Description of problem: The alternate consoles VT1 through VT5 have bad video (LCD panel hardware detects out-of-range signal) when installing with xdriver=vesa on pci 8086:27A2 Intel 945 GM/GMS VGA on Apple Macintosh mini. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-11.5.0.38 (Fedora 11 Beta i386 DVD) How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. fresh install from Fedora 11 Beta i386 DVD using basic video driver (xdriver=vesa) on Apple Macintosh mini with pci 8086:27A2 Intel 945 GM/GMS VGA. 2. 3. Actual results: When in graphical mode, then attempting to use the alternate consoles VT1 through VT5 (by typing Ctrl-Alt-Fn) gets an out-of-range message from the hardware of the LCD panel (NEC 1740CX, usually operated at 1280x1024 resolution, supports other resolutions down to 640x480) Expected results: text mode console usable on VT2, and various log files displayed on VT3, VT4, VT5. Additional info:
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xdriver=vesa requires nomodeset on KMS-enabled chips, otherwise things don't work too well. Should be fixed in anaconda 11.5.0.51: commit 80c9f86a4356616d9d9e551bb32bd9ad3429977b Author: Adam Jackson <ajax> Date: Thu May 7 17:45:53 2009 -0400 Do nomodeset when doing xdriver=vesa Otherwise things get a little iffy.