Bug 5984

Summary:	framebuffered boot falls back to text mode and cannot start X server on mobile Radeon HD 4330
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	a m <andrijm>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED OLD	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	dmorganec, mageia, marja11, rwobben
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel*	CVE:
Status comment:

Description a m 2012-05-19 20:57:37 CEST

Description of problem:

booting with nonfb option works fine, but the default boot entry from grub produces a lot of output of repeating text on screen. At first it shows one repeating message which is impossible to catch. Then it puts another repeating message:
Failed to allocate :
 size      : 4325376 bytes
 alignment : 0 bytes
 domains   : 2

After that system brings some normal messages about starting services on tty1 and ends with "Failed to start Wait for Plymouth Boot Screen to Quit". Other tty's shows login prompt.
I tried to fix this by installing radeon-firmware, x11-driver-video-fglrx, but problem remains.
I am also using Fedora 15 with plymouth and graphic boot with no such issue


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

currently kernel-server-3.3.6, but problem was also with clean installations of Mageia 2 from alpha to RC releases and with desktop kernels.


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot Mageia with default boot choice

Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2012-05-21 12:52:01 CEST

can you paste the output of lspcidrake -v ?

Comment 2 a m 2012-05-26 12:12:11 CEST

(In reply to comment #1)
> can you paste the output of lspcidrake -v ?

rt2800pci       : Ralink corp.|RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:1814 device:3090 subv:1462 subd:6891)
Card:ATI Radeon HD 2000 to HD 6300 (radeon/fglrx): ATI Technologies Inc|M92 LP [Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series] [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:1002 device:9552 subv:1462 subd:1006)
snd_hda_intel   : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|Azalia Audio Controller (vendor:1039 device:7502 subv:1462 subd:1006)
shpchp          : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|PCI-to-PCI bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:1039 device:000a)
shpchp          : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|PCI-to-PCI bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:1039 device:000a)
sata_sis        : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|SATA Controller / IDE mode [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:1039 device:1183 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 03)
sis190          : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:1039 device:0191 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 02)
ehci_hcd        : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|USB 2.0 Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:1039 device:7002 subv:1462 subd:1006)
ohci_hcd        : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|USB 1.1 Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:1039 device:7001 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 0f)
ohci_hcd        : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|USB 1.1 Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:1039 device:7001 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 0f)
pata_sis        : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|5513 IDE Controller [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:1039 device:5513 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 01)
unknown         : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO] [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:1039 device:0968 subv:1462 subd:1006) (rev: 01)
shpchp          : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|PCI-to-PCI bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:1039 device:0004)
unknown         : Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]|671MX [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:1039 device:0671 subv:1462 subd:1006)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-server-2.mga2 ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-server-2.mga2 ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-server-2.mga2 ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)

Comment 3 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:02:31 CEST

Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 4 a m 2012-05-31 09:46:14 CEST

(In reply to comment #3)

I just made a clean installation of Mageia 2 release from DVD 32-bit and bug is still here. Before messages mentioned above after a line:

dracut: Starting plymouth daemon

it put this message on screen:

cannot open file ctrl_shift_toggle

I think that framebuffer cannot be jammed by toggle button, so there is something else

roelof Wobben 2013-01-05 13:24:53 CET

CC: (none) => dmorganec, mageia, r.wobben

Comment 5 roelof Wobben 2013-01-05 13:25:23 CET

Colin or Dmorgan : Can you shine a light on this matter ?

Roelof

Comment 6 Colin Guthrie 2013-01-06 16:30:47 CET

Nothing specific I can think of. I'd focus on Mageia 3 tho'. Is the problem still present there with newer kernels etc.?

Comment 7 a m 2013-01-24 22:24:33 CET

Now I am using Mageia 2 from LiveCD and it works well out the box. I think that bug is because of some missing driver on free software DVD distribution

Comment 8 Marja Van Waes 2014-05-13 22:04:44 CEST

(In reply to a m from comment #7)
> Now I am using Mageia 2 from LiveCD and it works well out the box. I think
> that bug is because of some missing driver on free software DVD distribution

@ a m

I'll close this bug report as OLD, because it was filed against cauldron and Mga2 DVD of two years ago.

Feel free to reopen it if you still see it in Mageia 4* and/or cauldron.

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => marja11
Resolution: (none) => OLD