The Ubuntu Server 22.04 Installer Hangs Switching to Nouveau
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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subiquity |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In what must be the most sublime failure in the history of software publishing, the Ubuntu Server 22.04 Live installation ISO (ubuntu-
fb0: switching to nouveau from EFI VGA
For a terminal-based OS, no less.
Compounding this, a "safe graphics" option isn't even offered.
One's astonishment knows no bounds.
Expected behavior: Installer launch
Behavior: Abject failure
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: subiquity (unknown)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CrashDB:
{
"impl": "launchpad",
"project": "subiquity",
}
Date: Sun Apr 24 15:47:28 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-09 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: subiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Please note also that the server documentation (Ubuntu Server Guide) refers only to 20.04.
At least the authors are being consistent.