MacBook Rev.A, Live CD framebuffer blank with "Safe Video"

[Ryan Maki]

I am attempting to clean install Gutsy Tribe 5 on a MacBook Pro, Rev.A, Core Duo with a Radeon Mobility X1600. There are several problems starting X on this machine with "gutsy-desktop-i386.iso". For clarity I will file the bugs separately.

When any mode other than "VGA" is selected on the initial install screen (using F4), the display never shows the splash screen. The display immediately goes dark (not even a flickering cursor in the upper left corner) and the console can not be accessed with Ctrl+Alt+(Fn+F1).

The same problem also occurs when attempting to boot with the "Safe Video" option.

[Saivann Carignan (oxmosys)]

Latest ubuntu Hardy release now always use a safe resolution usplash in the Live-CD and all modes other than VGA has been removed. Can you confirm if you can still reproduce this bug with safe-video mode?

Thanks for your bug report.

[Ryan Maki (ryan.maki)]

I can not test that the latest Hardy Live-CD has fixed this issue because I have upgraded to newer hardware. Since this is a likely duplicate and Intrepid is nearing release, I would suggest that this bug can safely be closed.

[Saivann Carignan (oxmosys)]

I mark the bug to invalid since initial reporter will not be able to give feedback in the future.

Ryan Maki : Thanks for your feedback. Don't hesitate to report any other bug your find.