Bug 467554

Summary: F-10 snap2 X server fails to start on Intel 845G chipset
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Robert Nichols <rnichols42>
Component: xorg-x11Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List <xgl-maint>
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Description Robert Nichols 2008-10-18 14:11:19 UTC
Description of problem:
The X server fails to start on a Compaq EVO D510 (Intel 845G video chipset)

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

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the system
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
Falls back to text mode.

Expected results:
X server should start.

Additional info:
Results from text-mode login and running 'startx':

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 i686 
Current Operating System: Linux omega-3b.local 2.6.27.2-23.rc1.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Fri Oct 17 00:07:31 EDT 2008 i686
Build Date: 16 October 2008  02:54:17AM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.2-5.fc10 
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Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 18 08:29:22 2008
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file

New driver is "intel"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
(EE) intel(0): Failed to pin front buffer: Cannot allocate memory

Fatal server error:
Couldn't bind memory for BO front buffer

giving up.
xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

Comment 1 Robert Nichols 2008-10-18 16:52:26 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 461829 ***