Bug 159927

Summary:	black screen when entering graphics mode during installation
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Seppo Voutilainen <seppo.voutilainen>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Chris Lumens <clumens>
Status:	CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Seppo Voutilainen 2005-06-09 12:04:57 UTC

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Description of problem:
Compaq laptop (Evo N1000v) LCD-display turns black when entering graphics mode.
Everything works fine when using external monitor.
Things do not change after installation is completed.

Graphics chip is ATI Radeon Mobility 7500.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Just start X Window
2.
3.
  

Actual Results:  LCD screen of laptop is black or flickering.


Additional info:

Computer is Compaq Evo N1000v laptop.
Graphics chip if ATI Radeon Mobility 7500
Colleagues told that same bug exists with Core 3.

When xorg.conf is modified, best results are flickering screen.

Fedora Core 2 worked (and still works) just fine in same computer!

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-06-10 15:55:04 UTC

Does booting with 'linux nofb' help?

Comment 2 Seppo Voutilainen 2005-06-16 06:05:37 UTC

Booting with 'linux nofb' do not help.
Results:
- no probleblems as long as text mode was in use
- wide vertical stripes on laptop LCD screen when "Welcome to Fedora Core" 
graphics should be displayed
- when external monitor was connected at this situation, graphics was seen as 
it shoud

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2005-06-16 15:43:19 UTC

*** Bug 160621 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Seppo Voutilainen 2005-06-20 10:42:00 UTC

Boot option was good idea (thanks Jeremy!).

When checking other boot options,
 
    'linux resolution=1400x1050' 

was what I needed.

That 1400x1050 is 'native resolution' (maximum resolution) of our Compaq Evo 
N1000v laptop LCD-display.
When that option was given, laptop's own display was readable when 
installation program changed to graphics mode.

This option worked with:
  Fedora Core 4 test 3
  Fedora Core 4
  (might work with Fedora Core 3; not tested)

Comment 5 Tarjei Knapstad 2005-10-03 11:34:53 UTC

Struggling with the same laptop here. I've just done a text install thinking I
could fix the X stuff later (I've updated all the packages), but I'm having
problems. 

I just tried booting the install CD with the resolution=1400x1050 option which
works fine, but adding the 'resolution' option when trying to boot from HD does
nothing. I end up with a black screen and can't even switch to a text terminal
so I have to cold reboot the laptop.

Could anyone tell me what should be in the Screen and Monitor sections in
xorg.conf? (I tried adding 1400x1050 as a Mode in the Screen section, but same
result).

Comment 6 Chris Lumens 2006-01-16 20:37:11 UTC

Is this better in FC5t2?

Comment 7 John Thacker 2006-05-05 21:08:27 UTC

Closing due to lack of response from reporter.