Bug 427 - Error when testing graphic card & monitor configuration with KMS
Summary: Error when testing graphic card & monitor configuration with KMS
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thierry Vignaud
QA Contact:
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Keywords: Triaged
Depends on: 226
Blocks:
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Reported: 2011-03-18 00:16 CET by Gerald
Modified: 2012-03-12 15:36 CET (History)
3 users (show)

See Also:
Source RPM: drakx-kbd-mouse-x11
CVE:
Status comment:


Attachments
File /root/drakx/report.bug.gz (after installation of beta 2) (122.41 KB, application/x-gzip)
2011-05-12 15:08 CEST, Gerald
Details
The output of lspcidrake -v (3.47 KB, text/plain)
2011-05-12 15:09 CEST, Gerald
Details
This is my /var/log/Xorg.9.log after the test in the installer (a new installation of Mageia 1). (7.88 KB, text/plain)
2011-10-10 08:04 CEST, Gerald
Details

Description Gerald 2011-03-18 00:16:03 CET
Description of problem:

At the end of the installation we see a summary of all settings. When I test the Graphic Card & Monitor Configuration, I get this message:

"An error occurred:
(EE) [drm] failed to open device
(EE) No devices detected
Try to change some parameters"

In previous installations of Mandriva (I'm using 2010.0 now), my monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 215TW Digital) was always configured automatically in the installation.

Mageia detected a "SyncMaster" (not the full model name) with resolution "Ãutomatic" (not the native resolution).



Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Comment 1 Ahmad Samir 2011-05-06 15:29:59 CEST
Is this still valid with Beta2?
Comment 2 Gerald 2011-05-10 23:46:41 CEST
(In reply to comment #1)

> Is this still valid with Beta2?

Yes, I get the same result in Beta2.
Comment 3 Ahmad Samir 2011-05-11 01:25:20 CEST
Does the display work in the installed system?
Comment 4 Ahmad Samir 2011-05-11 01:31:57 CEST
Also please attach /root/drakx/report.bug.gz from the installed system. And the output of:
lspcidrake -v

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 5 Gerald 2011-05-12 15:08:07 CEST
Created attachment 399 [details]
File /root/drakx/report.bug.gz (after installation of beta 2)
Comment 6 Gerald 2011-05-12 15:09:14 CEST
Created attachment 400 [details]
The output of lspcidrake -v
Comment 7 Gerald 2011-05-12 15:35:59 CEST
(In reply to comment #3)

> Does the display work in the installed system?

Yes, the display works fine in the installed system.

In the installed system (in MCC / Set up the graphical server) the result of this test is an empty grey screen.
Comment 8 Ahmad Samir 2011-05-12 18:20:51 CEST
@Anssi: is the test function supposed to work in the drakx installer?

Keywords: NEEDINFO => Triaged
CC: (none) => anssi.hannula

Comment 9 Anssi Hannula 2011-05-12 18:27:53 CEST
It probably won't work in most cases anymore due to KMS... and bug #226.
Marja Van Waes 2011-10-06 07:32:26 CEST

CC: (none) => marja11
Depends on: (none) => 226

Marja Van Waes 2011-10-06 07:36:13 CEST

Source RPM: (none) => drakx-installer-stage2

Comment 10 Thierry Vignaud 2011-10-06 08:38:23 CEST
Isn't it just a matter that we don't include the various drm modules and related firmwares in the installer?
I would like to see the /var/log/Xorg.9.log from such a test in the installer on your card

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Summary: Error when testing graphic card & monitor configuration => Error when testing graphic card & monitor configuration with KMS

Comment 11 Anssi Hannula 2011-10-07 23:59:49 CEST
@Thierry: Even if we did, the installer can't unload the KMS modules, so if the user selects another driver after testing, the testing will break anyway. (And maybe the loading of the KMS modules for the test would also break the installer GUI, dunno).
Comment 12 Marja Van Waes 2011-10-08 08:24:47 CEST
(In reply to comment #10)

> I would like to see the /var/log/Xorg.9.log from such a test in the installer
> on your card

@ Thierry
Gerald supplied /root/drakx/report.bug.gz, doesn't everything that happens during install go in there? Or does it but you want the file from a more recent install?
Comment 13 Marja Van Waes 2011-10-08 16:36:27 CEST
@ Thierry
One of these days I must resize my Cauldron's / and /home, so I'll be doing a fresh Mageia 1 install. That'll be on a machine that gives the frozen black screen when pushing the test button during install.

Is /var/log/Xorg.9.log all you need?
Comment 14 Gerald 2011-10-10 08:04:11 CEST
Created attachment 926 [details]
This is my /var/log/Xorg.9.log after the test in the installer (a new installation of Mageia 1).
Comment 15 Marja Van Waes 2011-10-10 08:16:39 CEST
Thx, Gerald. I was mixing up bugreports, so my supplying /var/log/Xorg.9.log wouldn't have helped on this bug ;)

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud

Comment 16 Thierry Vignaud 2011-10-10 10:20:38 CEST
Indeed, we fail due to missing drm modules in the installer.

@annsi: we use fb, so even if we swith from vesa fb to kms fb, it should not break (maybe).

We could disable testing in the installer if that involves KMS.

Source RPM: drakx-installer-stage2 => drakx-kbd-mouse-x11

Comment 17 Marja Van Waes 2012-01-16 21:09:22 CET
Pinging. because nothing happened to this report since more than 3 months ago, and it still has the status NEW or REOPENED.
Comment 18 Thierry Vignaud 2012-03-12 15:36:11 CET
Should be OK in beta2 (maybe even beta1)

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


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