Bug 121064 – NVS280 text mode install and X will not start

Bug 121064 - NVS280 text mode install and X will not start

Summary:	NVS280 text mode install and X will not start

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	3.0
Hardware:	ia32e Linux

Priority	medium Severity high
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Assigned To:	Jeremy Katz
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Reported:	2004-04-16 13:18 EDT by Kim Jensen
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:07 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-04-19 16:20:54 EDT
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Description Kim Jensen 2004-04-16 13:18:55 EDT

Description of problem:
When installing RHEL3U2B WS x86_64 on a ia32e box, the install is in 
text mode and once the install completes, X will not start because 
there is no XF86Config file.

On the flip side - when installing RHEL3U2B WS IA32 on the same HW, 
the install is graphical and X starts fine.

The graphics is PCI NVIdia NVS280

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.4.21-12
anaconda-9.1.2-0.RHEL.20040330155035
XFree-4.3.0-62

How reproducible:
Everytime


Steps to Reproduce:
1a. Install RHEL3U2 Beta WS x86-64 w/ NVS280 on ia32e - it's always 
in text mode.
1b. X fails with 
Fatal server error:
no screens found

2a. Install RHEL3U2 Beta WS ia32 2/ NVS280 on x86_64 - it's always 
graphical.
2b. X succeeds 
  
Actual results:
NVS280 installs textually and X fails to start

Expected results:
NVS280 installs graphically and X starts

Additional info:

RHEL3U2Beta WS - IA32 and x86_64 behaved differently

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-04-16 14:00:26 EDT

Is there a comment about no video hardware found, assuming headless?

Comment 2 Kim Jensen 2004-04-19 15:41:23 EDT

Yes!
   No video hardware found, assuming headless?
   DISPLAY varaible not set.  Starting up text mode!

Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2004-04-19 16:20:54 EDT

Okay, I have this fixed for the final U2 release then.

Comment 4 Kim Jensen 2004-05-12 12:08:36 EDT

Confirmed - it's fixed.  Thanks!

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