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Graphic Installer fail - X Server error

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by deji

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Installed RedHat 8 (2.4.18-14) on IBM Netfinity 5k5 server with S3 Trio64V2 generic card. Anaconda correctly identifies the card, but monitor couldn't get probed so monitor info was manually provided during text install mode(Hsync/vertrefresh/depth info is also correctly listed in XF86Config file output, although I have no idea what the Options: "dpms" line means).

Keyboard and PS/2 mouse (connected via a new BLACK BOX SW626A KVM box) works fine upon firstboot. However, the graphical installer fails with:
"Fatal Server Error: no screens found", and
"XIO: Fatal IO Error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"

The KVM box works well with all other connected boxes, so I doubt that this is the problem. Although I'm new to Linux OS, I didn't have this problem on a P-133 test box using the same setup scenario.

I am think this problem is limited to the X server configuration but puzzled as to what to do.
Thanks for your kind assistance with this pesty hiccup.

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by penguinvitamins2

I can recommend to run the Xconfig, redhat-config-xfree86 again and let it try and probe your screen again. I also recommend if this fails to get the latest Xfree driver updates from the RedHat's update site + the latest version of above tool.

Good luck

by t_bonee

With out seeing the XF86Config it is tough to diagnose. I'll hazard a guess. That could be symptomatic of using Framebuffer support when not necessary. Look for a line similar to this in XF86Config.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "mga"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
Videoram 32768

and comment out the Option "UseFBDev" line if it is there.

Good Luck.

--Tom

by deji

Thanks for the comments, relevant sections of the XF86Config file are as follows:

Xserver Message:

Module Loader Present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.18-14 (bhcompile@stipples.devel.redhat.com)
(default setting) LogFile: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Nov 20 2003
(default setting) Using ConfigFile: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(EE) error: No Devices Detected
Fatal Server Error: no screens found
XIO: Fatal IO Error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ?:0.0? after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining

XF86Config File Info:

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Anaconda Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30 - 70
VertRefresh 50 - 120
Option "dpms"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "S3 Trio64V2 (generic)"
Driver "s3"
VendorName "S3 Trio64V2 (generic)"
BoardName "S3 Trio64V2 (generic)"
#BusID

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"
Device "S3 Trio64V2 (generic)"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16

SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

P.S Framebuffer wasn't loaded or used!

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