Scope; Rhel 4 Ws; Amd64/Em64T On Hp Xw4200 Workstation, Hp Xw6200 Workstation Or Hp Xw8200 Workstation Fails To Start X When Using An Fx540 Or Fx1400 Accelerated Graphics Card; Description - HP xw3400 User Manual

RHEL 4 WS

AMD64/EM64T on HP xw4200 Workstation, HP xw6200 Workstation
or HP xw8200 Workstation Fails to Start X When Using an FX540 or
FX1400 Accelerated Graphics Card

DESCRIPTION

RHEL 4 fails to start the X server when an FX1400 or FX540 is installed on an HP xw4200
Workstation, HP xw6200 Workstation, or HP xw8200 Workstation. You will see a blue/grey screen
without a cursor, and the system will be in a hung state. This occurs with the RHEL4 vesa driver as
well as with the currently available NVIDIA accelerated driver.

SCOPE

All HP xw4200 Workstation, HP xw6200 Workstation, HP xw8200 Workstation with FX1400 or
FX540, and RHEL 4 [AMD64/EM64T] installed.

RESOLUTION

NOTE: This issue is resolved in RHEL4U1. If you are using RHEL4, then the following resolution still
applies.
Use the latest NVIDIA proprietary closed source graphics driver available from NVIDIA's Web site at
http://www.nvidia.com.
To obtain the NVIDIA proprietary closed source driver:
Go to NVIDIA's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com.
1.
Click the Download Drivers link on the banner at the top of that page.
2.
Click the Linux and FreeBSD Drivers link.
3.
Select the appropriate version of the graphics driver for the version of RHEL you are running.
4.
Follow the steps provided by NVIDIA to download, install, and configure the driver package.
5.
NOTE: Version 6629 of the Nvidia Linux graphics driver does not resolve this issue. Hopefully the
next version of this driver posted at the NVIDIA Web site will fix this issue.
x86 or AMD64/EM64T on HP xw4200 Workstation, HP xw6200
Workstation, HP xw8200 Workstation Audio Defaults to Zero Volume
DESCRIPTION
The default volume setting on audio for RHEL 4 is zero. After installing a system, the 'firstboot' GUI
will come up (part of firstboot setup includes the sound card). When you "Play test sound," no sound
is heard. This is due to the fact that in RHEL4, ICH5 and ICH6 volume is set to zero for headset and
mono; both are also set to muted.
SCOPE
Default audio volume will be zero on all HP xw4200 Workstation, HP xw6200 Workstation, and HP
x8200 Workstation systems using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS.
RESOLUTION
NOTE: This issue is resolved in RHEL4U2. If you are using RHEL4 or RHEL4U1, then the following
resolution still applies.
After the system has booted up, you can easily adjust the volume as follows:
From your desktop, click Red Hat and highlight Sound & Video, and click Volume Control.
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