Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 17936
Install and run problems
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:28:41 EDT
I have tried to install a full version of Red Hat 7.0 from the ftp server: sunsite.cnlabs-switch.ch. During the install I have a problem with video during graphical installation. The screen doesn't seem to refresh and as the installation continues things only get worse and screen after screen seems to overlay one another. I can make it through the install but once I start running 7.0 the screen doesn't come completely up and again as I open new windows the screen doesn't seem to refresh and moving windows just smears the screen. This problem never happened to me with 6.2. I have an S3 Savage 4 video card which is definitely supported and shouldn't have problems during install. What could be the problem?
I think this is an X problem with the Savage 3D card. If you do a text install then configure X is it any better. If not I'll guide you through some alternatives to try and pin it down
I am experiencing similar problems. I have a Trident 4MB 9750 card which the 6.2 installer works fine in graphical mode and 7.0 does not. Subsequently, I need graphical install because I want to use RAID and it doesnt seem to be featured in the text disk druid (no Make Raid Device button)
same problem ... Savage 4 video. Text install works fine, but X has the problem. Looks like blt pointers are off, as dragging a window leaves a trail behind, then jumps to leave blocks at other points on the screen. sev 1, as this is completely unusable.
From Xfree86 driver support pages: looks like a warning, or better yet install option to backlevel X would be in order. 27. S3 3.3.6: Support (accelerated) for the S3 911, 924, 801, 805, 928, 864, 868, 964, 968, Trio32, Trio64, Trio64V+, Trio64UV+, Aurora64V+, Trio64V2, PLATO/PX is provided by the XF86_S3 server and the XF86_SVGA server with the s3_svga driver. Support (accelerated) for the ViRGE, ViRGE/VX, ViRGE/DX, ViRGE/GX, ViRGE/GX2, ViRGE/MX, ViRGE/MX+ is provided by the XF86_S3V server. Support (accelerated) for those ViRGE chips, as well as the Trio3D and Trio3D/2X is provided by the XF86_SVGA server with the s3v driver. Support (accelerated) for the Savage3D, Savage3D/MV, Savage4, Savage2000, Savage/MX-MV, Savage/MX, Savage/IX-MV and Savage/IX is provided by the XF86_SVGA server with the s3_savage driver (CHECK: is this support Linux-only?). 4.0.1: Support (accelerated) for the ViRGE, ViRGE/VX, ViRGE/DX, ViRGE/GX, ViRGE/GX2, ViRGE/MX, ViRGE/MX+, Trio3D and Trio3D/2X is provided by the "s3virge" driver. Support for the other S3 chipsets has not yet been ported. Summary: Only the ViRGE and Trio3D chipsets are supported in 4.0.1. All of the other chipsets are only supported in 3.3.6.
Adding Trond since he is working on X related configuration issues.
Savage seems to use XFree3.
6.2 server seems to work - a reversion in the XFree patch sets or a compiler fart ?
Can the original reporter check what /etc/X11/X points at? Also, S3 isn't S3 - there's lots of them.
Closing due to inactivity.