Description of problem: System will not boot graphically unless nomodeset is passed from kernel options. Mouse pointer is still movable but screen seems frozen with backdrop, normally gdm would display on top. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-3.6.6-3.fc18.x86_64 kernel-3.6.7-5.fc18.x86_64 (both fail the same) xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-1.0.4-1.fc18.x86_64 How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install F17 or F18 on this system Actual results: Fails unless nomodeset is used. Additional info: 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF110 [GeForce GTX 580] (rev a1)
I can confirm this issue as well. As per the common F17 bugs using nouveau.noaccel=1 does work around this problem, but ONLY for kernel versions < 3.5. Starting with kernel-3.5 and higher, supplying this argument results in a kernel panic. Without noaccel, as you mention the mouse is usable but that's about it. Ctrl+Alt+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+Del can be used to reboot. For now only workaround is to keep old version of the kernel install (I am currently on 3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64) and use the nouveau.noaccel=1 boot parameter. All other configurations are completely unusable.
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