Bug 26523

Summary: Installer fails Workstation install w/'Generic SVGA' on vmware client
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <alan>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Brent Fox <bfox>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version: 7.1   
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Hardware: i386   
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Description Need Real Name 2001-02-07 19:56:49 UTC 
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Summary says it all. Generic SVGA worked with previous (6.x) RedHat version
installs. I circumvented the problem by choosing Unlisted Card instead, so
it's not really a serious problem, but the error dialog insisted I come
here and report it. I will attach the anaconda debugging output.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Begin Workstation install on VMWare client. I'm not altogether certain
that it needs to be a 'Workstation' install.
2. Choose 'Generic SVGA' when asked about what type of video hardware the
machine has.
3. Watch as the installer fails.
Comment 1 Need Real Name 2001-02-07 19:59:15 UTC 
Created attachment 9282 [details]
debug file produced by installer after failure.
Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-02-12 07:14:03 UTC 
Already been fixed.  The 'server' variable wasn't being properly initialized and
was essentially a non-existant variable when choosing 'generic svga'.