Bug 1030454 - X doesn't start with nomodeset and GOP driver (Windows 8 Feature)
Summary: X doesn't start with nomodeset and GOP driver (Windows 8 Feature)
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1030695
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-server
Version: 20
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-11-14 13:37 UTC by Kamil Páral
Modified: 2013-11-18 16:24 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2013-11-18 16:24:19 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Xorg.0.log (8.71 KB, text/plain)
2013-11-14 13:38 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
journal (168.93 KB, text/plain)
2013-11-14 13:38 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details

Description Kamil Páral 2013-11-14 13:37:39 UTC
Description of problem:
I have an MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING motherboard. When I boot F20 Beta Live in UEFI mode and start the system with "nomodeset" boot option (to enforce safe graphics mode), everything works correctly and Xorg uses "vesa" driver (I heard something about efifb, but according to X log vesa is used).

Now, if I go to UEFI BIOS and enable "Windows 8 Feature", a new "Internal GOP Configuration" option appears. I can't really configure in there anything (it seems I would be able to configure a primary display if I had more of them), I just see that I have "Intel GOP Driver [3.0.14.1015]" (Ivy Bridge). Now when I try to boot again with "nomodeset", X fails to start with:

> [     8.627] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Without nomodeset, everything works fine (intel driver is used).

I have no knowledge in this field, but it seems that "GOP" (whatever that is) breaks X in the safe graphics mode.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 20 Beta Live x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.14.3-4.fc20.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-10.fc20.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-0.8.0-2.fc20.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.21.15-4.fc20.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.3-10.fc20.x86_64


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. enable "Windows 8 Feature", GOP option appears
2. boot in UEFI mode, add "nomodeset" to force safe graphics mode
3. see X fail to start

Comment 1 Kamil Páral 2013-11-14 13:38:07 UTC
Created attachment 823958 [details]
Xorg.0.log

Comment 2 Kamil Páral 2013-11-14 13:38:13 UTC
Created attachment 823959 [details]
journal

Comment 3 Kamil Páral 2013-11-18 16:24:19 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1030695 ***


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