F12 -> F14 Preupgrade Issue

Dave Cross davorg at gmail.com
Wed Nov 10 06:11:20 UTC 2010


On 9 November 2010 21:33, JB <jb.1234abcd at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dave Cross <davorg <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> ...
>
> Hi,
> I thought you were done and forgot about us :-)

Yeah, sorry. I don't often have the free time to explore this. I
won't, for example, be able to try out any more suggestions until
Thursday evening at the earliest.

> We have to learn some more about your system (we could try and shoot it blindly
> but that makes no sense).
>
> I assume it is a problem with your display driver.
>
> Please give me the output of:
> $ lspci -v

# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield DMI (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [40] #00 [0000]

00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield PCI
Express Root Port 1 (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
	Memory behind bridge: f8000000-fbcfffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff
	Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable+ 64bit-
	Capabilities: [90] Express Root Port (Slot-), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [e0] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [150] Access Control Services
	Capabilities: [160] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0002 Rev=0 Len=00c <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield
System Management Registers (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0000 Rev=0 Len=000 <?>

00:08.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield
Semaphore and Scratchpad Registers (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0000 Rev=0 Len=000 <?>

00:08.2 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield
System Control and Status Registers (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0000 Rev=0 Len=000 <?>

00:08.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Clarksfield/Lynnfield
Miscellaneous Registers (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel

00:10.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation QPI Link (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel

00:10.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation QPI Routing and Protocol
Registers (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Device 0028:0000
	Flags: fast devsel

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak USB2 Enhanced Host
Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	Memory at f7ffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
	Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak High Definition Audio (rev 05)
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
	Memory at f7ff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak PCI Express Root Port
1 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
	Memory behind bridge: c0000000-c01fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0200000-00000000c03fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak PCI Express Root Port
2 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
	Memory behind bridge: fbd00000-fbdfffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0400000-00000000c05fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak PCI Express Root Port
5 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
	Memory behind bridge: c0600000-c07fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0800000-00000000c09fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak PCI Express Root Port
6 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
	Memory behind bridge: fbe00000-fbefffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot-), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak USB2 Enhanced Host
Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
	Memory at f7ff6000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
	Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a5)
(prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32
	Memory behind bridge: fbf00000-fbffffff
	Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Dell Device 0300

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak LPC Interface
Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=10 <?>
	Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak 4 port SATA IDE
Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
	I/O ports at cc00 [size=8]
	I/O ports at c880 [size=4]
	I/O ports at c800 [size=8]
	I/O ports at c480 [size=4]
	I/O ports at c400 [size=16]
	I/O ports at c080 [size=16]
	Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak SMBus Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
	Memory at f7fff800 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	I/O ports at 0400 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801

00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Ibex Peak 2 port SATA IDE
Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
	I/O ports at bc00 [size=8]
	I/O ports at b880 [size=4]
	I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
	I/O ports at b480 [size=4]
	I/O ports at b400 [size=16]
	I/O ports at b080 [size=16]
	Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0607 (rev
a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0736
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at f8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
	I/O ports at dc00 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at fbce0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
	Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nvidia, nouveau, nvidiafb

03:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 3403
(prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at fbdff800 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
	I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
	Capabilities: [98] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [130] Device Serial Number 00-25-64-ff-ff-e3-49-e5
	Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
	Kernel modules: firewire-ohci

05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780
Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Dell Device 0300
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 34
	Memory at fbef0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [60] Vendor Specific Information: Len=6c <?>
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [cc] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-25-64-ff-fe-e3-49-e5
	Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
	Kernel driver in use: tg3
	Kernel modules: tg3

06:01.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
	Subsystem: Edimax Computer Co. Device 7128
	Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 22
	Memory at fbff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: rt61pci
	Kernel modules: rt61pci

> $ ls -al /etc/

You decided you didn't need this one.

