Bug 147212 - Missing VBEModes option for VIA graphics card
Summary: Missing VBEModes option for VIA graphics card
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: YaST2 (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 2
Hardware: i686 SUSE Other
: P5 - None : Critical (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Stefan Dirsch
QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf
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Reported: 2006-02-01 09:54 UTC by Felix Rommel
Modified: 2006-02-01 16:38 UTC (History)
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My xorg.conf file (4.84 KB, application/octet-stream)
2006-02-01 09:56 UTC, Felix Rommel 		Details
My Xorg.0.log file (50.96 KB, text/x-log)
2006-02-01 09:58 UTC, Felix Rommel 		Details
Output of lspci -v (4.49 KB, application/octet-stream)
2006-02-01 10:00 UTC, Felix Rommel 		Details
Output of hwinfo --gfx (952 bytes, application/octet-stream)
2006-02-01 10:05 UTC, Felix Rommel 		Details
Output of hwinfo --monitor (372 bytes, application/octet-stream)
2006-02-01 10:10 UTC, Felix Rommel 		Details
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Description Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 09:54:55 UTC 
I have an Acer Aspire 1353LC notebook with a S3 unichrome graphic card.

With SUSE 10.1 Beta2 YaST chooses "via" as driver for my card which will cause a "black screen of death" where I don't see anything any more.

The trick is to add the following option to the xorg.conf:

Option "VBEModes" "true"

This is the only working thing! You should add this as default - or give a hint for the user to switch it on. But default is better cause it's too complex for new users to add an extra parameter without knowing which one to choose.

It took me maaany hours to find that thing out... :(

I attach all relevant files.
Comment 1 Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 09:56:22 UTC 
Created attachment 65988 [details]
My xorg.conf file

My xorg.conf file with the eabled "VBEModes" option in the section "Device"
Comment 2 Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 09:58:06 UTC 
Created attachment 65989 [details]
My Xorg.0.log file
Comment 3 Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 10:00:22 UTC 
Created attachment 65990 [details]
Output of lspci -v
Comment 4 Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 10:05:56 UTC 
Created attachment 65994 [details]
Output of hwinfo --gfx
Comment 5 Felix Rommel 2006-02-01 10:10:56 UTC 
Created attachment 65995 [details]
Output of hwinfo --monitor
Comment 6 Stefan Dirsch 2006-02-01 15:47:49 UTC 
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 1106,7205 card 1025,0033 rev 01 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
Comment 7 Stefan Dirsch 2006-02-01 16:38:33 UTC 
Thanks. Fixed for Beta4.