Bug 112432 – Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode

Bug 112432 - Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode

Summary:	Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode

Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	i586 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Michael Fulbright
QA Contact:	Brock Organ
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Reported:	2003-12-19 11:57 EST by Roman
Modified:	2007-04-18 13:00 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-01-04 16:28:36 EST
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Description Roman 2003-12-19 11:57:32 EST

Description of problem:

When booting from CD or disk, installer starts normally, loads
vmlinuz, initrd, inits ide, and starts installprogramm. After that
laptop screen is blank. After enabling output for external screen
on monitor: blue text-screen with some colored areas (char background
is green with white '|' on it.

PC is a Gericom PIII Coppermine with SiS-Chipset (630 for graphics)

Bug is reproducible with:
  linux
  linux text
  linux text lowres
  linux res=1024x768 (my actual screen resolution)

Some combinations of 'text', 'vga=off', 'novga', 'noprobe', 'noddc'
tested but not sucessful.


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How reproducible:
  100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. insert install CDROM
2. boot
3.
  
Actual results:
  No usable text or graphics output

Expected results:
  don't know (not seen yet)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-12-19 15:08:22 EST

Does booting with 'linux nofb' help?

Comment 2 Roman 2003-12-23 02:46:48 EST

Thanks, nofb worked fine!

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