Bug 112432 - Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode
Summary: Installer fails to init SiS630 in text or graphics mode
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Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: installer
Version: 9
Hardware: i586
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-12-19 16:57 UTC by Roman
Modified: 2007-04-18 17:00 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-01-04 21:28:36 UTC
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Description Roman 2003-12-19 16:57:32 UTC 
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.


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


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 20:08:22 UTC 
Does booting with 'linux nofb' help?
Comment 2 Roman 2003-12-23 07:46:48 UTC 
Thanks, nofb worked fine!
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