Bug 808781

Summary:	cannot boot xen kernel on AGP cards
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Gerry Reno <greno>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	16	CC:	gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, ketuzsezr, leiwang, lersek, madhu.chinakonda, moli, qguan, qwan, yuzhou
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Description Gerry Reno 2012-03-31 20:31:42 UTC

Description of problem:
I installed F16 on an encrypted filesystem.  
Baremetal kernel boots fine (3.3.0-8).  
However, when I try to boot any of the Xen entries (4.1, 4.1.2) I am unable to successfully boot to a login screen.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xen 4.1.2
kernel-PAE 3.3.0-8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install F16 on encrypted filesystem
2. install Xen
3. try to boot any Xen boot entry

Actual results:
Xen boot process starts, given prompt for encrypted filesystem, then lots of graphical checkerboarding occurs and no login prompt window appears.

Expected results:
Xen boot process starts, given prompt for encrypted filesystem, login prompt window appears.

Additional info:
Nvidia Geforce FX 5600

Comment 1 Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk 2012-04-02 19:15:39 UTC

This isn't really related to encrypted filesystem - but rather that you are using an AGP video card.

The issue is nicely documented in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/917211

Comment 2 Gerry Reno 2012-04-02 22:59:54 UTC

I read that bug.  Seems close.

I am seeing this problem in an old HP laptop w/Nvidia Geforce FX 5600.

So did they pull AGP support out of Xen kernels?

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Comment 3 Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk 2012-04-04 13:52:36 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> I read that bug.  Seems close.
> 
> I am seeing this problem in an old HP laptop w/Nvidia Geforce FX 5600.
> 
> So did they pull AGP support out of Xen kernels?
> 
> .

No. It was never implemented upstream.

Comment 4 Laszlo Ersek 2012-04-05 12:37:46 UTC

Changing component to "kernel" -- F16 doesn't have Xen-specific kernel.

Comment 5 Josh Boyer 2012-09-19 19:08:06 UTC

Closing this out as it's an upstream issue.  It will not be fixed for F16.