From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4.1) Gecko/20031114 Description of problem: After upgrading to the 2.4.22-2174nptl kernel, on a Dell Inspiron 1100, the X server stops working. When booting, I can see the cursor for a few moments, then the screen goes black. When the machine has finshed booting, I get some coloured lines in the upper left corner of the display, but nothing relevant is drawn. When I boot the same computer with the original 2.4.22-2115ntpl kernel, the X server works flawlessly. ( so it's a regression) The laptop is updated to the latest a29 BIOS, but the Fedora install is completeley stock, from CD-s plus official upgrades. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.4.22-1.2174.nptl How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install the 2.4.22-2174 kernel 2. Try to boot into graphical mode 3. Actual Results: Blanks screen with some colored lines Expected Results: Normal graphical startup, then Login screen Additional info: The Ispirion 1100 is known to have problems with the video BIOS, but version A29 supposedly fixes them.
Created attachment 98909 [details] Success ful X server start with 2115 kernel
Created attachment 98910 [details] Unsuccessfule X server startup with new kernel
I have noticed some additional things 1. The problem does not surface when warm-booting after the 2115 kernel, only when cold-booting to 2174. 2. I have installed this package to work around the problem:http://projects.nudieman.com/500m/845patch-0.3-2.i386.rpm I had to turn off rhgb, as the machine froze during booting with it, but with rhgb off, and the above patch, the system seems to work reliably with the 2174 kernel.
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