Bug 41209 - cirrus driver fails on graphical install
Summary: cirrus driver fails on graphical install
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: XFree86
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mike A. Harris
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-05-18 06:36 UTC by bill parducci
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:33 UTC (History)
0 users

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2001-05-24 21:20:49 UTC
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pulled from /tmp/ while X was wanking (during install) (3.94 KB, text/plain)
2001-05-24 20:54 UTC, bill parducci 		no flags Details
pulled from /tmp/ while X was wanking (during install) (10.07 KB, text/plain)
2001-05-24 20:55 UTC, bill parducci 		no flags Details
Fixes bug in Cirrus driver in 4.0.3 with missing symbols (632 bytes, patch)
2001-05-24 22:20 UTC, Mike A. Harris 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description bill parducci 2001-05-18 06:36:08 UTC 
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-2 i686)

Description of problem:
there is a bug in the video driver (cirrus) associated with the machines i
am using
(compaq prosignia 200). upon xwindows startup, this are the errors i get:

symbol vbeDoEDID from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/cirrus.o is
unresolved!

symbol VBEInitScreens from module
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.ais unresolved!

the 'gray' screen with the X cursor comes up, then it goes black. you can
see that there are some memory issues 'cuz you sometimes you see the gray
screen with multicolored bars and/or the compaq boot logo interspersed in
it.

neither low res nor nofb helps. the driver iseems to be used even in
640x480 mode.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. get a compaq prosignia 200
2. put in redhat cd
3. press 'enter' for default install
	

Actual Results:  black screen

Expected Results:  anaconda gui should come up

Additional info:

vanilla redhat 7.1 cd
Comment 1 Brent Fox 2001-05-18 19:25:24 UTC 
This looks like an X bug, so I'm changing the component.
Comment 2 Mike A. Harris 2001-05-24 04:20:40 UTC 
I need you to attach your /etc/X11/XF86Config* files and your
/var/log/XFree86.0.log logfile to the bug report using the file
attachment link below.
Comment 3 bill parducci 2001-05-24 05:30:15 UTC 
hmm, i have it up and running via the text install. unfortunately i can't use
Xconfigurator to generate config files since i didn't install any X on the box
(it's a server, who needs X?) the only reason i was trying to use the X install
is because the text install can't handle raid drives! let me see what i can dig
up.
Comment 4 bill parducci 2001-05-24 20:54:53 UTC 
Created attachment 19550 [details]
pulled from /tmp/ while X was wanking (during install)
Comment 5 bill parducci 2001-05-24 20:55:44 UTC 
Created attachment 19552 [details]
pulled from /tmp/ while X was wanking (during install)
Comment 6 Mike A. Harris 2001-05-24 21:23:33 UTC 
Found cause of error, should be fixed in XFree86-4.0.3-17, available at:

ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/testing

Should be there in a day or so.
Comment 7 bill parducci 2001-05-24 22:03:38 UTC 
will test and respond when patch is available.
Comment 8 Mike A. Harris 2001-05-24 22:18:05 UTC 
It's building right now, but if you'd like the patch, I'll attach it right now..
Here you go..
Comment 9 Mike A. Harris 2001-05-24 22:20:19 UTC 
Created attachment 19557 [details]
Fixes bug in Cirrus driver in 4.0.3 with missing symbols
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