Bug 530933
| Summary: | system-config-display fails with Nvidia FX5200 video card on F12 Beta | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Joachim Backes <joachim.backes> |
| Component: | system-config-display | Assignee: | Nobody's working on this, feel free to take it <nobody> |
| Status: | CLOSED WONTFIX | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | low | ||
| Version: | 12 | CC: | awilliam, mcepl, mcepl |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Triaged |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Last Closed: | 2010-12-04 03:41:28 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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Description
Joachim Backes
2009-10-26 07:14:14 UTC
I forgot to report the system-config-display error msg itself: system-config-display Couldn't start X server on card 0 Couldn't start X server with old config, trying with a fresh configuration Couldn't start X server on card 0 Error, failed to start X server. The problem is that s-c-d uses the driver detection lists in /usr/share/hwdata/videoaliases , not X.org's own detection logic, so s-c-d and X.org auto-detection don't always behave the same. Currently s-c-d will use the 'nv' driver for NVIDIA cards, not the 'nouveau' driver which ought to be the default since F11. nv fails to load if the nouveau kernel module is loaded (which it usually will be). The best fix here would be to make s-c-d use 'nouveau' rather than 'nv' for NVIDIA cards. One way to do this would be to have xorg-x11-drv-nouveau ship a /usr/share/hwdata/videoaliases/nouveau.xinf that overrides the nv.xinf (not sure if that's possible or if we should just drop nv.xinf). A better way, probably, would be to have s-c-d use X.org's detection logic so it behaves the same as X.org. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers (In reply to comment #2) > The problem is that s-c-d uses the driver detection lists in > /usr/share/hwdata/videoaliases , not X.org's own detection logic, so s-c-d and > X.org auto-detection don't always behave the same. Currently s-c-d will use the > 'nv' driver for NVIDIA cards, not the 'nouveau' driver which ought to be the > default since F11. nv fails to load if the nouveau kernel module is loaded > (which it usually will be). > > The best fix here would be to make s-c-d use 'nouveau' rather than 'nv' for > NVIDIA cards. One way to do this would be to have xorg-x11-drv-nouveau ship a > /usr/share/hwdata/videoaliases/nouveau.xinf that overrides the nv.xinf (not > sure if that's possible or if we should just drop nv.xinf). A better way, > probably, would be to have s-c-d use X.org's detection logic so it behaves the > same as X.org. > > -- > Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers This may be OK, but, rather weird, my system contains *no* xorg.conf, but it is fully running with the Gnome desktop. How to modify a non-existing file :-) As I mentioned on the mailing list, that's perfectly normal and is the default situation in any recent Fedora release - no xorg.conf leaves everything to X.org auto-detection. You only need to create an xorg.conf if something is wrong and you need to tweak an X config setting. s-c-d creates or modifies xorg.conf every time you complete it, though. That's what it's _for_. It's from a time when every system had xorg.conf . :) -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several major updates in various components of the Xorg system, which may have resolved this issue. Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged to upgrade their system to the latest version of their packages (at least F12Beta, but even better if the very latest versions). Please, if you experience this problem on the up-to-date system, let us now in the comment for this bug, or whether the upgraded system works for you. If you won't be able to reply in one month, I will have to close this bug as INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Thank you. [This is a bulk message for all open Fedora Rawhide Xorg-related bugs. I'm adding myself to the CC list for each bug, so I'll see any comments you make after this and do my best to make sure every issue gets proper attention.] no need. see comment #2. this has not changed. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers (In reply to comment #5) > Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several major updates in > various components of the Xorg system, which may have resolved this issue. > Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged to upgrade their system > to the latest version of their packages (at least F12Beta, but even better if > the very latest versions). > > Please, if you experience this problem on the up-to-date system, let us now in > the comment for this bug, or whether the upgraded system works for you. > > If you won't be able to reply in one month, I will have to close this bug as > INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Thank you. > > [This is a bulk message for all open Fedora Rawhide Xorg-related bugs. I'm > adding myself to the CC list for each bug, so I'll see any comments you make > after this and do my best to make sure every issue gets proper attention.] Still system-config-display fails with the following Xorg.setup.log: -------------------------------------- snip ---------------------------------- X.Org X Server 1.7.1 Release Date: 2009-10-23 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5 Current Operating System: Linux eule1 2.6.31.5-117.fc12.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed Nov 4 11:30:42 EST 2009 i686 Kernel command line: ro root=UUID=c253e04d-c01a-46fc-9f8b-3c6c9f31722e LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=de-latin1-nodeadkeys rhgb quiet 3 Build Date: 04 November 2009 04:35:42PM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.7.1-6.fc12 Current version of pixman: 0.16.2 Before reporting problems, check http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/ to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (++) Log file: "/dev/null", Time: Fri Nov 6 13:17:31 2009 (++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmpVW0xWXxorg.config" The PCI device has a kernel module claiming it. This driver cannot operate until it has been unloaded (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/ for help. Please also check the log file at "/dev/null" for additional information. -------------------------------------- snip ---------------------------------- My F12 is uptodate (On november 6, the last "yum update" has been performed). This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 12 development cycle. Changing version to '12'. 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