Bug 124377 - incorrect default kernel params (more like innapropiate)
Summary: incorrect default kernel params (more like innapropiate)
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
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Assignee: Dave Jones
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-05-26 03:28 UTC by daniel
Modified: 2015-01-04 22:06 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2005-04-16 06:06:02 UTC
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Description daniel 2004-05-26 03:28:03 UTC
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Description of problem:
this should be broken in 2 bugs, both related to innapropiate kernel
param defaults:

1. mouse: when using intelligent switchers, switching to a different
machine and back, your mouse operations go to lala land. this happens
with all the mouse models and switchers... 
solution: add the follwing default kernel param: linux ...etc...
psmouse.proto=imps

2. video-card: with several video cards and monitors i've used you are
unable to detect the max refresh rates of the monitor so, implicitly
your distro goes to lala land... this happens after you went away from
xfrer86... 
solution: add the follwing default kernel param: linux ...etc... nofb
or go to the x.org's config file and un-comment the right horisontal
and veritcal refresh settings...
 



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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install fc2
2. switch to a different machine & come back / restart

    

Actual Results:  mouse enters lala-land / your monitor is asked a
refresh rate it's not capable of serving...

Expected Results:  you should be able to use the mouse after switching
you should be able to use your monitor after restart

Additional info:

n/a

Comment 1 Alan Cox 2004-06-19 01:27:40 UTC
The mouse one is hard to fix. the exact ps mode depends upon what the
keyboard switch emulates and whether it emulates even when the mouse
is on that port.

I'm interested in your comment that nofb helps get DDC probing to
work. Can you give me more hardware info here ?


Comment 2 Dave Jones 2005-04-16 06:06:02 UTC
Fedora Core 2 has now reached end of life, and no further updates will be
provided by Red Hat.  The Fedora legacy project will be producing further kernel
updates for security problems only.

If this bug has not been fixed in the latest Fedora Core 2 update kernel, please
try to reproduce it under Fedora Core 3, and reopen if necessary, changing the
product version accordingly.

Thank you.



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