From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020724 Description of problem: Cannot use graphic Installer 'cause anaconda cannot start X11 or VESA at Installation Time. Even if anaconda detected my graphic card (nvidia geforce 2 mmx) and monitor (belinea 106020) correct. This applies to RedHat Linux 7.3 (Valhalla) through 7.3.93 (Limbo) -- other ones arent tested. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install RedHat Linux with bootable CDROM 2.select new installation 3.dont select any special in menus, only accepting defaults Actual Results: start of graphical installer with X11 and VESA fails must use text installer instead Expected Results: X11 should have been started because both monitor and graphic adapter were detected correctly. Additional info:
Mike are you familiar with problems with this chipset?
Nothing that comes to mind. In order to fathom a guess though, I'll need a copy of the X config file, and X server log from a failed XFree86 start attempt. I also need the output of "lspci -vvn" and "lspci -vv"
In answer to the question about Xconfigurator... YES, I've tried multiple times to use Xconfigurator -- with no luck. Just this morning, I tried installing 6.0 from scratch and had no problems. Everything works fine -- including X. Since I've installed 6.0, I no longer have the requested files "X config file, and X server log from a failed XFree86" In order to help track this down, I will re-install 7.2 from CD and collect the requested information, along with output of "lspci -vvn" and "lspci -vv" commands. Thanks.
I forgot one more bit of potentially related detail: When installing 6.1 (I earlier said 6.0 by mistake) I was promted for my monitor settings 8 bit color, 16 bit color, 32 bit color (with a variety of screen sizes to select from). Upon selecting ANY 8 bit or 16 bit options, and pressing the TEST button, I got what I expected to be the desired behaviour -- the system would attempt the specified settings and return to the configuration window 100% of the time (regardless of whether it worked or not). Attempting this with the 7.2 install led to much different results. About 80% of the time, the system would test the specified settings (without luck) -- leading to a totally black screen -- and WOULD NOT return to the configuration window. The only option I knew of led me to a power cycle and starting the installation over.
Created attachment 69165 [details] output from "lspci -vv"
Created attachment 69166 [details] output from "lspci -vvn"
Created attachment 69167 [details] [installer] failed start of graphical installer -> X.log
Created attachment 69168 [details] [installer] failed start of graphical installer -> XF86Config used at installation time
Oh....look at this bloody mess in XF86Config.test used at installation time: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" HorizSync -268377405--268374161 VertRefresh -268374161--268370092 Option "dpms" DisplaySize 270.933333333 203.2 EndSection The same insane HorizSync/VertRefresh values i reported as bug 70190 ! For a Belinea Monitor the correct values are Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" HorizSync 30-96 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "dpms" EndSection
The last comment looks like anaconda is generating a bogus config. If this is indeed the case, there's nothing we can do about anaconda for an already released distro. Do a text mode install or whatever, and after install, run Xconfigurator by hand. Does this result in a working config? Also, have you tried using Red Hat Linux 8.0? It would be interesting to know if you have the same problem in 8.0 or not.
Reassigning to anaconda component.
> The last comment looks like anaconda is generating a bogus config. If this > is indeed the case, there's nothing we can do about anaconda for an already > released distro. problem was discovered by me in latest Red Hat Linux 7.3.9x; Red Hat 8.0 has this bug solved > Also, have you tried using Red Hat Linux 8.0? It would be interesting to > know if you have the same problem in 8.0 or not. today i installed Red Hat Linux 8.0 and yes the installer works with graphics and also the auto-generated X11 config file is correct and sane problem solved. one last: please add the monitor "maxdata belinea 106035" in your monitor database (HorizSync: 30...96 kHz and VertRefresh: 50...160 Hz )