Bug 442752

Summary: Kernel mode setting for i915 can't find display
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Kevin DeKorte <kdekorte>
Component: kernelAssignee: Dave Airlie <airlied>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: low    
Version: 9CC: agentunix, kernel-maint
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Hardware: i686   
OS: Linux   
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kernel messages with error messages about display not being found
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Xorg.log at the same time
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xorg.conf none

Description Kevin DeKorte 2008-04-16 16:36:29 UTC 
Description of problem:
Testing kernel mode setting by adding

options i915 modeset=1 in modprobe.conf

or 

i915.modeset=1 on kernel command line

Causes X not to start up

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.25-0.234.rc9.git1.fc9.i686

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set options
2. reboot
3.
  
Actual results:
X will not start

Expected results:
X should start

Additional info:

ServerLayout has 
Option "DRI2" "True" 
in it, otherwise everything is default
Comment 1 Kevin DeKorte 2008-04-16 16:36:29 UTC 
Created attachment 302632 [details]
kernel messages with error messages about display not being found
Comment 2 Kevin DeKorte 2008-04-16 16:37:02 UTC 
Created attachment 302633 [details]
Xorg.log at the same time
Comment 3 Kevin DeKorte 2008-04-16 16:37:22 UTC 
Created attachment 302635 [details]
xorg.conf
Comment 4 Bug Zapper 2008-05-14 09:32:26 UTC 
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Comment 5 Kevin DeKorte 2009-05-25 14:20:33 UTC 
Appears to be fixed in Fedora 11