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Description of problem: Anaconda/X server sets the refresh rate out of range for monitor LG-2000CP and the users ends up with an blank screen when starting the graphical install of Fedora 9 Preview. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Anaconda 11.4.0.73 from Fedora 9 Preview minimal boot.iso install image How reproducible: Start a fresh install of Fedora 9 Preview on a system with nVidia GeForce 8400 GS card with TFT monitor LG-L2000CP. The screen goes to blank when X server started "successfully" for Anaconda and the install can not be continued. Actual results: Blank screen with monitor message Refresh rate out of range 81kHz/60Hz Expected results: Anaconda Fedora install GUI
Thanks for the bug report. We have reviewed the information you have provided above, and there is some additional information we require that will be helpful in our diagnosis of this issue. Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf whatsoever and let X11 autodetect your display and video card? Attach to this bug /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt as well, please. We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information. Thanks in advance.
Created attachment 304741 [details] Log file from /tmp/X.log
Created attachment 304743 [details] Autogenerated config from /tmp/XConfig.test
Created attachment 304744 [details] Syslog from /tmp/syslog if it gives any help
I had a typo in the monitor message, the correct message is: DIGITAL Out of range 81.3 kHz / 65 Hz I actual now see for myself from the X.log that the X server defaults the refresh rate to 65Hz which is too high for my monitor(max 60Hz): (**) NV(0): Default mode "800x600": 87.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 81.2 kHz, 65.0 Hz (D) And that the installer sets mode "800x600": Section "Screen" Identifier "Anaconda" Device "Videocard0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection EndSection Is there anyway possible detect the monitor limit or to set the default to 60Hz? As the X server is started by the Fedora installer I seem to have no way of creating or editing the xorg.conf before the server is started, but I suppose the X server tries to autodetect the display anyway(the video card is identified correctly). Is this an issue for the installer itself? If so could you pass this bug on to the right component? It would clearly be important that the install should work out of the box independent of the monitor(of course I can use the text mode installer but thats a little lame...).
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
This is actually mostly about the nv driver not supporting doublescan modes properly. xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.8-2.fc9 and later should just refuse to do doublescan modes. Unfortunately that won't help people with gold F9 install media...
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