Bug 126322 – Intel IMobile video not properly detected

• Product: Gentoo Release Media
• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO

[Description David Bover 2006-03-15 10:45:46 UTC]

The following fatal error occurs when attempting to install Gentoo Linux from the 2006.0 LiveCD on a Gateway M460E laptop.

Fatal: Module evdev not found
Video is Intel Corp IMobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics controller, using X(vesa) server
Monitor is Generic Monitor H: 28.0 - 96.0 kHz V: 50.0 - 75.0 Hz
Using mode 1024x768 800x600 640x480
Configuring OpenGL 
No OpenGL-capable card found

[Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2006-03-15 12:37:40 UTC]

So your "fatal" error is that evdev is not found and has nothing to do with the OpenGL message, which only applies to Nvidia and ATI cards, correct?  What exact symptoms are you experiencing?

[Comment 2 David Bover 2006-03-15 12:54:07 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> So your "fatal" error is that evdev is not found and has nothing to do with the
> OpenGL message, which only applies to Nvidia and ATI cards, correct?  What
> exact symptoms are you experiencing?
> 

It was not clear to me that the two were disconnected, but if you say so, I accept that.  I took the word "fatal" to indicate that this install was not going anywhere.

Moving on from there, the symptoms were that it attempted a GTK+ install but left me with an unusable GUI.  I could see some of the options listed in the installation docs, but could not select them.

I tried again with the command "gentoo nox" at the boot: prompt.  When it got to the # prompt, the command "installer" did nothing.  This is when I started believing that "fatal" really meant fatal.

[Comment 3 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2006-03-16 13:48:57 UTC]

Strange...

So when it left you with an unusable GUI, what do you mean, exactly?  Did it load up Gnome and you made it to the desktop or did something happen before then?  Did the Installer itself not work?

As for doing it via "nox", well, the evdev module shouldn't be fatal to that, while it could be fatal to X, if your mouse/keyboard are only supported by the evdev driver.

You could also try running "installer-dialog" at the # prompt, as that should work without any sort of mouse.

What kind of keyboard/mouse do you have?  Also, can you get me the output of /etc/sysconfig/gentoo?

[Comment 4 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2006-04-18 17:07:38 UTC]

Also, how much video RAM do you have allocated in the BIOS?

[Comment 5 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2006-08-23 07:00:09 UTC]

There's not much else that I can do without more information, so I'm marking this as NEEDINFO.  Feel free to REOPEN the bug with the answers to the questions in comments #3 and #4.