Bug 13364
| Summary: | Rage XL graphical install problem | ||
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| Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | harry.heinisch |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Brock Organ <borgan> |
| Status: | CLOSED RAWHIDE | QA Contact: | John Cagle <john.cagle> |
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | high | ||
| Version: | 7.1 | CC: | john.cagle |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | i386 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2000-07-27 23:12:27 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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Moved to beta3, since it's still a problem with beta3, and generates *exactly* the same error message during install. I'm also moving this to Anaconda, since that may be more appropriate. Please let me know if this is the best Component to post the bug to. Thanks, John.Cagle. Please verify in test lab... This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Winston Beta-5 STILL BROKEN in beta 4. The error has changed slightly:
Probing for mouse type...
Found a Generic - 3 Button Mouse (USB)
Unknown card, falling back to VGA16
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 256, in ?
result = xserver.startX ()
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xserver.py", line 99, in startX
server = x.test ([':1', 'vt7', '-s', '1440', '-terminate'], spawn=1)
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xf86config.py", line 897, in test
f.write (config (1))
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xf86config.py", line 1000, in Version3Config
info = { "acceleratedDevices" : devices,
NameError: screens
install exited abnormally
sending termination signals...done
sending kill signals...done
disabling swap...
unmounting filesystems...
/mnt/runtime
/mnt/source umount failed (16)
/dev/pts
/proc
you may safely reboot your system
Compaq Computers considers this defect a must-fix defect for Winston release (per Harry Heinisch on 21-Jul-2000). Does this defect still exist with (on) Winston beta-4? Could you please give us the PCI ids for this card, as well as its complete model name? Yes, this still happens on beta 4.
The device (ATI Rage XL) is integrated on the motherboard.
Here's the device info from /proc/pci:
Bus 1, device 6, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: ATI Unknown device (rev 39).
Vendor id=1002. Device id=4752.
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 18. Master Capable.
Latency=66. Min Gnt=8.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf6000000 [0xf6000000].
I/O at 0x1800 [0x1801].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf5400000 [0xf5400000].
Fixed in pinstripe(beta5) verified fix ... |
While trying to install Beta-2 on a new server, it won't even get started with the installation. After hitting "Return" at the initial boot prompt screen, here are the error messages I get: ========================================================== Probing for mouse type... Unknown card, falling back to VGA16 Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 256, in ? result = xserver.startX () File "/usr/bin/anaconda/xserver.py", line 84, in startX if not os.access (serverPath, os.X_OK): TypeError: argument 1: expected string, None found install exited abnormally sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done disabling swap... unmounting filesystems... /mnt/runtime /mnt/source umount failed (16) /dev/pts /proc you may safely reboot your system ========================================================== If I use RedHat 6.2 on the same hardware, the server installs fine and works perfectly. It has a Rage XL video controller. Please email john.cagle for more information.