Bug 1470710
| Summary: | Fedora-Workstation-netinst-x86_64-26-1.5.iso, no video output for main interface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Keith Dixon <kldixon> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Component: | xorg-x11 | Assignee: | X/OpenGL Maintenance List <xgl-maint> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | CLOSED EOL | QA Contact: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severity: | unspecified | Docs Contact: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Priority: | unspecified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Version: | 31 | CC: | anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jkonecny, jonathan, mkolman, vanmeeuwen+fedora, vponcova | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Release: | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardware: | Unspecified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OS: | Unspecified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last Closed: | 2020-11-24 19:05:06 UTC | Type: | Bug | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created attachment 1297623 [details]
anaconda.log
anaconda.log
Created attachment 1297624 [details]
dnf.librepo.log
dnf.librepo.log
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hawkey.log
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ifcfg.log
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packaging.log
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program.log
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sensitive-info.log
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storage.log
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X.log
From our logs it looks to me like the X server was started successfully. Maybe some problem with Xorg server? It occurred to me that I suffered what might be a related problem when installing Fedora 21 on the same hardware and submitted the following bug report: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181563 That bug was never resolved. The current problem is worse, as it completely prevents me installing, but is similar in that everything seems to be working except the GUI. I now know far more about anaconda than I ever wanted to. :) The following imply that the nouveau driver may be preferred over the modesetting driver for older Nvidia gpus, (specifically for my hardware, GT218 [GeForce 210] NVA8): http://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-Vs-Modesetting https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94844 The following is for anyone with the same problem who finds this bug. 1) Boot the netinst iso and, when they become available, switch to a console, with a root prompt, other than tmux or the xserver, e.g. console 2: Ctrl+Alt+F2 2) Create the following file: # cat > /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nouveau.conf << "EOF" Section "OutputClass" Identifier "Nouveau" MatchDriver "nouveau" Driver "nouveau" EndSection EOF and check it: # cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nouveau.conf This will force the xserver to use the nouveau driver, when it is restarted, if the nouveau kernel module is in use, instead of the modesetting driver. The nouveau driver is present, even though anaconda will never use it without this xorg.conf.d file: # ls /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers ati_drv.so intel_drv.so openchrome_drv.so v4l_drv.so dummy_drv.so modesetting_drv.so qxl_drv.so vesa_drv.so fbdev_drv.so nouveau_drv.so radeon_drv.so vmware_drv.so 3) Restart the anaconda service # systemctl restart anaconda.service This bug remains a bug of course. On the xorg side, the OutputClass section needs an additional Match entry to specify the hardware more accurately. A MatchGPU entry, say, that would take a '|' separated list of GPU code names https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames/ Then anaconda would need to include a suitable 10-nouveau.conf file. Fedora-Workstation-netinst-x86_64-27-1.6.iso has the same problem but the workaround in comment 12 still works. Fedora-Workstation-netinst-x86_64-28-1.1.iso has the same problem but the workaround in comment 12 still works. Fedora-Workstation-netinst-x86_64-29-1.2.iso has the same problem but the workaround in comment 12 still works. Fedora-Workstation-netinst-x86_64-30-1.2.iso has the same problem but the workaround in comment 12 still works. Fedora-Everything-netinst-x86_64-31-1.9.iso has the same problem but the workaround in comment 12 still works. This message is a reminder that Fedora 31 is nearing its end of life. Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 31 on 2020-11-24. It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a Fedora 'version' of '31'. Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' to a later Fedora version. Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not able to fix it before Fedora 31 is end of life. If you would still like to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version of Fedora, you are encouraged change the 'version' to a later Fedora version prior this bug is closed as described in the policy above. Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes bugs or makes them obsolete. Fedora 31 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2020-11-24. Fedora 31 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug. If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Fedora please feel free to reopen this bug against that version. If you are unable to reopen this bug, please file a new report against the current release. If you experience problems, please add a comment to this bug. Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed. |
Created attachment 1297621 [details] syslog Description of problem: During booting of the installer, console 1, Ctrl+Alt+F1, the tmux terminal multiplexor, works fine but, when the switch to the main installation interface on console 6 is made, a cursor appears in the top left corner of the screen for a few seconds then the monitor OSD registers no input. Other activities continue, data is being downloaded, and I can switch back and forth between consoles 6 and 1, (terminals Ctrl+b 1 to 5 work), but console 6 remains dead. Consoles 2, 3 and 5 show root prompts and console 4 seems to be syslog. All seem to work. If I give the kernel parameter inst.text then console 6 gives a root prompt as intended. Neither nouveau.noaccel=1 nor nouveau.nofbaccel=1 have any effect. I have no problem in booting Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-26-1.5.iso. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot netinst iso from a USB stick 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: