Bug 876787

Summary: Fresh F18 (beta) install won't launch fbdev X display
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: G.Wolfe Woodbury <redwolfe>
Component: xorg-x11Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List <xgl-maint>
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Version: 18CC: robatino
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Last Closed: 2013-01-10 11:48:47 UTC Type: Bug
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Xorg.0.log from initial reboot after install none

Description G.Wolfe Woodbury 2012-11-15 00:11:32 UTC
Created attachment 645257 [details]
Xorg.0.log from initial reboot after install

Description of problem:
 Fresh install of F18 Beta in virtual EFI guest (VirtualBox) doesn't launch Xorg server in fbdev mode, causing failure of firstboot initialization

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
  F18-Beta-Smoke18

How reproducible:
 always

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Actual results:
  X startup fails due to configuration error (Xorg.0.log attached)


Expected results:
  should accept/use the 800x600 screen provided by the VirtualBox environment
  (VirtualBox 4.2.4_gentoo)


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Comment 1 G.Wolfe Woodbury 2013-01-10 11:48:47 UTC
Closing - fixed in final F18 RC4