Can't upgrade f10 to f11: X startup failed, detected GPU lockup

[Kam Leo]

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Deron Meranda <deron.meranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to install/upgrade a system currently running F10 to F11
> (64-bit AMD, 4MB ram).
>
> The anaconda graphical install fails, and it always falls back to
> the text mode install.  I have to use the graphical mode, because
> I need partitioning/LVM/LUKS options that the text mode
> does not support.
>
> This system worked fine with both F9 and F10.  I'm using the
> on-board graphics chip on the motherboard (ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM)
> which is supposedly an nVidia GeForce 6150LE.
>
>
> Anyway during the early F11 anaconda install it always outputs:
>  WARNING :  X startup failed, falling back to text mode
>
> Looking at the X.log file, I have these excerpts:
>
> ==== X.log ====
> Kernel command line: initrd=initrd.img BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz
> Build Date: 18 May 2009  02:47:15PM
> Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.6.1.901-1.fc11
> ....
> (--) PCI:*(0 at 0:5:0) nVidia Corporation C51 [Quadro NVS 210S/GeForce 6150LE] rev
> 162, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfb000000/16777216, BIOS
> @ 0x????????/131072
> ....
> (II) NOUVEAU driver
> (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
>        GeForce 6   (NV4x)
> ....
> (--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NV4E"
> ....
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on vga encoder (output 0)
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on tmds encoder (output 1)
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 0
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 1
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting dpms mode 3 on CRTC 0
>
> Fatal server error:
> Detected GPU lockup
>
> ==== End X.log ====
>
>
> Does anybody have any idea what may have changed in F11, and how
> I can get the graphical installer to run like it did in previous releases?
> --
> Deron Meranda

Have you tried installing with vga=vesa?  If I recall correctly you
need to press TAB and append that to grub.