[Bug 227065] New: Graphic installation on powerbook 5,8 15" doesn't work
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 Summary: Graphic installation on powerbook 5,8 15" doesn't work Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: PowerPC OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: paolo.volpi@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com During installation, when x start the screen become unreadeable. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 mhorvath@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |paolo.volpi@gmail.com ------- Comment #1 from mhorvath@novell.com 2006-12-08 04:27 MST ------- Please switch to the tty1, there should it be readable. Please attach your /var/log/messages, your /var/log/Xorg*.log, your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, your /var/log/SaX.log and output of the 'hwinfo --gfxcard --monitor'. Thank you. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #2 from paolo.volpi@gmail.com 2006-12-12 13:36 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=109402) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=109402&action=view) logs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 paolo.volpi@gmail.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|paolo.volpi@gmail.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 mhorvath@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team- |ms@novell.com |screening@forge.provo.novell| |.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ms@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|ms@novell.com |sndirsch@novell.com ------- Comment #3 from ms@novell.com 2006-12-13 03:50 MST ------- looks like a driver problem -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED ------- Comment #4 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-13 04:42 MST ------- fbdev doesn't work at all on ppc? Great! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #5 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-14 02:32 MST ------- *** Bug 228168 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |olh@novell.com ------- Comment #6 from sndirsch@novell.com 2006-12-21 08:47 MST ------- Olaf, do we have such a machine for testing available? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 olh@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |power-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Info Provider|olh@novell.com |paolo.volpi@gmail.com ------- Comment #7 from olh@novell.com 2007-01-02 06:18 MST ------- I dont have access to this PowerBook model. I assume the resolution is not handled properly. Paolo, can you describe the screen, perhaps make a picture? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #8 from paolo.volpi@gmail.com 2007-01-03 12:51 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=111418) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=111418&action=view) Snapshot of powerbook screen This is the screen as it appears -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 paolo.volpi@gmail.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|sndirsch@novell.com |bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|paolo.volpi@gmail.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 olh@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |paolo.volpi@gmail.com ------- Comment #9 from olh@novell.com 2007-01-04 00:51 MST ------- thanks. This looks similar to what we see on a G5 with a Philips 200W tft with 1680x1050 resolution. I assume the very same screen shifting/stripes happens when you boot into the installer? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #10 from olh@novell.com 2007-01-04 00:58 MST ------- if it happens during install, try to boot the CD1 with 'install acceleratedx=1' to use the xorg ati driver instead of fbdev. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 paolo.volpi@gmail.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|paolo.volpi@gmail.com | ------- Comment #11 from paolo.volpi@gmail.com 2007-01-04 13:00 MST ------- Ok, booting with 'install acceleratedx=1' works fine! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 chrubis@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team- |sndirsch@novell.com |screening@forge.provo.novell| |.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |paolo.volpi@gmail.com ------- Comment #12 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-05 07:45 MST ------- Maybe on ppc the fbdev driver doesn't work with disabled ShadowFB. The broken ShadowFB has been fixed and ShadowFB has been enabled again. Could you test again with openSUSE 10.3 Preview1? Not sure when it will be available though. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #13 from olh@novell.com 2007-01-10 03:26 MST ------- shadowfb is enabled for fbdev and vesafb. 10.1 had shadowfb only for fbdev. its more likely a radeon bug than a ppc bug. but whatever. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
shadowfb is enabled for fbdev and vesafb. At least shadowfb in fbdev has been disabled in the driver for 10.2. I don't
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #14 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-10 04:30 MST ------- think it's a radeon driver bug, because installation with "acceleratedx=1" *does* work. Or do you mean some special radeon framebuffer kernel module? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 olh@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|paolo.volpi@gmail.com | ------- Comment #15 from olh@novell.com 2007-01-15 11:08 MST ------- my comment #13 was wrong. I meant that vesa and fbdev have shadowfb off in xorg.conf in the inst-sys. I can check if it makes a difference to enable it. Or is it hard disabled in the xorg driver? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #16 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-15 11:31 MST ------- It has been hard disabled in the driver on 10.2 since it has been broken. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |paolo.volpi@gmail.com ------- Comment #17 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-01-15 11:33 MST ------- I suggest to try again with openSUSE 10.3 Preview/Beta. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #18 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-02-16 09:17 MST ------- BTW, 10.3 Alpha1 has just been released. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #19 from olh@novell.com 2007-02-17 10:11 MST ------- its enough if you just boot into the installer to check if there is still garbage. You wont be too happy with a full alpha1 install. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #20 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-02-17 10:18 MST ------- Yes, this would be enough. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 ------- Comment #21 from olh@novell.com 2007-03-09 05:17 MST ------- We tested 10.3a1+ on the G5 from mfrueh, the display corruption that occoured in 10.2 does not happen anymore. Paolo, does 10.3 also work for you? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227065 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|paolo.volpi@gmail.com | Resolution| |FIXED ------- Comment #22 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-03-20 15:19 MST ------- Ok. Let's assume that is also fixed for Paolo. Otherwise, please feel free to reopen this bugreport. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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