Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 123858
Anaconda freezes when returning from console (F2)
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:43 EST
Description of problem: Working in text console and returning to X after a longer period results in a frozen Anaconda Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 2 installation How reproducible: Not sure Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start package installation 2. Go to text mode 3. Go back to X after a period of inactivity 4. Anaconda/X is frozen, mouse cursor movable, white/gray background, no dialog boxes, no response Actual results: Anaconda freeze Expected results: A dialog box or some activity Additional info: Tried to mount, unmount and replace CDs - no effect, had to reboot and start over Athlon 1GHz, NVidia GF2 MX400, IDE CD and drives
Similar problem on IBM A21p notebook during attempted FC2 upgrade. All activity stopped for a long period (~30 minutes). Attempted to change to VC2 with Ctrl-Alt-F2. Screen did a slow fade to gray/white and system was frozen - no response to keyboard/mouse, or ping from another system. Rebooting showed that install had partially completed, removing old kernels and installing new, but had not completed, leaving a mix of FC1/FC2 packages. Last entry in /root/upgrade.log: Upgrading foomatic-3.0.1-3.i386. lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03) 00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03) 00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03) 00:03.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B CardBus [Tornado] (rev 20) 00:03.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 20) 00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01) 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02)
Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several major updates to the X Window System, which may resolve this issue. Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Fedora Core, which can be obtained from: http://fedora.redhat.com/download If this issue turns out to still be reproduceable in the latest version of Fedora Core, please file a bug report in the X.Org bugzilla located at http://bugs.freedesktop.org in the "xorg" component. Once you've filed your bug report to X.Org, if you paste the new bug URL here, Red Hat will continue to track the issue in the centralized X.Org bug tracker, and will review any bug fixes that become available for consideration in future updates. Setting status to "CURRENTRELEASE".