4 I need to get 1280x1024 24bpp.
We're almost there!! In Beta5, the installer did correctly enter the correct depth, 24bpp, into XF86Config, and DefaultDepth was set to 24!!! Unfortunately, the installer did not include the 1280x1024 resolution for depth 24. The installer listed only 1152x864, 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480. All I need to do is add 1280x1024 to the Depth 24 section. added 1280x1024 in cvs, will be fixed in final -- thanks for the feedback! |