Description of problem: While using the Fedora 7 test 4 i386 DVD for installation in graphical mode, Anaconda does not occupy the entire screen area. Instead it appears as a rectangle in the centre of the TFT monitor and the remaining is covered with black and white dots. A similar problem is encountered with Fedora Core 6 i386 DVD, when Anaconda appears as a rectangle in the top left corner of the screen and the rest of the space remains black. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.2.0.57-1 How reproducible: Everytime. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert the DVD and boot from it. 2. Select the graphical installation option from the menu and proceed. Actual results: The Anaconda window is a rectangular window in the centre of the screen and does not cover the entire area. Expected results: The Anaconda window should have been maximized so as to cover the entire screen. Additional info: Here is my hardware profile on Smolt: http://smolt.fedoraproject.org/show?UUID=0b11e791-0027-4f9d-a2bf-7d221a88c054
We try to start up in 800x600, but some LCDs really would rather run in their native resolution. We don't change the size of the anaconda window because there are some things which are (unfortunately) a little dependent on the way the screen is laid out and going to a larger window would break them.
Except in this case, where the randr 1.2 code goes out of its way to ignore you when you ask for 800x600.
> We try to start up in 800x600, but some LCDs really would rather run in their > native resolution. In older versions of Fedora (eg., FC2, FC3) Anaconda used to occupy the entire screen. So was it so that in those days 800x600 was not a requirement for Anaconda?
I suspect in those days xrandr didn't exist and some other more primitive and less capable method of resolution switching was done (that happened to work in your case but had complications in others). It looks like the bugs are getting shaken out.
*** Bug 237638 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***