Bug 54410

Summary:	No X windows on start
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <kgf3076>
Component:	XFree86	Assignee:	Mike A. Harris <mharris>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	9
Target Milestone:	---
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:	FC4	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:		Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:	2005-12-01 21:39:55 UTC	Type:	---
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Description Need Real Name 2001-10-06 14:50:16 UTC

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)

Description of problem:
Upgrading from 7.1 to Roswell. Do complete new install.  Configure 
intitially for Dell 1280L monitor and Matrox Millenium 4M video card. 
Accept default screen resolution.  On completion of system load, XFree 
attempts to start, and attempts, and attempts .....etc forever.  Start 
system in text mode...go to Xconfigurator, configure for 1024x768 16 bit 
mode. Test, everything cool and groovy.  Create  config file. Restart, no 
graphics mode.  System worked fine with both 1024x768 and 1280x1024 in 
7.1 release.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.load
2.configure X
3.thud!
	

Actual Results:  No KDE desktop, no GNOME desktop.  Text mode only

Expected Results:  Should have graphic interface (KDE in this case)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2001-10-07 07:54:26 UTC

I hope this is in the right place - I've never done this before!

I have exactly the same problem with sis630 integrated video - have done a 
fresh install of roswell 3 times, always with the same result. 

The error given out by the X server is

Fatal Server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
.....
XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on Xserver ":0.0" after 0 
requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

This machine was running Xfree 4.1 before the upgrade so it *will* work.  

Newsflash!  X is linked to XF86_SVGA when it installs ...
Hey, I relinked it to XFree86 and it now works fine!!

Hope this helps

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2001-10-07 12:49:22 UTC

At the risk of sounding really stupid (according to my wife not unusual), if 
relinking it to XFree86 will work, how do I do it (I'm a MS person exploring 
the possibilities).

Comment 3 Mike A. Harris 2001-10-11 19:13:39 UTC

I presume both of you are using the 3.3.6 server.  This problem has
been fixed in XFree86 4.1.0-3.  Please upgrade.

Comment 4 Need Real Name 2001-10-11 22:07:31 UTC

Already running XFree 4.1...the problem is in the Roswell Beta.  I managed to 
make the system work by removing the Matrox video card, substuting a cheapie 
video card, restarting, running Kudzu, shutting down, replacing the Matrox and 
setting the video resolution on restart....a long way to get to X...