Installer fails to recognize display on Averatec 3280
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
An attempt to install or run Intrepid 8.10 from the desktop CD fails while the system is trying to identify the display hardware.
System: Averatec 3280 laptop
Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL rev 39 (see Xorg.0.log below)
Display: 12.1" XGA LCD
When attempting to run the desktop CD as a live CD, the installation finally seem to hang up, after some cursor flashing. I was unable to switch to a console to get information.
However, when selecting the Install choice, eventually the screen started to function, showing an Ubuntu screen background and a pointer; at this point I was able to ctrl-alt-F2 into a console, and was able to save the Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf files which had been generated. Xorg.0.log shows that the system goes into an infinite loop while trying to find a screen mode.
This is an extension and rewrite of bug 186103, which was created for Gutsy. Back then, I gave up on installing Ubuntu, since I was able to install Debian etch (4.0). Since the old bug was marked as being for xserver-
I have attached Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf files from my attempt to install Intrepid, also the same files from the Debian etch that is now installed on the system. The first attachment (here) is the Xorg.0.log file.
[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge [1106:0204]
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge [1106:0204]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800/
Subsystem: TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL Corp Device [14ff:0315]
description: | updated |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-openchrome: | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Committed |
This is the generic xorg.conf file generated during the installation attempt. Nothing exciting here!