Bug 45544
| Summary: | Failure to start X on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 | ||
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| Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | David Lawrence <dkl> |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Michael Fulbright <msf> |
| Status: | CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE | QA Contact: | Brock Organ <borgan> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | 7.3 | CC: | mdrew |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | i386 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Last Closed: | 2001-07-26 13:12:59 UTC | Type: | --- |
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Description
David Lawrence
2001-06-22 16:17:46 UTC
When running with the nofb option I get the following on VC# 1 Probing for video card: Neomagic 256 (laptop/notebook) Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe Probing for mouse type: Generic - 3 button mouse (PS/2) Traceback ( innermost last ) File "/usr/lib/anaconda", line 378, in ? mousehw) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xserver.py", line 117, in startX x.getVideoCard().setXServer(probedServer) AttributeError: getVideoCard install exited abnormally I fixed the problem with nofb mode last night, so that fix should appear in a tree soon. What was the fix? Don't commit it before we ship off beta 1. Using tree /mnt/redhat/test/beta1/i386 I was able to run the graphical installer with the 'nofb' option but it still fails with a traceback when not using the option. Wierd because the kernel is obviously running in frame buffer mode since I get the penguin graphic. This was committed on Monday. I tested it and it works. You can revert it if
you want to, but the old code was broken. There is no 'x.getVideoCard()', so
going into nofb mode used to crash everytime.
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:41:58 -0400
From: Brent Fox <bfox>
Subject: anaconda xserver.py,1.80,1.81
To: anaconda-commits-list
Update of /mnt/devel/CVS/anaconda
In directory devserv.devel.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv28454
Modified Files:
xserver.py
Log Message:
nofb mode didn't work...now it does
Index: xserver.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /mnt/devel/CVS/anaconda/xserver.py,v
retrieving revision 1.80
retrieving revision 1.81
diff -u -r1.80 -r1.81
--- xserver.py 2001/06/22 23:56:28 1.80
+++ xserver.py 2001/06/25 22:41:56 1.81
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
if not probedServer:
print "Unknown card"
raise RuntimeError, "Unable to start X for unknown card"
-
- x.getVideoCard().setXServer(probedServer)
- serverPath = '/usr/X11R6/bin/' + x.getVideoCard().getXServer()
+
+ video.primaryCard().setXServer(probedServer)
+ serverPath = '/usr/X11R6/bin/' + video.primaryCard().getXServer()
# if this fails, we want the exception to go back to anaconda to
# it knows that this didn't work
*** Bug 46879 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** *** Bug 47063 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** So dave, when you try nofb mode, do you get the original traceback that you saw (the gtk_init() problem) or the second traceback? *** Bug 47530 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** *** Bug 48103 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Using the nofb option, I am able to get a graphical install to work on the Toshiba laptop using qa0709.3/i386 tree. Still fails when not using the nofb option with the first traceback I added to this bug report. Could you retest with a tree on July 11th? Graphical install still works properly with the nofb option but still fails with a traceback when not using nofb using qa0711.0/i386. I will try it once more just to make sure the tracebacks are exactly the same since I didnt read it last time. Satellite Pro 480CDT also fails on PCMCIA graphical network install, qa0711.0,
same place. Traceback looks like this:
Probing for video card: Chips & Technologies CT65555
Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe
Probing for mouse type: Generic - 3 Button Mouse (PS/2)
Waiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
...X SERVER FAILEDWaiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
. X server started successfully.
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
from splashscreen import splashScreenShow
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/splashcreen.py", line 21, in ?
from gtk import *
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
_gtk.gtk_init()
RuntimeError: cannot open display
install exited abnormally
...
**********
With the "nofb" option, I get this:
Probing for video card: Chips & Technologies CT6555
Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe
Probing for mouse type: Generic - 3 Button Mouse (PS/2)
Waiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
...X SERVER FAILED X startup failed, falling back to text mode
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 559, in ?
instClass.setKeyboard(id, keymap)
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/installclass.py", line 171, in setKeyboard
apply(id.xconfig.setKeyboard, xkb)
AttributeError: 'None' object has no attribute 'setKeyboard'
install exited abnormally
...
*********
Text installation works from qa0711.0, via PCMCIA boot disks.
Try beta 3 is should handle this better. I got this on beta2 and satellite pro 440 cdt. fb or nofb - no difference.
Probing for video card: Chips & Technologies CT65554
Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe
Probing for mouse type: Generic - 3 Button Mouse (PS/2)
Waiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
...X SERVER FAILEDWaiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
. X server started successfully.
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
from splashscreen import splashScreenShow
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/splashcreen.py", line 21, in ?
from gtk import *
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
_gtk.gtk_init()
RuntimeError: cannot open display
install exited abnormally
I got this on beta2 and satellite pro 440 cdt. fb or nofb - no difference.
Probing for video card: Chips & Technologies CT65554
Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe
Probing for mouse type: Generic - 3 Button Mouse (PS/2)
Waiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
...X SERVER FAILEDWaiting for X server to start...log located in /tmp/X.log
. X server started successfully.
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
from splashscreen import splashScreenShow
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/splashcreen.py", line 21, in ?
from gtk import *
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
_gtk.gtk_init()
RuntimeError: cannot open display
install exited abnormally
Please report your luck with beta 3. Works correctly with beta3 on the Toshiba Satellite 480CDT. Works correctly on the Toshiba Tecra 8000 with the qa0727.2/i386 tree. Closing. |