Description of problem: The installation process using the DVD is abruptly stopped right before entering the graphical mode with fatal messages from anaconda installer. Since the messages are very verbose they manage to slide off the screen quickly. I just got a glimpse of the following: /usr/bin/anaconda line 832 in <module> doStartupX11Actions(...) ... (scrolls quickly out of the screen) _init() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 67, in _ init _gtk.init_check() RuntimeError: could not open display install exited abnormally [1/1] Machine details: name: Dell Optiplex GX270 CPU: Intel Pentium IV 2.8GHz (i686) graphics: Intel Corp. 82865G Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 10 Beta How reproducible: Trying to install Fedora 10 Beta from the DVD Steps to Reproduce: 1. Trying to install Fedora 10 Beta from the DVD 2. 3. Actual results: abnormal installation termination, given a nice message that it is safe to reboot the computer..., unable to install Expected results: able to install cleanly Additional info: I tried also nomodeset kernel parameter with no effect, still the same fatal error. And yes, the DVD was tested before the installation ;-)
update for Fedora 10 Preview: Anaconda installer no longer fires a call stack, it just informs that initialization of X failed, and therefore the installer switches itself into text mode. Same result when using kernel boot parameter 'nomodeset'. Text mode allows F10 to install. However, X is not working. At least I can now get some diagnostic from the kernel: # dmesg | grep drm [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 [drm:i915_driver_load] *ERROR* failed to enable MSI [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 on minor 0 [drm:i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt] *ERROR* GTT full, but LRU list empty [drm:i915_gem_object_pin] *ERROR* Failure to bind: -12 Kernel: 2.6.27.4-68.fc10.i686 kernel boot params include 'nomodeset' Looks like a driver problem (Intel graphics adapter, see comment #1), and problem with the new graphical memory manager (GEM).
Ah, new kernel just came out: 2.6.27.4-79.fc10.i686. Updated everything from rawhide. All right, this is the result: `dmesg | grep drm` is clean now, no problem written into kernel log (fixed or silenced?). But /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows an issue: X.Org X Server 1.5.2 (-12.fc10.i686) ... (II) intel(0): xf86BindGARTMemory: bind key 2 at 0x06000000 (pgoffset 24576) (EE) intel(0): Failed to pin front buffer: Cannot allocate memory Fatal server error: Couldn't bind memory for BO front buffer (II) intel(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 0 ... Therefore still no graphics mode available. However now this bug degenerates to a duplicate of Bug #461829.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 461829 ***