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Display driver is malfunctioning for Ubuntu 13.10 VMs on Hyper-V Server 2008R2

Bug #1234413 reported by Abhishek Gupta on 2013-10-02

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1199345: Can't install on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 (error video). Edit Remove

This bug affects 6 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	In Progress	High	Andy Whitcroft

Bug Description

Hi folks,

We noticed that when a Ubuntu 13.10 VM is created on Windows Server 2008 R2, the graphical output is corrupted. The situation is so grave that one cannot even install Ubuntu 13.10 on Windows Server 2008R2. The patch below fixes the problem so please include it:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2974481/

I have also attached the patch. Please let us know if you need more information.

Thanks,
Abhishek

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Abhishek Gupta (abgupta) wrote on 2013-10-02:

1-2-hyperv-fb-add-pci-stub.patch Edit (1.5 KiB, text/x-diff)

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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote on 2013-10-02: Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1234413

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete
tags:	added: saucy

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Abhishek Gupta (abgupta) wrote on 2013-10-02:

Logs not required.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) on 2013-10-02

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High
tags:	added: kernel-da-key

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote on 2013-10-03:

Ok I have pulled this specific fix into a saucy kernel for testing. Could you test this kernel and confirm that it does indeed fix the issue for you. Kernel is at the link below:

http://people.canonical.com/~apw/lp1234413-saucy/

Please report any testing back here.

Andy Whitcroft (apw) on 2013-10-03

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Andy Whitcroft (apw)
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

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Abhishek Gupta (abgupta) wrote on 2013-10-04:

It appears that the driver is not there in the patches provided. Also please could you merge the patch for https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234417 with this bug so that we can boot the system.

Thanks,
Abhishek

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Abhishek Gupta (abgupta) wrote on 2013-10-09:

It appears that this is not a problem for Ubuntu 13.10 server as the installation mode is primarily text based. However, Microsoft will still like to get this fix included as it seems that people install Ubuntu client as well on a regular basis (See bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1199345).

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Mario (mveras1972) wrote on 2013-11-28:

I would like to apply this patch but I don't see any instructions how to do that. Can anyone show me? I am fairly new to the Linux world. I have the Ubuntu 13.10 installation in an ISO file and when I start it up in my Windows 2008 Hyper V, I get the problem described here and I cannot install Ubuntu. Do I have to inject this code somewhere in the ISO? which folder? and what name/extension should I save this patch code as?