Fedora 13 Won't Install on Compaq Presario SR1010NX Desktop
 

I am trying to install Fedora 13 on a 6-year-old Compaq Presario SR1010NX desktop (which runs Fedora 9 just fine) by booting first from a live USB stick. Here's what happens:

1. I insert the live Fedora 13 USB stick.
2. I reboot the PC.
3. The Grub screen appears, and I add "acpi=off" to the linux boot line. (Linux won't run on my machine without this line.)
4. I press Enter to begin the boot.
5. The boot gets as far as the following line:

Starting abrt daemon: [OK]

Then the letters on the screen flash a few times and the boot hangs there with no error messages given.

I've tried countless permutations of boot options such as xdriver=vesa nomodeset and noprobe. Booting in interactive mode does not give any further information. The machine boots fine into single-user mode and runlevel 3, but I can't get it into runlevel 5. Please help.

Here's my hardware:

- CPU: 2.7 MHz Celeron
- RAM: 512 MB
- BIOS: Phoenix AwardBIOS rev. 3.09 03/25/2004
- Motherboard: MSI MX-6577 M-ATX Rev. 3.1
- Display adapter: integrated Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV
- IDE controller: Intel 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller-24CB
- Hard disk: ST340015A
- CD drive: Samsung CD-R/RW SW-252S
- Monitor: Dell 1503FP analog LCD
- Network adapter: Realtek RTL8139/810x
- Audio: integrated Realtek AC'97

The entire disk is currently filled up with Fedora 9. There is no dual boot with any other OS on it.

What happens when you try to startx in run level 3 ?

Is rhgb in your kernel options ? If so try removing it.

startx returns "fatal server error: no screens found."

Removing rhgb makes no difference.

It might help to read this thread.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ith-it-802465/

Basically create an xorg.conf file to override default settings.

I "solved" the problem by creating an /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the following lines:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection

but this is a very unsatisfactory solution. Fedora 13 should boot just fine into graphical mode without an xorg.conf. The X server should detect my graphics controller, which it does, and load the intel driver properly. Here are the contents of my /var/log/Xorg.0.log before creating an xorg.conf. Note the three errors "(EE)" near the bottom. What can I try next? I want the nice sharp screen back I had under Fedora 9, not this blurry "unknown" monitor with no configurable options. And, yes, I've tried:
1. nomodeset in grub.conf
2. rebuilding the intel driver
3. countless modeline options in xorg.conf

============== contents of Xorg.0.log when there is no xorg.conf ==================

[ 53.399]
X.Org X Server 1.8.0
Release Date: 2010-04-02
[ 53.399] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 53.399] Build Operating System: x86-05 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
[ 53.400] Current Operating System: Linux desktop1 2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686 #1 SMP Fri Jun 11 09:48:40 UTC 2010 i686
[ 53.402] Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_desktop1-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_desktop1/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_desktop1/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us acpi=off rhgb quiet 3
[ 53.402] Build Date: 18 June 2010 05:33:58AM
[ 53.402] Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.8.0-17.fc13
[ 53.403] Current version of pixman: 0.18.0
[ 53.403] Before reporting problems, check http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 53.403] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 53.405] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 5 21:56:17 2010
[ 53.426] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 53.426] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 53.427] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 53.428] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 53.428] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 53.428] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 53.428] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 53.428] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 53.428] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 53.431] (==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
[ 53.431] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 53.431] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 53.431] (II)
***************************************************************
***************************************************************
** Fedora switched to udev-based device detection with **
** xorg-x11-server-1.7.99.901-1. Custom HAL configuration **
** stored in /etc/hal/fdi/policy will not be seen by this **
** server version. If you have such configuration you will **
** need to update it to the new format. **
** For more information, see the Fedora wiki page **
** https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Input..._configuration **
***************************************************************
***************************************************************
[ 53.431] (II) Loader magic: 0x82215a0
[ 53.431] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 53.431] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 53.431] X.Org Video Driver: 7.0
[ 53.431] X.Org XInput driver : 9.0
[ 53.431] X.Org Server Extension : 3.0
[ 53.453] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2562:1462:5778 Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device rev 3, Mem @ 0xe0000000/134217728, 0xee000000/524288, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 53.454] (II) Open APM successful
[ 53.454] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 53.484] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 53.485] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.486] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 53.486] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 53.486] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension SELinux
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 53.486] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 53.486] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 53.487] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 53.488] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.488] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 53.488] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 53.488] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.488] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 53.488] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 53.489] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 53.490] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.490] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 53.490] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.490] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 53.490] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 53.491] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 53.492] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 53.492] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.492] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.13.0
[ 53.492] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 53.492] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.492] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 53.492] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 53.493] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 53.494] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.495] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 53.495] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.495] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 53.495] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 53.496] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 53.496] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.497] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.2.0
[ 53.497] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 53.497] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 53.497] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 53.497] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 53.497] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 53.497] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 53.497] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 53.498] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 53.499] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.499] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.11.0
[ 53.499] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 53.499] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 53.499] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 53.500] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 53.501] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.501] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.3.0
[ 53.501] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 53.501] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 53.501] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 53.502] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 53.502] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.502] compiled for 1.7.99.3, module version = 0.4.1
[ 53.502] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 53.503] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale
[ 53.504] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 53.504] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 53.504] (--) using VT number 7

[ 53.581] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0
[ 53.581] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 53.581] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 53.581] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 53.581] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 53.581] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.so
[ 53.597] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 53.597] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 0.0.2
[ 53.597] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 53.597] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
[ 53.759] (EE) intel(0): No kernel modesetting driver detected.
[ 53.759] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[ 53.759] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 53.759]
Fatal server error:
[ 53.759] no screens found
[ 53.760]
Please consult the Fedora Project support
at http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/
for help.
[ 53.760] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 53.760]