Created attachment 359919 [details] Xorg.0.log This is possibly a kernel DRM/RADEON/KMS bug, but it manifests itself only, when plymouth does something new. How to disable what the phymouth is doing? Description of problem: Booting to lattest kernel packages has altered my display to a very large text console (I am semi thankful of idea), but then latter the X will not start telling only that it opened DRM successfully, but nothing more seems to happen. (SysReq keys work, so I can do controlled reboot.) Recent kernel package which does not enlarge the display is able to boot with absolutely lattest xorg server. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Failing one: initrd-generic-2.6.31-0.203.rc8.git2.fc12.x86_64.img Correct function: initrd-generic-2.6.31-0.125.4.2.rc5.git2.fc12.x86_64.img It did begin to fail soon after 0.125, but I don't remember when. To use X on my workstation, I have to stick on 0.125 kernel. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot to text console at first (I have never trusted those fools that want to boot directly to X... I do understand it, but never trust.) 2. Have a large graphics panel and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card (+AMD x86_64) (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: BenQ 241W Z (II) RADEON(0): Panel infos found from DDC detailed: 1920x1200 3. Start the X manually from your non-root account: startx & 4. Non-functioning system appears to clean the text screen, and leaves the text mode on, never turning on the graphical mode. Actual results: Non-functional X Expected results: functional X Additional info: Xorg.0.log sows following at its end. Full log file is at the attachment. (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0 (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled. (**) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps) (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor (**) RADEON(0): Option "accel" "on" (**) RADEON(0): Option "AccelMethod" "shadowfb" (**) RADEON(0): Option "DRI" "off" (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888 (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC) (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT" (ChipID = 0x9588) (II) RADEON(0): PCIE card detected (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling: disabled drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
Looks like recent kernel (2.6.31-12.fc12.x86_64) and Xorg server are able to start X server from large text console, and upon X server shutdown also to return to large text display.
Something has been done either in initrd, or in X. Now X can start.