> $ ls -al /etc/modprobe*

# ls -al /etc/modprobe*
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    0 2010-02-16 06:15 /etc/modprobe.conf

/etc/modprobe.d:
total 56
drwxr-xr-x.   2 root root  4096 2010-07-18 10:44 .
drwxr-xr-x. 126 root root 12288 2010-11-10 03:23 ..
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    52 2010-02-08 21:30 anaconda.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   845 2009-07-26 12:04 blacklist.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   185 2009-11-03 22:13 blacklist-nouveau.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    16 2008-01-04 08:43 blacklist-visor.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   382 2009-10-21 05:26 dist-alsa.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root  5616 2009-10-21 05:26 dist.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   473 2009-10-21 05:26 dist-oss.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root    73 2010-02-24 11:49 local.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    30 2009-07-07 05:21 openfwwf.conf

> $ ls -al /etc/modprobe.d/

# ls -al /etc/modprobe.d/
total 56
drwxr-xr-x.   2 root root  4096 2010-07-18 10:44 .
drwxr-xr-x. 126 root root 12288 2010-11-10 03:23 ..
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    52 2010-02-08 21:30 anaconda.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   845 2009-07-26 12:04 blacklist.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   185 2009-11-03 22:13 blacklist-nouveau.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    16 2008-01-04 08:43 blacklist-visor.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   382 2009-10-21 05:26 dist-alsa.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root  5616 2009-10-21 05:26 dist.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root   473 2009-10-21 05:26 dist-oss.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root    73 2010-02-24 11:49 local.conf
-rw-r--r--.   1 root root    30 2009-07-07 05:21 openfwwf.conf

> $ ls /lib/modules/

# ls /lib/modules/
2.6.32.10-90.fc12.i686.PAE   2.6.32.21-166.fc12.i686.PAE
2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686      2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686.PAE
2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686.PAE  2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE
2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686.PAE  2.6.32.9-70.fc12.i686.PAE
2.6.32.16-150.fc12.i686.PAE

> Now pay attention: in the next entry, in the example, insert YOUR current
> kernel directory name (use bash completion, that is start with /lib/modules/
> then hit Tab key, help it pick up the right kernel, and so on:
> $ cat /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-48.fc14.i686/modules.modesetting

# cat /lib/modules/2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE/modules.modesetting
i915.ko
nouveau.ko
radeon.ko

> $ ls -al /etc/X11/

# ls -al /etc/X11/
total 48
drwxr-xr-x.   5 root root  4096 2010-09-04 06:19 .
drwxr-xr-x. 126 root root 12288 2010-11-10 03:23 ..
drwxr-xr-x.   2 root root  4096 2009-08-25 19:06 applnk
drwxr-xr-x.   2 root root  4096 2010-10-06 06:44 fontpath.d
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root root  1361 2010-04-28 19:26 prefdm
drwxr-xr-x.   5 root root  4096 2010-09-28 05:32 xinit
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   547 2010-08-27 15:28 Xmodmap
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   417 2010-03-28 14:50 xorg.conf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   417 2010-11-09 19:46 xorg.conf.livna-config-backup
-rw-r--r--    1 root root   493 2010-08-27 15:28 Xresources

> $ ls -al /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

# ls -al /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
ls: cannot access /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/: No such file or directory

> And for a good measure, this:
> $ su
> # cat /etc/grub.conf

# cat /etc/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
#          root (hd0,4)
#          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda5
#          initrd /boot/initrd-[generic-]version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=20
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
# hiddenmenu
title Upgrade to Fedora 14 (Laughlin)
	kernel /boot/upgrade/vmlinuz preupgrade
repo=hd::/var/cache/yum/preupgrade
ks=hd:UUID=f8a71551-f7b7-45ef-b1d8-057f4cf69482:/boot/upgrade/ks.cfg
stage2=hd:UUID=f8a71551-f7b7-45ef-b1d8-057f4cf69482:/boot/upgrade/install.img
rdblacklist=nouveau
	initrd /boot/upgrade/initrd.img
title Fedora (2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE)
	root (hd0,4)
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE ro
root=UUID=f8a71551-f7b7-45ef-b1d8-057f4cf69482  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=uk rhgb quiet
rdblacklist=nouveau
	initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE.img
title Windows
	rootnoverify (hd0,1)
	chainloader +1

> Do not worry, if it was made by man, it will be fixed by man :-)

I appreciate the time and effort you're putting in.

Cheers,

Dave...

-- 
Dave Cross :: dave at dave.org.uk
http://dave.org.uk/
@davorg


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