Bug 19401

Summary:	Initial failure to install graphics in Mageia5.1
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Herman Viaene <herman.viaene>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	ISO building group <isobuild>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	mageia, marja11
Version:	5
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:
Attachments:	Installation report

Description Herman Viaene 2016-09-18 10:17:47 CEST

Description of problem:
After installing packages error comes "Installation of packages failed - kmod(nouveau.ko) is needed by installed x11-driver-video-nouveau-1.0.11-5.mga5.i586.
This Acer D620 laptop does not have a nVidia graphics, it's an older Radeon.
It is possible to continue, and in the last configuration options, the correct Radeon can be configured.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia 5.1

How reproducible:


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Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2016-09-21 16:42:17 CEST

Maybe the mix of kernels and vbox stuff on the iso caused this?)

Please attach /root/drakx/report.bug.xz from that install, Herman.

Was this an install on real hw, or not?

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => isobuild

Comment 2 Herman Viaene 2016-09-21 17:07:10 CEST

This was an install on real hardware, no vbox involved.

Comment 3 Herman Viaene 2016-09-21 17:07:56 CEST

Created attachment 8435 [details]
Installation report

Comment 4 Martin Whitaker 2016-11-12 17:20:37 CET

Herman, did this still occur with the most recent ISO?

CC: (none) => mageia

Comment 5 Herman Viaene 2016-11-13 09:18:02 CET

No, it did not.
However, I switched choices I make during installation. Before I installed Xfce AND KDE environments (used only Xfce afterwards, but some of the KDE progs), now I choose Mate only.
If you feel this could make a difference, I'll do the installation over "the old way".

Comment 6 Martin Whitaker 2016-11-13 09:43:09 CET

Thanks. I really wouldn't expect the desktop choice to make a difference, but if you have some spare time it would be nice to confirm this is fixed with the same choices as before.

Comment 7 Herman Viaene 2016-11-13 11:05:56 CET

Did a clean install again with the Xfce/KDE desktop choices. Confirm the kmod error did not occur anymore during installation.
One glitch I mention just in case someone ever has the same problem: the first restart after installation (which is a warm restart) failed with "root cannot be mounted ...... VFS"
Forcing a cold restart resulted in a working system, following warm restart was also OK, so problem seems te be gone. Maybe due to HW glitch, this laptop is about 10 years old.
In the mean time, started clean install with Mate again, as I want to get more familiar wit that desktop.

Comment 8 Martin Whitaker 2016-11-13 11:52:04 CET

Thanks for taking the time to repeat the test Herman.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED