Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:57:59 -0500 (EST) From: herrold <herrold> To: Redhat Testers <testers-list> Subject: [testers] 2 failed install report- Beta 2 HP NetServer 4s/66 LM - 64 M, SCSI CD and drives, Adaptec AIC7xxx controller. onboard VGA, 3-com 3x509 NIC, PS/2 mouse plugged into the onboard mouse jack, next to PS/2 keyboard jack (Unit was currently running RH 6.1) ------------------------------- Booted from a floppy containing ./images/boot.img, and confirmed detect of AIC-7xxx driver Never left text mode - traceback still visible on screen is: ------------------------------- (manual transcription) File /usr/tmp/anaconda-7.1/usr/lib/anaconda/xf86config.py, line 1020, in test serverPath = "/usr/X11R5/bin" + self.server TypeError illegal agrument type for built-in operation tested the x server Waiting for X server to start.Traceback (innermost list_ 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) install exited abnormally ... and so on. This was a 'hit enter' isntall -- I will retry explicitly 'text' ----------------------- (Addendum -- which works fine ...-- Russ) NameError: server
This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Beta-3
What is the onboard VGA chipset?
If there is an interim fix, before B3 which you wish me to test with this hardware, let me knoiw, and I'll try it out -- this host is at my office, and otherwise unused at the moment.
-- host was hosed in an upgrade -- see 24233, which seems to have mailed to you as well. I am re-installing. to access /proc/pci to get the card spec for you.
User reports: Chipset: WD/Paradise 90C31 (Port Probed) Memory: 512 Kbytes RAMDAC: AT&T 20C493 15/16/18-bit DAC (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6-bit mode))
Is this an ISA video card?
No -- This is the onboard video chip for a HP NetServer HP 4/66LM ... which is an EISA bus host. It has an onboard AIC-7xxx compatible Adaptec controller. I snagged an image off ebay of a slightly earlier model, and have posted it at: http://clone.iwaynet.net/hp/HP-netserver-LH-466-motherboard.jpg Hope this makes it clearer ...
So a text mode install works? Does Xconfigurator properly configure the graphics card?
RH 7.1B2 text mode installs fine without even need to use driver disk to get the AIC-7xxx module -- This is improved from 7.0 beta 2 which did NOT find the SCSI controller signature. The 7.1B2 text install did not auto prompt for X setup ... I ran Xconfigurator manually later -- it did not identify the chipset automatically - I manually gave it UNLISTED VGA, since I do not use X on this host, except with a remote display through a SSH tunnel -- Russ
herrold - is this fixed for you?
No -- What fix has been suggested? -- Text mode is a fallback - Xcon does NOT find the chip. SuperProbe can dump the chip info - use its detect logic in X driver selection, or something similar. -- The error recovery code in anaconda is dying on the results of the traceback I posted. This needs a error return check at the line where it dies to cover this case. This seems to still be well and truly unfixed. If there is an updated anaconda, point me at it, and I will pull and test ...
This bug is a dupe of #23439
We've fixed this in our latest internal builds. The installer should fall back to text mode gracefully now instead of causing a traceback. Thanks for your report. Brock, please verify that this has been fixed. If you have some old video cards that can't be probed, I'd recommend testing those and make sure they fall back to text mode properly.
*** Bug 24644 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I confirm that for my host, this fix worked ... http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25927
7.1RC1 --- still fine ...