Bug 53167

Summary:	mis-detects video memory during GUI install
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Chris Ricker <chris.ricker>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version:	7.3
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Description Chris Ricker 2001-09-04 20:09:53 UTC

On a machine with a Riva TNT2 (16 megs), anaconda reports that the card has
4 megs.

However, XFree86 4.1 correctly detects 16 megs after the install finishes
and the system is up

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2001-09-04 21:37:09 UTC

I seem to remember that the TNT2 hasn't ever ddcprobed correctly.  Dr Mike?

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2001-09-05 18:48:27 UTC

Could you please run /sbin/ddcprobe on this card and see what it returns? I
would not be surprised if it is misdetected.

Comment 3 Chris Ricker 2001-09-05 21:54:37 UTC

You're right, ddcprobe is broken on this card:

[root@shaka root]# /usr/sbin/ddcprobe 
VESA 3.0 detected.
OEM Name: NVidia
Vendor Name: NVidia
Product Name: Riva TNT
Product Revision: A5
Memory installed = 64 * 64k blocks = 4096kb
Supported standard modes:
        640x400x256
        640x480x256
        800x600x16
        800x600x256
        1024x768x16
        1024x768x256
        1280x1024x16
        1280x1024x256
        80x60 (text)
        132x25 (text)
        132x43 (text)
        132x50 (text)
        132x60 (text)
        320x200x64k
        320x200x16m
        640x480x64k
        640x480x16m
        800x600x64k
        800x600x16m
        1024x768x64k
        1024x768x16m
        1280x1024x64k
<snip monitor stuff>

Comment 4 Jeremy Katz 2001-09-05 23:51:02 UTC

We don't have a CANTFIX, so WONTFIX will have to do.  Video cards that don't
report the information correctly shouldn't be made :(