Bug 868767

Summary: [RHEV-H 6.4]Delete option 'nomodeset' in kernel parameters for the selected boot option that wasn't marked Basic Video.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: haiyang,dong <hadong>
Component: ovirt-nodeAssignee: Joey Boggs <jboggs>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs <virt-bugs>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 6.4CC: acathrow, bsarathy, chchen, chetan, cshao, gouyang, hadong, jboggs, leiwang, mburns, ovirt-maint, ycui
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Fixed In Version: ovirt-node-2.5.0-8.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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: 975285 (view as bug list) Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-02-28 16:41:56 UTC Type: Bug
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Description haiyang,dong 2012-10-22 05:34:50 UTC
Description of problem:
Insert the installation media(CD-ROM/USB), and start the system, When the automatic boot prompt appears, press Enter.
        Automatic boot in 30 seconds...
press the Tab key to check kernel parameters for the selected boot option:
Install or Upgrade with serial console
Reinstall
Reinstall with serial console
Uninstall
These boot option wasn't marked Basic Video, so that the option "nomodeset" in kernel parameters for the selected boot option
should be deleted.

Also i notice that there are duplicate "nomodeset" in these options:
Install(Basic Video)
Reinstall(Basic Video)
May need to delete one.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhev-hypervisor6-6.4-20121015.1.el6

How reproducible:
100% 
 
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Insert the installation media(CD-ROM/USB), and start the system.
2.Start the system. When the automatic boot prompt appears, press Enter.
        Automatic boot in 30 seconds...
3.press the Tab key to check kernel parameters for these boot option.

Actual result:
These boot options weren't marked Basic Video contain the option "nomodeset" in kernel parameters 

Expect result:
These boot options weren't marked Basic Video, so that the option "nomodeset" in kernel parameters for the selected boot option
should be deleted.

Additional info:

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Comment 5 haiyang,dong 2012-12-14 08:26:36 UTC
Test version:
rhev-hypervisor6-6.4-20121212.1.el6 
ovirt-node-2.5.0-11.el6

Tested as follows:
1.Insert the installation media(CD-ROM/USB), and start the system.
2.Start the system. When the automatic boot prompt appears, press Enter.
        Automatic boot in 30 seconds...
3.press the Tab key to check kernel parameters for these boot option.

Notice that:
press the Tab key to check kernel parameters for the selected boot option(wasn't marked Basic Video):
Install or Upgrade
Install or Upgrade with serial console
Reinstall
Reinstall with serial console
Uninstall
Boot from local drive

the option "nomodeset" in kernel parameters for the selected boot option
has been deleted.

Also i notice that in these options:
Install(Basic Video)
Reinstall(Basic Video)
Only save one "nomodeset" in kernel parameters 

so this bug has been fixed, change the status into "VERIFIED"

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2013-02-28 16:41:56 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0556.html