Video chipset: S3 Savage IX Mobility (requires S3 download for native X support) Produces traceback when loading second stage installer and not typing any additional options at syslinux boot prompt: going to test the x server File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/xserver.py", line 133, in testx server = x.test ([':1', 'vt7', '-s', '1440', '-terminate'], spawn=1) File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/xf86config.py", line 1020, in test serverpath = "/usr/X11R6/bin/" + self.server TypeError: illegal argument type for built-in operation tested the x server Waiting for the X server to start File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 279, in ? result = xserver.startX (runres) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xserver.py", line 125, in startX testx(mouse, x) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/xserver.py", line 156, in testx pid, status = os.waitpid (server, os.WNOHANG) NameError: server and then install exits abnormally Never attempts to run text mode install. Note: Graphical installer comes up properly if you give vga= line at boot prompt such as boot: linux vga=791
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*** Bug 23655 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Gold release
vga=791 will force the card into 16 bit color at 1024x768. It appears that the card won't work in any other framebuffer mode except this. The installer tries to put the card into 16 bit color 800x600 resolution, and it seems like the card and the installer collide and the installer loses.
There are two problems. One is that the installer shouldn't traceback in this manner. This is caused by self.server being empty. Dr. Mike added code to check for this, so this issue should be fixed. Will test tomorrow on the laptop. Issue two is why is self.server empty? It's because the card isn't in the pcitable or the Cards database. We will add this card to the lists so that the card can be correctly identified. Will do this tomorrow.
Both items should be fixed now. We've inserted code to fall back to text mode gracefully if the card can't be detected. Also, we've updated the card database so that this card will be detected in the future. Thanks for this report.