Bug 692178 - Kernel does not display X properly when run in Xen Dom0
Summary: Kernel does not display X properly when run in Xen Dom0
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 15
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-03-30 15:57 UTC by W. Michael Petullo
Modified: 2011-06-02 04:16 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-06-02 04:16:20 UTC
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Description W. Michael Petullo 2011-03-30 15:57:57 UTC
Description of problem:
kernel-2.6.38-1.fc15.x86_64 does not work with a range of graphics hardware when booted in Xen Dom0 (the same hardware works fine with the kernel on bare metal). Michael Young's recent Xen-patched kernel fixs this problem. Michael applies patches from the Xen team that are not yet in Linus' kernel. See also http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xen/2011-January/005322.html.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.38-1.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
My machine has a graphics adapter that it identified as "02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9400M (rev b1)." Boot the kernel in Xen Dom0 on this hardware.
  
Actual results:
System begins booting, but display freezes as X loads.

Expected results:
X should load when the kernel is run in Xen Dom0.

Additional info:
This blocks a Fedora feature: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenPvopsDom0

Comment 1 W. Michael Petullo 2011-06-02 04:16:20 UTC
kernel-2.6.39-0.fc15.x86_64 works fine. I don't expect this kernel to make Fedora 15, but it should be sufficient for Fedora 16. I will close this bug as "won't fix" as the XenPvopsDom0 feature has been punted to Fedora 16.


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