Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 72867
(G100) Native X server fails to work during install
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:46:07 EDT
Description of problem: I am currently using a HP Vectra VE8 - with Pentium II 350MHz CPU and 128Mb RAM. Booting from CD #1 and hitting ENTER to proceed with graphical install gets as far as detecting the correct graphics card - "Matrox Productiva G100" and the correct monitor via DDC. However, once the X server has started, all I get on the screen is a mixture of densely-packed green, red, white pixels all on the right half of the screen which all scroll down very very smoothly. I doubt that it is a problem with monitor frequencies as the OSD of the monitor has the Horiz. and Vert. frequencies within acceptable levels according to the manual. The Num Lock, Scroll Lock and Caps Lock keyboard LEDs fail to cycle properly when the appropriate keys are hit - I am using standard PS/2 keyboard. Unfortunately, CTRL+ALT+Fx fail to work at this point so I cannot even start a shell to perform further diagnostics. I have tried starting the install with 'linux lowres' and 'linux noprobe' at the isolinux prompt but the results are the same. Admittedly, I have never installed Red Hat or any other distro on this machine so I'm not sure if this is a bug with Red Hat hardware detection or simply with the X server. If you require any further information, please feel free to e-mail me at tez@spilsby.net. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert CD #1. 2. Hit ENTER. 3. Wait for the greeny scrolly thingy :) Actual Results: Greeny scrolly thingy. Expected Results: The display should be showing the Anaconda welcome screen instead of the greeny scrolly thingy. Additional info: Unfortunately, due to the lack of an interactive console, I couldn't run any further diagnostics at this point. I welcome any suggestions you may have.
Sounds like an X server issue.
I agree - this is unlikely to be a Red Hat-specific issue. I found this posting from the xfree-xpert list - http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/? l=xfree-xpert&m=102094959028104&w=2 Text follows: --- Hi, I am using Mandrake 8.2 with XFree86 4.2.0. I have a Matrox Productiva G100 card with a NEC MutltiSync XV17+ monitor. The problem I am having is that occasionally, X doesn't start properly. It locks up with squiggly stuff going up and down half the screen. I cannot do anything other than turn the computer off and reboot. This is totally random, but annoying. I had the same problem with Red Hat 7.2 (XFree86 4.1) and Mandrake 8.1 (also XFree86 4.1). I don't have this problem when using XFree86 3.3.6 Any ideas about what is happening? Thanks....Paul --- This should probably be directed at the XFree86 folks instead as the Matrox G100 is allegedly supported by the 'mga' driver.
please attach X server log and config file from after doing a text based install, and configuring X manually.
Closing report from inactivity and insufficient information. If the problem persists in Fedora Core 2 test2 or later releases using X.org X11 6.7.0 or later, please file a new bug report about this issue at: http://bugs.freedesktop.org against the 'xorg' component, as that will maximize the chances of some upstream developer who has this hardware of investigating the issue. Closing as 'WONTFIX', as Red Hat Linux 8.0 is no longer supported.