Bug 638973

Summary:	[RHEL6 Snapshot 13]: The boot parameters 'nomodeset xforcevesa' is needed to install on Precision M4500 [rhel-6.0.z]
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Frantisek Hrbata <fhrbata>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe>
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	6.0	CC:	bskeggs, ctatman, ddumas, dhoward, jfeeney, jlaska, jpirko, martinez, pm-eus, rezwanul_kabir, syeghiay, tao
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	Regression, Triaged, ZStream
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:	kernel-2.6.32-71.3.1.el6	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Previously, in order to install Snapshot 13, boot parameter nomodeset xforcevesa had to be added to the kernel command line, otherwise, the screen turned black and and prevented the installation. With this update, the aforementioned boot parameter no longer has to be specified and the installation works as expected.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2010-11-10 19:10:39 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
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Bug Depends On:	636678
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Description RHEL Program Management 2010-09-30 14:22:53 UTC

This bug has been copied from bug #636678 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 8 Frantisek Hrbata 2010-10-04 07:14:27 UTC

in 2.6.32-71.3.1.el6

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-10 19:10:39 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Comment 12 Martin Prpič 2010-11-11 11:54:16 UTC

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, in order to install Snapshot 13, boot parameter nomodeset xforcevesa had to be added to the kernel command line, otherwise, the screen turned black and and prevented the installation. With this update, the aforementioned boot parameter no longer has to be specified and the installation works as expected.