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[ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 1.0</pre> | [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 1.0</pre> | ||
<li> The installed system should contain a {{filename|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or {{filename|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/XX-somename.conf}} file which specifies the vesa driver in the Device section | <li> The installed system should contain a {{filename|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} or {{filename|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/XX-somename.conf}} file which specifies the vesa driver in the Device section | ||
{{admon/note|Fix in progress|This requirement might not be satisfied until we solve [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id{{=}}858270 bug 858270]}} | |||
<li> The installed system should contain '''nomodeset''' keyword specified in the kernel boot line. You can check by inspecting {{filename|/proc/cmdline}} and {{filename|/boot/grub2/grub.cfg}}. | <li> The installed system should contain '''nomodeset''' keyword specified in the kernel boot line. You can check by inspecting {{filename|/proc/cmdline}} and {{filename|/boot/grub2/grub.cfg}}. | ||
<li> When X starts on the installed system, it should be using the ''vesa'' driver. Confirm by checking {{filename|/var/log/Xorg.0.log}} for similar output to the above from the installer | <li> When X starts on the installed system, it should be using the ''vesa'' driver. Confirm by checking {{filename|/var/log/Xorg.0.log}} for similar output to the above from the installer |
Revision as of 19:10, 26 September 2012
Description
A complete installation using the vesa driver for installation.
How to test
- Boot the installer using any available means (DVD, netinst/boot.iso, Live or PXE)
- At the initial screen, select Troubleshooting -> Install Fedora in basic graphics mode
- Proceed with normal installation
Expected Results
- The installer boot screen displays the option Troubleshooting -> Install Fedora in basic graphics mode
- The graphical installer displays properly and uses the vesa driver. Confirm vesa driver usage by inspecting
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
,/tmp/X.log
. You should see output similar to the following:[ 71.321] (II) VESA(0): initializing int10 [ 71.325] (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0 [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 4096 kB [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: VGABIOS Cirrus extension [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0 [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: VGABIOS Cirrus extension [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: VGABIOS Cirrus extension [ 71.326] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 1.0
- The installed system should contain a
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
or/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/XX-somename.conf
file which specifies the vesa driver in the Device section - The installed system should contain nomodeset keyword specified in the kernel boot line. You can check by inspecting
/proc/cmdline
and/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
. - When X starts on the installed system, it should be using the vesa driver. Confirm by checking
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
for similar output to the above from the installer