Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 435582
Xserver Fails to Start
Last modified: 2008-03-13 16:54:23 EDT
Description of problem: Xserver fails to start during installation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.3.0.50 How reproducible: Start installation with Fedora 8 x86_64 DVD Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start installatoin with Fedora 8 x86_64 DVD 2. Select "Install or upgrade an existing system" 3. Run or skip the media check Actual results: The following Messages appear after the media check 1. Runnining Anaconda 11.3.0.50 2. Probing for Video card: Nvidia unknown device 0429 3. Attempting to start native x server 4. <<<a message flashes, but to quickly to read >>> And then the screen goes blank. The installation halts Expected results: Installation to continue with various selections. Additional info: Hardware: Lenovo T61 with a Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M video card Also, installed Fedora 8 using text mode. Installation is successful but X11 is not installed.
This is a bug in the nv driver. If you add 'vesa' to the kernel command line arguments, then you should be able to install with the vesa driver instead
Could we get the logs in /var/log/anaconda.xlog from attempt to install with nv driver attached to this bug as an uncompressed individual attachment, please? Thank you.
Created attachment 297060 [details] /var/log/anaconda.xlog from install using VESA kernal option I am not able to attach the anaconda.xlog file from the failed install attempt. Screen goes blank and install halts. I don't know of a way to recover without installing using the VESA kernal option. This attachment is from a successful install using the VESA kernal option.
Okay, what happens if you try the nv driver at runtime?
NV Quadro driver works fine when selected at run time.
F8 DVD shipped with nv 2.1.5-2, which has some known issues with LVDS (laptop display) detection. You almost certainly have nv 2.1.6-1 installed now, which explains why it works if you select it at runtime. Sorry for the release DVD bug, but it's a bit hard to change DVDs already pressed. Thanks for the bug report!